Driftfield Dashi-Nussbutter

Name: Driftfield Dashi-Nussbutter-
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2 cups (500 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 150 g Butter → beurre noisette (crystals reserved) Butter; 350 g Wasser Water; 20 g getrocknete Kombualgen Kombu; 15 g Bonitoflakes Bonito; 10 g schwarzer Kombuessig Kombu Vinegar; 20 g Sternanisessig Star Anise Vinegar; 4 Tropfen Birkenrauchöl (0.2 ml) Birch Smoke Oi; Salz (2 g) Salt

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

From a starred kitchen.

Ratio

Water 350 mlKombu Vinegar 10 mlStar Anise Vinegar 20 mlBirch Smoke Oi 0 ml

Ingredients

Butter — 150 g Butter → beurre noisette (crystals reserved)
Water — 350 g Wasser
Kombu — 20 g getrocknete Kombualgen
Bonito — 15 g Bonitoflakes
Kombu Vinegar — 10 g schwarzer Kombuessig
Star Anise Vinegar — 20 g Sternanisessig
Birch Smoke Oi — 4 Tropfen Birkenrauchöl (0.2 ml)
Salt — Salz (2 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.

Companion jar

Driftfield Dashi-Nussbutter- wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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Provenance

Tristan Brandt works in Modern German at Opus / Brandt lineage; credentials include Michelin 2* (Opus / Brandt lineage).

Originally published as Dashi-Nussbutter-Sauce.

Adapted from a Tristan Brandt recipe (Tristan Brandt / first-party (Gurke–Dashi–Nussbutter)).

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 Tristan Brandt / first-party (Gurke–Dashi–Nussbutter) (published as “Dashi-Nussbutter-Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar