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Butterschmalz

clarified butter, ghee

noun BUT-ter-shmalts Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Usage Note

Butterschmalz is butter from which the water and milk solids have been removed by gentle heating and skimming, leaving pure butterfat. It has a higher smoke point than normal butter, making it ideal for frying schnitzel and fish. Equivalent to geklärte Butter.

Examples

"Schnitzel werden traditionell in Butterschmalz bei mittlerer Hitze ausgebacken."

Natural Translation

Schnitzels are traditionally fried out in clarified butter over medium heat.

Literal Translation

Schnitzels are traditionally in clarified-butter at medium heat fried-out.

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