beurre noisette

[bur nwah-zet; French bœr nwa-zet]

noun French Cookery.

a sauce of butter cooked until golden or nut brown, sometimes flavored with capers, vinegar, herbs, etc.

Origin of beurre noisette

< French: literally, butter the color of a hazelnut

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