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    By: Melissa

    Beurre Manié (The Best Way To Thicken Soup and Stew)

    Beurre manié is a French butter and flour thickener that consists of equal parts softened butter and flour. This flour and butter mixture is the best way to thicken soup and stew and very easy to make. This beurre manié recipe will show you how to make beurre manié so you can thicken your soups and stews perfectly each time.

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    Total Time: 5 minutes

    About this butter and flour thickener

    Beurre manié is a simple French way of thickening soups and stews. It requires equal parts room temperature butter and flour that are mixed together until completely smooth.

    Beurre manié means "kneaded butter" in French and the traditional way of mixing the flour and butter was to knead them together by hand.

    An easier way to make the beurre manié is to mix the flour and butter together in a bowl which is a lot less messy and very easy to do.

    beurre manié best way to thicken soup
    Equal parts softened butter and flour for the beurre beurre manié.

    How to make Beurre Manié

    To make beurre manié you first want to take out butter that you are going to use for this recipe and let it come to room temperature. You want the butter to become nice and soft so it mixes well with the flour.

    Once the butter is at room temperature, add the butter and flour to a small bowl and begin to fold the flour and butter together with a spoon. Do this for a few minutes until there is no more loose flour.

    Once you have done that, use the spoon to mix the flour and butter together a little more. You want to mix for a good minute until it is completely smooth.

    Faqs about beurre manié

    How much beurre manié do you use?

    For a large soup or stew I generally will use 2 tablespoons of butter and flour to make this thickener.

    Beurre manie vs roux

    A roux is also a flour and butter thickener but the difference between that and beurre manie is that a roux is lightly cooked and beurre manie is not.

    Recipes that use this flour and butter thickener

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    beurre manié mixed together
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    5 from 5 votes

    Beurre Manié

    A French butter and flour thickener for soups and stews that is so easy to make and it thickens soups perfectly every time.
    Prep Time1 min
    Mixing4 mins
    Total Time5 mins
    Servings: 1

    Tried the Recipe? We Would Love To Hear From You In The Comments Below!

    Author: Melissa

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoon Room temperature unsalted butter
    • 2 tablespoon All purpose flour
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    Instructions

    • Measure out 2 tablespoons of butter and place on the kitchen counter to come to room temperature.
      2 tablespoon Room temperature unsalted butter
    • Once butter is room temperature (you should be able to press into the butter easily with your finger), add it to a small bowl.
    • Now add the flour to the bowl with the butter.
      2 tablespoon All purpose flour
    • Fold the flour and butter together with a spoon until all the flour is sticking to the butter.
    • Now mix the flour and butter very well for about 1 minute until it forms a thick creamy paste.
    • Add all of the beurre manié to soup or stew that you want to thicken a few minutes before serving.

    Notes

    Making this ahead of time:
    You can make this beurre manié ahead of time. To store it, wrap it tightly then place in the fridge until ready to use.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 700IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutrition Values are estimates only.

    See full nutrition disclaimer here
    Course :Soup, stew

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    1. Lily says

      September 23, 2022 at 3:46 pm

      5 stars
      Worked great! Thanks

      Reply
    2. Adrianna says

      September 22, 2022 at 8:21 pm

      5 stars
      So helpful. I tried it in a soup over the weekend and it really is easy.

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        September 22, 2022 at 8:21 pm

        Very happy to hear that!

        Reply
    3. Danny says

      September 22, 2022 at 8:19 pm

      5 stars
      Worked great! Why haven't I ever used this before 🙂

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        September 22, 2022 at 8:22 pm

        I felt that way too when I first learned about this 🙂

        Reply
    4. beth says

      September 22, 2022 at 8:18 pm

      5 stars
      This was the exact recipe I needed for my stew! Thank you

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        September 22, 2022 at 8:22 pm

        You're welcome!

        Reply

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