Cajun Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe
This 10-minute Louisiana Cajun garlic butter sauce recipe made my life easy to prepare boil seafood dinner recipes for the family. I love to use it as a marinade to bake fish, as a sauce with shrimp, perfect to drizzle over roasted veggies and create amazing flavor with lobster.
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Servings: 3 Persons
Calories: 97kcal
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons Butter unsalted approx. 90g
- 2 tablespoons Garlic Chopped
- 2 tablespoons Cajun Seasoning
- ⅓ teaspoon Salt
- ⅓ teaspoons Black Pepper
- 1 tablespoon Parsley Chopped
- 4 tablespoons Water To deglaze
- Cajun Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon Paprika Powder
- ⅓ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- ⅓ teaspoon Black Pepper
- ⅓ teaspoon White Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Onion Powder
- ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ⅓ teaspoon Dried Oregano
- ⅓ teaspoon Dried Thyme
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
Sauté Garlic with Butter (Step 1)
- In a saucepan, add 2 tablespoons butter and let it melt on medium heat. (Avoid high heat as butter may burn). As the butter started to melt, add 1 tablespoon freshly chopped garlic and sauté for few seconds until it become aromatic. Stir well with the help to spatula during this process of caramelization.
Seasoning (Step 2)
- Combine the ingredients of Cajun seasoning in a bowl or use 1 tablespoon store bought Cajun seasoning to add in sautéed garlic and butter.
- Deglaze the sauce with water if required. This step will save the sauce from burning spices. Make sure the heat is low! Mix it well! Keep stirring until the sauce forms the one-tone texture.
Add More Butter (Step 3)
- To make the sauce more buttery, creamy and rich in texture add 4 tablespoon butter in sauce. Simmer the sauce on low heat to melt the butter. This step will make it more shiny and add lubrication in sauce. Make sure to stir the sauce!
Taste Adjustment & Addition of Herb (Step 4)
- Now taste the salt and pepper and adjust it accordingly. This sauce is spicier in taste so add extra cayenne pepper, black pepper, paprika or salt. I simply used salt and pepper as a taste adjustment part.
- Fresh parsley will add taste, and vibrant color also help to enhance the aroma of the sauce. Don't skip it! Give it a good mix and keep simmering for few minutes on low heat.Now the sauce is ready to use!
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Notes
- To get the best flavor of the sauce, ALWAYS use freshly chopped garlic as it helps to make the perfect flavor. Once I tried with garlic powder and was not a big fan. The nutty flavor of fresh garlic sautéed with butter makes it so tasty with seasoning.
- A well-balanced quantity of butter and sautéed garlic makes the perfect blend with Cajun spices. Creole or Bay seasoning can also be used as a substitute.
- American cultured butter is best to soften the basic flavors and help to thicken the sauce by adding a salty and savory taste.
- The sprinkle of fresh lemon juice will enhance the flavor of the sauce by adding a more acetic, citric, and savory touch that blends well with spicy and peppery seasoning.
- To make it spicier, increase the dose of cayenne pepper. I love it!
- Creole seasoning is the best substitute for Cajun seasoning.
- It’s better to use the homemade Cajun seasoning which is simple, economical, and easy to make at home within 5 minutes. Store-bought can also be used.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 97kcal