Smen Aged Butter

Ingredients

What you’ll need

• 1 lb unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp coarse salt
• 2 tbsp dried wild oregano
• water

Method

How it comes together

1. 1

   Simmer dried oregano in 2 cups water for 10 minutes. Strain and let cool completely.

2. 2

   Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, skimming off white foam, until clarified (ghee). Let cool.

3. 3

   Knead the clarified butter with coarse salt and cooled oregano water in a bowl for 5 minutes, washing out the milk solids. Drain off water.

4. 4

   Pack salted butter tightly into a sterilized glass jar. Seal tightly, wrap in foil to block light, and store in a cool, dark cellar for at least 3 months (or up to years) to age.