Clarified Butter

• 3 kg (6 lb 12 oz) unsalted butter

Cut the butter into small cubes. Heat the butter in a large deep saucepan over medium heat until completely melted. Remove from the heat and leave in a warm place for 1 hour until the milk separates.

Gently ladle off the clarified butter and strain through a fine sieve lined with an oil filter into a clean container to separate the butter from the milk solids. Leave to cool and then ref