The best ever Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce ! Especially great served over, or stirred through, seafood and rice as well. Quick, easy, no-fuss recipe.

I have to admit we really miss going to one or two of our favorite restaurants these days. One of them is a seafood restaurant and their Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce is to die for delicious !

So what to do when you are craving certain foods and it is not avalable ?  Create your own of course !

I do think I have mastered this Sauce to be the closest to the restaurant’s quality seafood sauce.

It is up to you whether to thicken the sauce at the end or enjoy without thickening.  We have the sauce both ways.

Grilled large Mozambique Prawns on a layer of spiced (or flavored) rice and drizzled with the Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce is heavenly !

Seafood sauces are not all that common in our grocery stores, therefore this recipe is a keeper. It is very similar to my Mussels in Lemon Sauce, but I have made a change or two for serving over most kinds of seafood.

Seafood that goes well with the Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce :

• Prawns / Shrimp
• Fish – just about any type !
• Calamari (Squid) – fried or grilled and especially crumbed / breaded Calamari
• Lobster
• Mussels

And these are just a handful of seafood examples !

Best Lemon juice to use when making the sauce ?

Fresh, fresh always !  There is nothing better than a Lemon sauce made with freshly squeezed lemon juice and most definitely adding the finely grated rind as well.

Be sure to have all your ingredients prepped and ready to use as soon as you are ready to serve your wonderful dish.

The sauce is so quick to make (even quicker if you do not thicken), therefore making it just before serving your meal is perfect.

~~ Quick PIN Link ~~

Seafood recipes you might like:

• Smothered Fish (a.k.a. Fish Mornay)
• Red Prawns And Mussels
• Easy Lemon and Onion Fish
• Sweet And Sour Prawns With Sticky Rice
• Sweet And Sour Shrimp Fried Rice

Connect with us :

PINTEREST    TWITTER     FACEBOOK     INSTAGRAM

Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Linda Nortje

The best ever Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce ! Especially great served over, or stirred through, seafood and rice as well. Quick, easy, no-fuss recipe

4.59 from 98 votes

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Course Sauces/Marinades/Gravies

Cuisine American

Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 minutes mins

Total Time 8 minutes mins

Cook ModePrevent your screen from going dark

Servings 1 1/4 cup

Calories 1419 kcal

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• 2 tablespoons Unsalted Butter
• 1 Shallot finely chopped (optional)
• 3 teaspoon Fresh Garlic crushed
• ½ teaspoon Chili Flakes
• 1 cup Dry White Wine
• 1 teaspoon Fish Sauce
• 1 cup Fresh Cream (double cream/whipping cream)
• Salt and Black Pepper to taste
• 1 Lemon large, juice and zest
• ⅓ cup Parsley chopped
• 1 teaspoon Cornflour optional - to thicken (Cornstarch)

Instructions

 

• Melt the Butter in a medium skillet – saute the Onion, Garlic and Chili Flakes until soft
• Add the White Wine and Fish Sauce - simmer until reduced by two thirds – add the Cream and simmer 2 – 3 minutes
• Optional: Pour about 3 tablespoons of the sauce in a cup - stir in the Cornflour until smooth and add back to the sauce - simmer, stirring continuously for another minute until thickened
• Remove from heat – season to taste with Salt and Black Pepper – stir through the Lemon Juice, finely grated Zest and Parsley
• Serve immediately

Nutrition Facts

Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Serving Size

 

1 1/4 cup

Amount per Serving

Calories

1419

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

110

g

169

%

Saturated Fat

 

69

g

431

%

Trans Fat

 

3

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

33

g

Cholesterol

 

330

mg

110

%

Sodium

 

1296

mg

56

%

Carbohydrates

 

65

g

22

%

Fiber

 

6

g

25

%

Sugar

 

44

g

49

%

Protein

 

11

g

22

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.