Garlic Butter Sauce
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This simple garlic butter sauce recipe comes together in minutes and can be used with seafood, steak, pasta, and vegetables.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter 2 sticks
- 5-6 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter, minced garlic, and lemon zest over medium-low heat.
- Simmer over low heat, whisking constantly, for 3-5 minutes, until the garlic has softened.
- Remove from heat. Whisk in the lemon juice and the freshly chopped parsley.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve over fish, chicken, steak, or vegetables!
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Notes
If you use salted butter, you may only need to add pepper. When using unsalted butter, we recommend adding a little more salt.
When serving with vegetables and fish, add more lemon juice! The flavors go well with each other. You can adjust the lemon juice based on what dish you are putting the butter sauce on.
Simmer the butter over low or medium low heat. High heat will cause it to brown, changing the entire flavor of the sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 1659kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 184g | Saturated Fat: 117g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 48g | Trans Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 488mg | Sodium: 1465mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 6014IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1mg
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