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beurre noir

[ bur nwahr; French b²Õr nwar ]

noun

French Cooking.
  1. a sauce of darkly browned butter, sometimes flavored with herbs, vinegar, etc.


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Origin of beurre noir1

1855–60; < French: literally, black butter
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Brown Butter, or Beurre Noir.—This is butter set on the fire in a frying-pan and left till it turns perfectly brown, then a few sprigs of parsley are dropped in it, fried half a minute, and it is ready for use.

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Au Beurre Noir.—When dished as above directed, put two ounces of butter in a frying-pan and when melted turn into it two tablespoonfuls of vinegar, boil two or three minutes, then throw into it half a dozen stalks of parsley, take them off immediately with a skimmer, turn the butter and vinegar over the brain; spread the parsley around, and serve.

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Ray, 139. au beurre noir, 140.

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It is unquestionably an excellent dish, prepared au beurre noir.

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This is raie au beurre noir, much esteemed on the French seaboards.

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