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unsalted butter

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Churned cream, the fat half of every roux.

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CHEMISTRY

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The characteristic compounds documented in this ingredient, plus any the library traces to it in a recipe. Not an exhaustive phytochemistry.

C₄H₈O₂
butyric acid
C₄H₈O₂

the butter in the roux

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No.041

Japanese Curry

55 g · unsalted, for the roux

STEP 1 Roux: melt the butter in a skillet over medium-low heat, whisk in the flour, and stir until it turns the colour of peanut butter. Off the heat, stir in 3 tbsp of the Japanese Curry Powder and set the skillet aside.