GHEE – A Runyonesque Recipe

ahartsignatureIn a prior post, Fussy talked about A Hart and this emoji’s meaning.  Whenever you see this emoji, a recipe is close by.  The recipe is for Ghee or Clarified Butter, as mentioned in the Guys and Dolls post.

A Hart started out as Alma Mae, the second youngest in the clan.  She ended life as Gram.  In between, Gram was an Air Force veteran, the first college graduate in her family, a professional career woman, a wife, a mother, a homemaker and an adventurer.  Gram was an old school feminist, who believed that a woman should excel in every room of the house.   Including The White House.  That kind of feminism is hard to live up to.   It’s fun to try.

Family,  food and fun were Gram’s focus.  Gram knew how to cook.  She appreciated chi chi with a dose of common sense.  Boeuf Bourguignon and Vlaams Carbonade were relatives of Beef Stew.  Gram appreciated the nuanced cultural differences.  However, Gram firmly believed that decent cooks could adapt a recipe to the  ingredients on hand.  No wine.  No problem.  No beer.  No problem.  Add okra as the finishing touch and a Hart Family classic was born.  Learn, adapt, improve, simplify.  No detailed explanations were required. Notes and rating system were.

GHEE, where were we?  Oh, yes. Ghee is the term used for
CLARIFIED BUTTER:

Warm half a pound of butter over low heat until melted.  Turn off heat. Let the solids separate from the fat.  Pour off the clear butter.  Higher cooking temperature.  Richer flavor.  Perfect with artichokes, lobsters, and oh so much more.  Ghee.  That’s clarity you can taste. Smakelijk.endblog

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