Can not make brown butter, it keeps curdle into a big clump.

I try making butter on a non stick pan. I put it on medium heat and stir constantly just like the instruction. However, the milk solid curdle up into a big lump and not browning at all. What did I do wrong???

Pchyph
  • Posted by: Pchyph
  • August 16, 2024
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Gammy
Gammy August 17, 2024
My first thought is, are you using real butter and not a man-made buttery spread of some kind? Real butter will melt, then sputter, as the water in it boils away.I use a regular saucepan, not non-stick, and have noticed that some of the milk solids WILL stick to the bottom of the pan, but they can be carefully scraped up as you stir.
 
Nancy
Nancy August 16, 2024
One problem that occurs to me is that you're possibly using too much butter for the size of pan, so the liquids don't have enough chance to evaporate.

For more suggestions, see an article at Tasting Table site on problems in making brown butter (sorry, I'm having trouble posting a link).
 
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