Jalapeno Brown Butter

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 jalapeno pepper
• stemmed
• seeded and diced
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Melt the butter in a small sauce pan set over medium heat, and when it foams, add the diced jalapeno.
2. Continue cooking, swirling the mixture occasionally and stirring with a spoon to prevent the milk solids from sticking to the bottom of the pan, until the butter has turned brown and gives off a toasted, nutty aroma, approximately 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Remove from heat, allow to cool slightly before tasting and add salt and pepper if desired.
4. Serve immediately with steamed clams, or as a sauce for sauteed fish.