Gheeking out over GHEE!

I've cooked with ghee for awhile, but while at PaleoFX I was reminded how fantastic it is---and found a source for flavored ghee!

If you're wondering what the heck ghee is...
Ghee is a healthy, shelf-stable alternative to plain butter or other cooking oils.

Golden colored Ghee is prepared by melting and simmering unsalted butter until all the water evaporates and the milk solids settle at the bottom. The remaining butter oil is very stable, giving it a high smoke point which makes it an excellent choice to use for frying and sautéing and it can be stored without refrigeration for several months.

Ghee is also known as Indian Clarified Butter, Seafood Butter, Drawn Butter, Butter Oil, Ghee Butter or Anhydrous Milk Fat (AMF). In India and other South Asian countries, it is also known as Desi Ghee, Pure Ghee, Asli Ghee or Ghritam. Ghee is a dairy product and as such it is gluten-free.

Ghee is the perfect choice when you want your sauteed veggies to taste like something other than coconut!  Coconut butter is great, but there are times you want something with a bit more of a savory taste — and that when you use ghee!

While in Austin I sampled the ghee from Pure Indian Foods. Delicious! Hands down our favorite was the garlic flavored, but all were very tasty.

Pure Indian Foods produces certified organic ghee using milk sourced from grass-fed, ethically raised cows. This ensures that the ghee has a healthy ratio of Omega fatty acids and that it tastes better than non-grassfed ghee as well! Pure Indian Foods’ ghee is truly pure. There are no unnecessary additions to the ghee – no salt, no preservatives, and no flavor enhancers. Just milk.

Check out their site! www.pureindianfoods.com

If you cannot wait to try ghee, then drop by Whole Foods or Natural Grocers and grab a jar. I prefer the Purity Farms brand.