Drawn Butter

Drawn butter is a butter-based sauce typically served with lobster or crab.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (250 ml / 8.5 oz) water
  • 2 teaspoons flour
  • 2 ounces (57 g) unsalted butter
Drawn Butter

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Procedure

  1. Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan.
  2. Mix the flour and butter together until they are perfectly smooth.
  3. Stir this into the boiling water, and add salt to taste.

References

This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook Household Cyclopedia by Henry Hartshorne.