An easy accompaniment for your next seafood dish, this sauce is perfect for all your dipping, dunking, and drizzling needs!
The simplest of sauces has the power to transform a meal. Such is the case with this garlic-infused melted butter sauce.
When one thinks of melted butter for dipping, lobster may be the first thing that comes to mind. Add garlic and that butter suddenly tastes gourmet.
A sprinkle of parsley, a light squeeze of lemon, and optional herbs allow you to customize the sauce to taste. And if you love garlic, you may certainly add a few more cloves than specified in the recipe.
Following are some of the many ways you may enjoy the easy garlic butter sauce:
- King Crab Legs
- Easiest Steamed Artichokes
- Perfectly Baked Potatoes
- Beer Boiled Peel & Eat Shrimp
- Roasted Peel-and-Eat Shrimp
- As a sauce for cooked pasta
- Drizzled over roasted vegetables
Depending on the recipe you wish to use it for, you can enhance the butter with dried herbs, spices (Old Bay is a good option for seafood), and/or Parmesan cheese. Or add a squeeze of lemon juice and/or lemon zest to brighten the flavor.
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Garlic Butter Sauce
An easy accompaniment to your next seafood dish, this sauce is perfect for all your dipping, dunking, and drizzling needs. It's delicious mashed into a baked potato too. Recipe may be cut in half or doubled as needed.Yield: ½ cup (easy to halve or double as needed)
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) salted butter*
- 4 cloves minced garlic**
- Optional: 1 tablespoon chopped parsley and/or a light squeeze of lemon
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small pan over low heat.
- Add the garlic and cook, stirring regularly, until the garlic mellows to your liking, about 1-2 minutes. You don’t want the garlic to brown.
- Remove from the heat and add a pinch of salt to taste. (If not using right away, either keep over the lowest possible heat or set aside and then return to low reheat a minute or two before serving.) If you have fresh parsley on hand, feel free to add a finely minced sprinkle – about 1 tablespoon per stick of butter – when you remove the butter from the heat. A light squeeze of lemon will also brighten the flavor .
Notes
*Using unsalted butter? Simply stir in ¼ teaspoon kosher salt and an extra pinch to taste.
**For milder garlic flavor, use 2-3 cloves. For more intense flavor, increase to 5-6 cloves.
Flavor options: Depending on the recipe, you can enhance the butter with dried herbs, spices (Old Bay is a good option with seafood), and/or Parmesan cheese. Or add a squeeze of lemon juice and/or lemon zest to brighten the flavor.
Storage: When stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, the garlic butter sauce will stay fresh for 3-4 days. Reheat as needed over low heat in a small saucepan or in the microwave in 5-second increments.
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