Brown Butter Tomatoes – Harmony Valley Farm

Brown Butter Tomatoes

Yield

Yield: 4 servings as an appetizer, 2 servings as a light lunch Servings

Ingredients

2 large or 3 small ripe beefsteak tomatoes
6 Tbsp unsalted butter
Flaky sea salt, like Maldon
Coarsely ground black pepper
Baguette or other country bread, for mopping up the butter

Instructions

Core the tomatoes and slice them ⅓ in thick. Divide the tomato slices among 4 plates, overlapping the slices just a little.
Place the butter in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan and set over medium low heat. Let the butter melt completely. It will begin bubbling. Let the butter simmer away, cooking off its water, until it begins to smell nutty and brown. Swirl the pan every 30 seconds or so. When the butter turns the color of a hazelnut, remove it from the heat. Use a soup spoon to ladle it over the tomatoes. They’ll sizzle! You want to dress the tomatoes with the butter as if you were pouring ganache over a cake—be generous!
Season the tomatoes with salt and pepper, then rush the plates to the table so everyone can taste the tomatoes while the butter is hot! Mop up the butter and tomato juices with good bread. Toast to summer!

Notes

Recipe sourced from Amanda Hesser for Food52.com.

Photo from Food52.com.

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