How to Make Garlic Butter Sauce

If you’re looking for a simple way to spice up your meal, try making a garlic butter sauce. Most garlic butter sauces only need a few ingredients and you can use the sauce with pasta dishes or use it to dip seafood. For example, the traditional garlic butter dipping sauce is suitable for steamed crab or lobster claws. Or, for a long-lasting filling, try making a garlic butter cream sauce and mixing it with fettuccine. You can also make a lemon-flavoured garlic butter sauce, which is delicious with seafood or crusty bread.

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Ingredient

Garlic butter dipping sauce

1/3 cup (75g) butter
1 clove of crushed garlic
1/4 tbsp dried basil leaves
2 tablespoons dried marjoram leaves

Finished product: 1/3 cup (80ml) sauce

Garlic Butter Cream Sauce

2 tablespoons (30g) butter
2 cloves minced garlic
2 tablespoons flour
3/4 (180ml) chicken, beef or vegetable broth
3/4 cup (180ml) milk
2 teaspoons dried parsley leaves
Salt and pepper to taste

Lemon butter garlic sauce

1 cup (225g) butter
1 tablespoon (10g) minced garlic
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons dried cilantro

Finished product: 8 servings

Making garlic butter dipping sauce

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Melt butter. Place 1/3 cup (75g) butter in a small saucepan, turn on the heat to medium-low, and let the butter melt. If you heat butter on high heat, the butter will splatter and easily cause burns. ^{[1] X Research Source}

You can use salted or unsalted butter. Avoid using margarine or butter substitute because these products contain a lot of water and processed oils.

Fry garlic. Peel the garlic cloves and mash the garlic by pressing the blade surface firmly against the cutting board. Add the crushed garlic to the melted butter and cook for a minute or two over medium-low heat. ^{[2] X Research Source}

When the garlic is finished frying, you will easily smell the aroma of garlic.

Add herbs. Add 2 teaspoons dried marjoram leaves and 1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves and stir well. Serve the sauce immediately as the butter will separate as it cools. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

You can use fresh herbs to add color. Just stir in 4 teaspoons of marjoram leaves and 1/2 teaspoon of minced fresh basil leaves.

Making garlic butter cream sauce

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Melt butter with garlic. Place 2 tablespoons (30g) of butter in a medium-sized saucepan. Finely mince 2 garlic cloves and add to the pot. Turn on the stove to medium heat and melt the butter. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

The garlic will also be sautéed while the butter is heated.

Add the flour and cook the mixture. Add 2 tablespoons flour to the pot and stir in the garlic butter mixture. Continue stirring and cook the mixture for one minute. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

The mixture will turn into a thick paste while it cooks.

Stir with a whisk when adding liquid ingredients. Use a whisk to stir the mixture constantly while slowly adding 3/4 cup (180ml) of chicken, beef or vegetable stock and 3/4 cup (180ml) of milk. Continue stirring the sauce until it boils and thickens. ^{[6] X Research Sources}

If the sauce has curdled, you can put the mixture in a blender or food processor. Blend the sauce mixture until the lumps are gone.

Season and serve with the garlic butter cream sauce. Turn off the heat and stir in 2 teaspoons of dried parsley into the sauce. Season with salt and pepper according to taste. You can drizzle sauce over pasta. ^{[7] X Research Sources}

If you prefer to use fresh herbs, you can add 4 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley.

Making lemon butter garlic sauce

Melt butter with garlic. Place 1 tablespoon (15g) butter in a medium-sized saucepan. Prepare a tablespoon (about 10g) of minced garlic and add it to the pot. Turn on the stove to medium heat and cook until the butter melts. This step will take a few minutes. ^{[8] X Research Sources}

The garlic will also be sautéed while the butter is heated. You should see the garlic light brown once it’s done.

Stir and cook the remaining butter. Add 15 tablespoons (about 200g) of butter and reduce heat to low. Stir while the butter is completely melted. This takes about a minute or two. ^{[9] X Research Source}

Squeeze more lemon juice and add herbs. Take some lemon and squeeze it to make 2 tablespoons of juice. Stir the lemon juice with the garlic butter mixture. You will also need 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper and 4 teaspoons of fresh cilantro. Melt the butter on the stove over low heat for about 10 minutes. ^{[10] X Research Source}

You can serve the sauce when the ingredients have soaked into the sauce or filter the mixture through a sieve to remove the residue before serving.
Try dipping seafood in a sauce or drizzling it over pasta.

Things you need

Small pot
Medium sized pot
Measuring cup and spoon
Spoon
Whisk eggs
Blender or all-in-one blender, optional
Orange or lemon squeezer
Sieve, optional