Ghee in eastern cuisine also known as ghee made from butter.It is considered to be more beneficial to the immune system and the liver and helps to preserve youthfulness.Preparation of ghee allows you to remove a product from the original dairy ingredients, impurities and water.To make it possible, and at home.You will need a high quality butter with a high percentage of fat.The result is a product with a pleasant nutty smell, which is suitable for frying and baking, as well as different long shelf life.
How to make clarified butter at home on the stove?
The cooking process includes not only melting, but also the removal of foam, which contains all the unwanted substances.To make clarified butter at home, cut butter into small cubes or grate.Put the pan on the stove with him into the fire of average power.Once the butter melts a bit, turn down the heat.Carefully remove the foam periodically appear, without mixing with the oil.Some of the impurities deposited on the bottom of the pot, it is important to not allow them to rise to the surface when you shoot foam.Initially, the product will be cloudy, but the cooking process transparency and acquires an amber tint.After fifteen minutes at the plate gently pour the oil in another bowl, trying to leave the sediment at the bottom.Heat to a minimum the fire on, continuing to skim.Per kilogram of oil it will take about an hour, if you take a smaller quantity, faster and right.It is important not to overheat the product, otherwise it will burn and become unpleasant smell.Pour the finished ghee into a clean glass jar with a tight cover.Store in a cool place.
How to make ghee in the oven?
Ghee at home is quite possible to do it in the oven.Especially useful in this method if you want to make a large amount of product without difficulty.You will need a large saucepan.From the surface of the oil to the edges must be no less than eight centimeters.Preheat the oven to hundred and fifty degrees.Take unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and transfer to a bowl.In the oven, it will burn without stirring on the surface of a dense crust of impurities, and at the bottom, a light amber oil will remain light golden rain.Preparation determined by the amount of the product - in the pound will take about one and a half hours.Remove the finished oil hardened top layer, acting gently with a slotted spoon or a spoon.Pour the remaining oil through a sieve or colander, laid by a towel from a natural fabric, being careful not to disturb the sediment.Remains Scoop spoon.Ghee at home must be kept under tight lid and cooled.In the refrigerator, it gradually hardens and becomes a creamy consistency, maintaining a pleasant creamy nutty flavor and golden color.
