Description
This rich and garlicky butter sauce adds a flavorful, slightly spicy kick to seafood boils. Perfect for shrimp, crab, lobster, and veggies, it enhances every bite with a buttery, aromatic blend.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups unsalted butter
- 8 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 small onion (finely diced)
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to taste)
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce (optional)
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped)
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the diced onion and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until soft.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in Old Bay seasoning, paprika, cayenne pepper, lemon pepper, brown sugar, lemon juice, and hot sauce if using.
- Simmer the sauce for 5 minutes to blend the flavors.
- Remove from heat and stir in the chopped parsley.
- Serve hot, drizzled over seafood boil or as a dipping sauce.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg