Lemon Butter Sauce for Fish
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5.0
174 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
73 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
American
Lemon Butter Sauce for Fish
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This garlic lemon butter sauce is creamy, rich, bursting with zesty flavor and is the best sauce for fish. Only four ingredients and just 10 minutes to make!
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Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Juice of ½ lemon
- ¼ cup low sodium chicken broth
- ¼ cup heavy cream
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Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat.
- Stir in garlic for 1-2 minutes til fragrant.
- Stir in lemon juice, broth, and heavy cream.
- Bring sauce to a simmer. Cook 4-6 minutes til sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Serve sauce over your favorite seafood (or even chicken or pasta!). Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and cracked black pepper if desired.
Notes
- . You need to make sure it's not cooking at too high a temperature or it'll brown. Every stove top varies so keep an eye on that sauce, stirring once in a while to keep it mixed together while it thickens.
- Use
- whenever possible. The fresh juice lends such a brightness and crispness to the sauce, I think if you try it once to compare you'll really be able to tell the difference!
- . Start with the juice of half a lemon and add more to your tastes if you like. Remember you can always add more lemon in but it's impossible to take it back out if it's overly sour.
- If you do not have fresh or minced garlic, you can
- instead.
- Reheating instructions: Take out only what you plan on using from the fridge. For best results,
- about 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between intervals until the sauce is just heated back through. Or,
- on the stove.
- Don't leave the sauce unattended. You need to make sure it's not cooking at too high a temperature or it'll brown. Every stove top varies so keep an eye on that sauce, stirring once in a while to keep it mixed together while it thickens.
- Use fresh lemons whenever possible. The fresh juice lends such a brightness and crispness to the sauce, I think if you try it once to compare you'll really be able to tell the difference!
- Add lemon juice a bit at a time. Start with the juice of half a lemon and add more to your tastes if you like. Remember you can always add more lemon in but it's impossible to take it back out if it's overly sour.
- If you do not have fresh or minced garlic, you can substitute a teaspoon of garlic powder instead.
- Reheating instructions: Take out only what you plan on using from the fridge. For best results, microwave about 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between intervals until the sauce is just heated back through. Or, reheat over medium-low on the stove.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
73kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
42mg
(2%)
Potassium
64mg
(2%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
268IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 73 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 73kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 42mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 64mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 268IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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5.0
174 reviews
Excellent
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