Smen is a Moroccan preserved butter that is known as having more of a cheesy taste than a butter flavor. It is made from clarified butter and salt and is left to ferment, where it develops a strong taste and smell. It can also be made with herbs.
Moroccan dishes favor smen, an aged butter comparable to Asian ghee. Clarified butter, dried herbs, and salt go into making smen. It is matured in little clay pots in a cool, dry environment until it develops a Roquefort-like aroma and consistency.
ingredient
500 g Clarified butter
2 tbsp Black salt or pink salt
1 cup of hot water
Preparation
put the salt in a cup add the hot water to prepare the salted water. Mix well, keep aside.
Put the butter into a large bowl, Pour some cold water over the butter.
Knead the butter for three minutes to extract the buttermilk.
Drain and repeat the processes until the water becomes clear.
Pour the salted water over the butter and knead again for 3 to 5 mins.
Refrigerate overnight
Form the butter into balls and drain
Pack the butter into a jar and put it in a dark dry place away from any humidity
After a week, drain off any water exuded by the butter and store in a dry cold place.
After 40 days the Aged Butter Smen is ready to enhance your dishes.
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