Brown Butter

Directions

1. 1
   Place the butter in a cold saucepan and set on the stove over medium heat.
2. 2
   It will soon begin to melt and sizzle.
3. 3
   After the butter melts completely, 2 to 3 minutes, it will begin to foam as the milk solids separate out.
4. 4
   As these solids drop to the bottom of the pan, they will toast and the butter will take on a brownish color and a toasty aroma.
5. 5
   Watch the heat carefully during this time to make sure the solids do not burn, lowering the heat if needed.
6. 6
   When the butter stops foaming and is a light brown color, remove immediately from the heat and pour through a sieve or a coffee filter to separate out the solids, which you can discard.
7. 7
   This will make more brown butter than you need for the figs.
8. 8
   Try tossing it with vegetables or drizzling over fish.
9. 9
   It will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.