Gourmet's Clarified Butter

Serves:

Ingredients:

Unsalted butter
-cut into pieces

Method:

In a heavy saucepan melt butter over low heat.
Remove from heat and let stand for 3 minutes.
Skim the froth and then strain through a sieve lined with a double thickness of rinsed and squeezed cheesecloth.
Leave milky solids in pan.
Pour clarified butter into a jar or crock and store, covered, in refrigerator.
Clarified butter keeps indefinitely.