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drawn butter
noun
- melted butter, clarified and often seasoned with herbs or lemon juice.
- a sauce of melted butter, flour, vegetable or fish stock, and lemon juice.
drawn butter
noun
- melted butter often with seasonings
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Word History and Origins
Origin of drawn butter1
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
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Example Sentences
When I brought on the asparagus, he said that in Poland they put burnt bread crumbs into drawn-butter sauce.
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To add food material, a dressing, such as drawn-butter sauce or mayonnaise dressing, is usually served.
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Mince the lobster fine, and season with pepper and salt, make good and thick with drawn butter.
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Boil six eggs quite hard, then shell and cut them in half; have drawn butter not too thick, flavor with curée powder.
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Add to Drawn Butter (see No. 194) one and one-half teaspoons of anchovy paste and one tablespoon of lemon juice.
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