Kitchen

[Chicagoan]

I have been wanting to make Ghee forever and I keep putting it off.  I did buy Kerry Gold Irish Butter to make it, but, it is salted.  Since it should be unsalted I need to go buy unsalted quality butter.  What I have read over the years that Ghee is similar to but not the same as clarified butter.

[Hoovermom]

I am doing the Whole 30 plan, and it called for ghee.  They had a recipe for making it but found it at Sprouts for $7.99.  Yes @house_cat, it is solid in the jar and needs a little help melting.  Thanks everyone for the suggestions on how to use it with various dishes.   

[house_cat]

This is the tutorial I used to make it.  The woman is a physician and she also has a wonderful blog.

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[Stargazer77]

@house_cat This has nothing to do with the topic of your post, but whenever I click into the kitchen board and see your post near the top, at quick glance I think it says Glee.  And I wonder 1) am I on the entertainment board?  or 2) why are they talking about Glee on the kitchen board?  Thank you for the chuckles.  

[vabreeze]

I buy mine at the Asian/Indian grocery store at a much better price.

[Sunshine Kate]

Costco sells ghee also.

It's in a large container and sells for $16.99.  Definitely would be cheaper than butter.  It's not refrigerated, it's on the isle with the baking items. 

[debic]

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@chicagoan wrote:

I have been wanting to make Ghee forever and I keep putting it off.  I did buy Kerry Gold Irish Butter to make it, but, it is salted.  Since it should be unsalted I need to go buy unsalted quality butter.  What I have read over the years that Ghee is similar to but not the same as clarified butter.

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I use salted for clarified and Ghee.   Ghee is cooked longer before you separate the milk fat at the bottom.   I like it to be very brown before I consider it done.    I use cheesecloth to strain it.    For clarified, just spoon off the top foam and pour it carefully leaving the milk fat at the bottom.    I also freeze both in silicone cupcake forms or square ice cube holders.   

[house_cat]

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@Stargazer77 wrote:

@house_cat This has nothing to do with the topic of your post, but whenever I click into the kitchen board and see your post near the top, at quick glance I think it says Glee.  And I wonder 1) am I on the entertainment board?  or 2) why are they talking about Glee on the kitchen board?  Thank you for the chuckles.  

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@Stargazer77

It probably should be on the Entertainment board... for us foodies, at least.

We get our kicks in the kitchen!

[Hoovermom]

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@Sunshine Kate wrote:

Costco sells ghee also.

It's in a large container and sells for $16.99.  Definitely would be cheaper than butter.  It's not refrigerated, it's on the isle with the baking items. 

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I bought mine at Sprouts but will look for it at Costco.  My problem is that I put it in the refrigerator making it very hard to spoon out.  Now I know it is not to be refrigerated and will use it more frequently.  Thanks.

[Chicagoan]

Thanks Debic for letting me know you can use salted butter, I just bought 6 packages of the Kerry gold (the only butter I buy, addicitive).