Butter cooked until nut-brown with crisp sage leaves and a squeeze of lemon, to pour over gnocchi, ravioli or squash. Serves 4.
100g
12piece
0.5piece
1pinch
1pinch| # | Product | Quantity | Notes | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() | 100g | — | — | |
| 2 | ![]() | 12piece | — | — | |
| 3 | ![]() | 0.5piece | — | — | |
| 4 | ![]() | 1pinch | — | — | |
| 5 | ![]() | 1pinch | — | — |
Put the butter in the frying pan.
Unsalted butter · 100 g
Melt it over a medium heat.

Keep cooking for 3 to 4 minutes, swirling the pan, until the butter foams, the specks of milk solids on the bottom turn golden brown and it smells nutty; add the sage straight away, as it burns quickly.

Add the sage leaves.
Fresh sage leaves · 12 piece
Fry for about 30 seconds, until the leaves crisp, then take the pan off the heat.

Lay the lemon half on the chopping board.
Lemon · 0.5 piece
Add a pinch of salt.
Salt · 1 pinch
Add a pinch of pepper.
Ground black pepper · 1 pinch
Pour into a warm jug and serve straight away over gnocchi, ravioli or squash.
| # | Product | Tool | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 g | ![]() | Put the butter in the frying pan.⏱ 5sResultUnsalted butter |
| 2 | — | ![]() | Melt it over a medium heat.⏱ 1 minResultMelted butter |
| 3 | — | ![]() | Keep cooking for 3 to 4 minutes, swirling the pan, until the butter foams, the specks of milk solids on the bottom turn golden brown and it smells nutty; add the sage straight away, as it burns quickly.⏱ 3 min 30sResultNut-brown butter |
| 4 | 12 piece | ![]() | Add the sage leaves.⏱ 5sResultBrown butter with sage |
| 5 | — | ![]() | Fry for about 30 seconds, until the leaves crisp, then take the pan off the heat.⏱ 30sResultCrisp sage in brown butter |
| 6 | 0.5 piece | ![]() | Lay the lemon half on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultLemon |
| 7 | Lemonstep 6 | ![]() ![]() | Squeeze in the juice; it will sizzle.⏱ 20sResultBrown butter with lemon |
| 8 | 1 pinch | ![]() | Add a pinch of salt.⏱ 5sResultSalted brown butter |
| 9 | 1 pinch | ![]() | Add a pinch of pepper.⏱ 5sResultSeasoned brown butter |
| 10 | Seasoned brown butterstep 9 | Pour into a warm jug and serve straight away over gnocchi, ravioli or squash.⏱ 10sResultBrown Butter Sage Sauce | |
| Total Time | 10 min | ||
| Nutrient | Per serving |
|---|---|
| 182kcal | |
| 0.3g | |
| 20g | |
| 13g | |
| 1g | |
| 0.3g | |
| 0.3g | |
| 38mg |
Butter cooked until nut-brown with crisp sage leaves and a squeeze of lemon, to pour over gnocchi, ravioli or squash. Serves 4.
What you’ll doYou will cook butter until it foams and turns nut-brown, crisp sage leaves in it, then sharpen it with lemon and season.
