beurre noisette

[ burnwah-zet; French bœrnwa-zet ]

nounFrench Cooking.
  1. a sauce of butter cooked until golden or nut brown, sometimes flavored with capers, vinegar, herbs, etc.

Origin of beurre noisette

1
<French: literally, butter the color of a hazelnut

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