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Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

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

Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

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.

Lemon Garlic Butter 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 !

Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

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 !

Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

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.

Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

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Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

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
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Course Sauces/Marinades/Gravies
Cuisine American
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Servings 1 1/4 cup
Calories 1419 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 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
  • 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.
Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
4.59 from 98 votes (98 ratings without comment)
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Bev

Thursday 22nd of February 2024

22/02/2024 made this sauce to go with some salmon it was absolutely delicious definitely a keeper and will definitely be making it again thank you for sharing your recipe.

Linda Nortje

Saturday 24th of February 2024

Glad you enjoyed the sauce, Bev ! We make it each time we have seafood which needs a lemon, buttery sauce

Nicholas Dover

Thursday 7th of October 2021

This looks very similar to the way Carrabba's shrimp scampi sauce looks and it looks good!

Linda Nortje

Thursday 7th of October 2021

Let me know when you try the sauce, Nicholas ! It sure is very good

Olga

Tuesday 16th of February 2021

Loved this sauce ! It was stupendous

Linda Nortje

Tuesday 16th of February 2021

I am glad you loved the sauce, Olga ! You can use it over/in any type of seafood :-)

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