Definition

1. Noun:
   • Clarified butter: "drawn butter" refers to butter that has been melted and gently heated to separate the milk solids and water from the pure butterfat. The clear, golden liquid fat is then carefully drawn off, leaving the sediment behind.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The recipe for lobster calls for dipping it in drawn butter.
  • Drawn butter has a higher smoke point than regular butter, making it better for sautéing.

Advanced Usage

• Culinary Context: In professional and historical cooking, "drawn butter" specifically denotes this clarified form. It is a classic accompaniment for seafood, asparagus, and artichokes.
  • The chef prepared a simple sauce of lemon juice and drawn butter for the fish.

Variants and Related Words

• Clarified butter (n): A direct synonym for drawn butter.
  • Ghee is a form of clarified butter used in Indian cuisine.
• Melted butter (n): This is a broader term that can refer to simply liquefied butter, which still contains its milk solids and water, unlike drawn butter.

Synonyms

• Clarified butter: The most common modern synonym.
• Liquid butterfat: A descriptive technical term.

Related Phrases

• To draw butter: The now-archaic verb phrase from which the term originates, meaning to clarify butter by melting and separating.
  • The cook was instructed to draw the butter for the sauce.

Noun

1. butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids