Beurre noir

French butter dish

Beurre noir
A plate of skate with beurre noir
Type	Sauce
Place of origin	French
Main ingredients	liquid butter

Beurre noir (French: black butter) is melted butter that is cooked over low heat until the milk solids turn a very dark brown.^[1] As soon as this happens, acid is carefully added to the hot butter, usually lemon juice or a type of vinegar.^[2] Some recipes also add a sprig of parsley, which is removed from the hot butter before the acid is added. It is typically served with eggs, fish, or certain types of vegetables.

References

^ Escoffier, Auguste (1903). Le guide culinaire, aide-mémoire de cuisine pratique. Par A. Escoffier, avec la collaboration de MM. Philéas Gilbert, E. Fétu, A. Suzanne, B. Reboul, Ch. Dietrich, A. Caillat, etc.,... (in French). au bureau de "l'Art culinaire". p. 210.
^ Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle & Simone Beck (2001). Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1. Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 98–99. ISBN 0-375-41340-5.

Butter

Types of butter

Bog butter
Clarified butter
- Ghee
- Manteiga-da-terra
- Niter kibbeh
- Smen
- Urfa
Vologda butter
Whey butter
Yak butter

Dishes featuring butter

Butter-based sauces	Beurre blanc Beurre monté Beurre noir Beurre noisette Café de Paris sauce
Compound butter	Beurre à la bourguignonne Beurre Maître d'Hôtel Truffle butter
Other	Butter tea Egg butter List of butter dishes