drawn butter


noun
  1. melted butter, clarified and often seasoned with herbs or lemon juice.

  2. a sauce of melted butter, flour, vegetable or fish stock, and lemon juice.

Origin of drawn butter

1
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Words Nearby drawn butter

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How to use drawn butter in a sentence

  • When I brought on the asparagus, he said that in Poland they put burnt bread crumbs into drawn-butter sauce.

    Paris Vistas | Helen Davenport Gibbons
  • To add food material, a dressing, such as drawn-butter sauce or mayonnaise dressing, is usually served.

    Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Mince the lobster fine, and season with pepper and salt, make good and thick with drawn butter.

  • Boil six eggs quite hard, then shell and cut them in half; have drawn butter not too thick, flavor with curée powder.

  • Add to drawn butter (see No. 194) one and one-half teaspoons of anchovy paste and one tablespoon of lemon juice.

British Dictionary definitions for drawn butter

drawn butter

noun
  1. melted butter often with seasonings

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