Bittman Basics

Brown Butter Is an Easy and Elegant Way to Elevate a Dish

You need just 4 tablespoons and time

Mark Bittman
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Published in
2 min readMar 26, 2020

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Photo: Aya Brackett

Brown butter fell out of style when we irrationally started to see butter as the enemy.

While certainly not an everyday sauce, brown butter is great for special occasions when you want something both satisfying and elegant.

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Mark Bittman
Heated

Has published 30 books, including How to Cook Everything and VB6: The Case for Part-Time Veganism. Newsletter at markbittman.com.