brown butter

American  

noun

1. beurre noir.

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brown butter

The main course was a classic dover sole meunière, bathed in nutty brown butter.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Start with brown butter — cooled, but still fragrant — and mix it with brown sugar, flour, a generous measure of cinnamon and a pinch of salt.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026

For the whole walk home, my clothes smelled of Breizh’s signature buckwheat and brown butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

It’s served tempura style with brown butter, aged Buddha’s hand fruit, fresh walnuts and black truffle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

Put these, with herbs, into brown butter; put in as much of your broth as you intend for your soup, which must be according to the size of your dish.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury