Copperyard Bonito Butter

Name: Copperyard Bonito Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2 cups (450 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 25gm bonito flakes (25 g) Bonito; 50 ml dashi stock base Dashi; 1 tbsp sherry vinegar (15 ml) Sherry Vinegar; 225ml water Water; 175 gm unsalted butter, diced (175 g) Butter

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Clayton Wells recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Clayton Wells.

From a hatted kitchen.

Ratio

Dashi 50 mlSherry Vinegar 15 mlWater 225 ml

Ingredients

Bonito — 25gm bonito flakes (25 g)
Dashi — 50 ml dashi stock base
Sherry Vinegar — 1 tbsp sherry vinegar (15 ml)
Water — 225ml water
Butter — 175 gm unsalted butter, diced (175 g)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Provenance

Clayton Wells — published sauce recipes in the PantryFlex catalog. Good Food Guide 2 hats (Automata).

Originally published as Bonito Butter Sauce.

Adapted from a Clayton Wells recipe (Clayton Wells / Gourmet Traveller (Automata)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Clayton Wells / Gourmet Traveller (Automata) (published as “Bonito Butter Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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