Easy Garlicky Seafood Boil Butter Sauce (Print version)
A glossy garlic butter seafood boil sauce with lemon, Old Bay, Cajun spice, and parsley. Ready in about 10 minutes.
# Ingredients:
For the garlic butter sauce
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1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter
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6 cloves garlic, finely minced
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1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
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1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning, mild or spicy
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1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
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1/4 teaspoon black pepper
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Pinch cayenne pepper, optional
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2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
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Salt, only if needed
# Instructions:
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Place the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Let it melt fully, then reduce the heat to medium-low before it starts to brown.
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Add the minced garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring often, until fragrant and softened. Do not let the garlic brown.
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Stir in Old Bay, Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, black pepper, and cayenne if using. Cook for about 30 seconds to wake up the spices in the butter.
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Stir in the lemon juice and simmer gently for 1 minute. Taste and add salt only if the sauce needs it.
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Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley. Serve warm as a dipping sauce or drizzle over hot seafood, corn, potatoes, and sausage.
# Good to know:
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Makes about 3/4 cup sauce.
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Best served warm right after cooking.
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Double the recipe for a large seafood boil.