Smen (recipe)
| Smen (recipe) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Smen |
| Ingredients | Unsalted butter • Dried oregano leaves • Sea salt |
| Cooktime (in hours) | 0.583333333 |
| Preptime (in hours) | 0.166666667 |
| Totaltime (in hours) | 0.75 |
| Keto friendliness | Keto friendly |
| Calories | 2177.5 |
| Fat | 245.7 |
| Protein | 2.8 |
| Carbohydrate | 1.7 |
| Fiber | 1 |
| Net carbohydrates | 0.7 |
| Sugar | 0.3 |
| Saturated fat | 155.5 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 650.7 |
| Sodium | 4684.6 |
| Yield | 1 1/2 cups |
| Reviewaggregate | |
Editor-In-Chief: Prab R Tumpati, MD
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Smen (recipe) is a keto friendly food item with net carbohydrates of 0-1 per serving.
Recipe instructions
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
- Wrap the oregano in a small piece of cheesecloth. Tie the sachet with cotton string, and set in the butter.
- Simmer until the butter separates into a clear, golden liquid and a milky sediment, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Carefully pour off the golden liquid (clarified butter), and strain through a piece of clean, fine muslin.
- Discard the milky sediment and oregano sachet.
- Transfer to a hot sterilized glass jar.
- Add the salt and mix until dissolved.
- Cover and let stand in a cool place until the mixture becomes pungent, 1 to 2 weeks.
- Drain any liquid from the jar and refrigerate the butter.
- Use within 6 months.
Food tags
African, Very Low Carbs, Low Protein,, Easy
Smen (recipe) details:
Time:
Prep Time in Hours and Mins:45M
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