Finding your go-to sauce a little too overpowering? Let me tell you how today’s creamy lemon butter sauce recipebrings the perfect balance to your grilled dishes without overdoing it!
Don’t get me wrong; I love having heavy sauces like BBQ, garlic butter, or teriyaki sauce that go so well with grilled foods. However, lemon butter sauce balances the richness so well with its citrusy kick that it has become my new favorite since the day I tried it!
So, what’s so special about this particular condiment?
Apart from its lemony flavor that brings a fresh vibe to your meal, it’s the smooth yet light consistency that enhances the natural juiciness of the grilled dishes. The butter in the sauce makes it rich enough to be creamy, but the lemon does the real magic, cutting the richness back to keep it bright and refreshing! It’s an overall balanced sauce that goes well with seafood, chicken, and vegetables, along with grilled dishes.
What Is Lemon Butter Sauce?
Lemon butter sauce is a simple yet rich and delicious sauce used to season many dishes worldwide. The classic version of the lemon sauce is mainly combined with seafood like salmon, shrimp, crab, and scallops, as well as chicken, pasta, vegetables, and grilled meat, and is used as a dipping sauce.
Lemon butter sauce contains butter, lemon, cream, and seasoning of your choice. You can make this sauce with different seasonings and add-ins like white wine, garlic, shallot, or herbs like thyme, basil, and parsley.
Tips For A Perfect Creamy Lemon Butter Sauce Recipe
Thinking about trying out the lemon butter sauce tonight? Here are some tips to help you out:
- Go for fresh lemons to squeeze the juice, as they will give you the most vibrant and tangy flavor for this recipe.
- Melting the butter is a tricky job as it tends to burn too quickly. Keep the heat low to prevent that from happening.
- Each variety of lemon has a different level of acidity. Therefore, always taste the sauce before serving to make sure it’s not too tangy.
- If the sauce tastes too lemony or acidic, add a pinch of sugar or salt to balance the flavor.
- The lemon butter sauce tends to separate if it sits too long. It’s best to serve this sauce while it’s still fresh for the best experience.
Variation To Try Lemon Butter Sauce
Herbs: You can add herbs like thyme, basil, dill, and chives.
White Wine Lemon Butter Sauce: For restaurant-style sauce, add dry white wine before pouring the lemon juice into the sauce.
Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce: For a deeper garlic flavor, you can add an extra tablespoon of minced garlic to the sauce.
Spicy Lemon Butter Sauce: To make the sauce spicy, you can add a pinch of cayenne pepper, red paper flexes, or some extra black pepper.
Creamy Lemon Butter Sauce: Add heavy cream to thicken the sauce and make it creamy.
Mediterranean: To make it Mediterranean style, you can add caper, olives, oregano, and basil, which is perfectly paired with fish and chicken.
What To Serve Lemon Butter Sauce With?
This creamy lemon butter sauce is versatile, and because of its variation in flavor, you can serve this lemon butter sauce from fish to vegetables. Here are some ways that pair perfectly with the sauce:
Seafoods:
You can serve the sauce with shrimp, crabs, or scallops and drizzle over pan-seared salmon. You can also use it as a dipping sauce for lobster tails and crab legs.
Chicken and Meat:
For a nice flavor, you can drizzle this sauce over grilled chicken, mutton chop, or beef chops.
Pasta:
You can toss the linguine, angel hair pasta, fettuccine, and risotto to make it flavorful and rich with some seafood or chicken. Also, you can add this to your garlic shrimp pasta for an extra richness to the dish.
Vegetables:
To make the vegetable tasty, you can pour the sauce over the steamed asparagus, roasted Brussels sprouts, baby carrots, or sautéed green beans. You can also serve this with roasted potatoes, roasted broccoli, and green beans.
Equipments
- Small Bowls
Whenever I fire up my grill to cook something hearty- whether it’s for salmon, chicken, shrimp, or a juicy steak, the smoky aroma always gets me hungry. As the food sizzles on the grill, I start preparing the creamy lemon butter sauce to compliment all the charred goodness!
The combination of fresh lemon juice and the buttery richness of the sauce takes any grilled items, stir-fries, roasted veggies, and burgers to a whole new level of yum. And the best part is, even if you are short on time, you can still prepare the lemon butter sauce in less than 10 minutes as it doesn’t include any complicated steps to follow!
Recipe FAQs
How To Store Leftover Lemon Butter Sauce?
I don’t usually store leftovers as this sauce tastes best fresh. However, if you want to store it, you can keep it fresh in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
What To Do If My Sauce Turns Out Too Runny?
If the sauce seems too runny, simply add a small amount of cornstarch or flour to thicken the mixture.
What Can I Use Instead Of Butter In This Recipe?
You can use margarine or olive oil as a substitute for butter in this recipe. However, the taste may vary slightly from the desired result.
How To Reheat The Lemon Butter Sauce Properly?
To reheat the lemon butter sauce without separating, you need to heat it gently over low temperature. Keep stirring to maintain its texture, and add a little water if necessary.
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