Smen

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb unsalted butter (pasteurized or unpasteurized)
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
• 1 tablespoon sea salt

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
• 2 wrap the oregano in a small piece of cheesecloth. tie the sachet with cotton string, and set in the butter.
• 3 simmer until the butter separates into a clear, golden liquid and a milky sediment, 25 to 30 minutes.
• 4 carefully pour off the golden liquid (clarified butter), and strain through a piece of clean, fine muslin.
• 5 discard the milky sediment and oregano sachet.
• 6 transfer to a hot sterilized glass jar.
• 7 add the salt and mix until dissolved.
• 8 cover and let stand in a cool place until the mixture becomes pungent, 1 to 2 weeks.
• 9 drain any liquid from the jar and refrigerate the butter.
• 10 use within 6 months.