brown butter
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The main course was a classic dover sole meunière, bathed in nutty brown butter.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
The brown butter lends a nutty undertone and caramel depth, a quiet bitterness that keeps the sweetness in check.
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
I found them excellent when wrapped in leaves of the hotu-tree and fried in brown butter, and they were very good when broiled over a fire on the beach.
From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick
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