Garlic Butter Sauce for Seafood
This garlic butter sauce for seafood is a must with any fresh crab, shrimp, or clams. Just 4 ingredients, takes a few minutes to make and compliments that fresh seafood; bringing out all the flavors with out covering them up.
Servings: 4
Calories: 211kcal
Equipment
- Small Pot
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Unsalted Butter 1 Stick
- 6-8 Garlic Cloves Pressed or minced
- Pinch of Sea Salt Taste and add more as needed
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
Optional
- Fresh Herbs Dill, parsley, or chives.
Instructions
- Dice the butter into cubes. Add to a small pot with the salt and start warming over medium low heat. Bring to a gentle simmerKeep the burner low. If too warm, the butter will start to burn.
- Add in the minced or pressed garlic and stir to combine.
- Simmer just until the garlic starts to smell fragrant. That should take only 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and add in the lemon juice. Mix everything well and transfer to a small dish.
Optional
- If you do not want the chunks of garlic, this sauce can be ran through a fine mesh strainer.
- Add in fresh herbs if desired.
Notes
Ingredient Notes:
Unsalted Butter: Unsalted butter gives you control over how much salt is used. If using salted, do not add more sea salt until you taste it.
Fresh Garlic: Fresh crab deserves fresh garlic. Mince really fine or use a garlic press. I prefer a garlic press because it really gets all that juice out of the cloves. Start with 6 and add more as needed.
Fresh Herbs (Optional): Fresh herbs and crab go really well together. Some great additions are parsley, chives or dill. Just add after removing the pot from the heat.
Cooking Notes:
Butter: Cut the butter into cubes and cook on a low heat. This will prevent it from burning. Garlic: Cook just until it starts to get fragrant. If cooked too long it can become bitter.
Butter: Cut the butter into cubes and cook on a low heat. This will prevent it from burning. Garlic: Cook just until it starts to get fragrant. If cooked too long it can become bitter.
Nutrition
Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 710IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.1mg