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Cajun Garlic Butter Sauce

Cajun Garlic Butter Sauce

This Cajun Garlic Butter Sauce is a quick and flavorful recipe, perfect for slathering, dipping, or drizzling on steaks, chicken, and seafood.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course sauce
Cuisine Cajun
Servings 8 servings
Calories 109 kcal

Equipment

  • small saucepan

Ingredients
  

Cajun Garlic Butter Sauce Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter divided
  • 4 cloves garlic minced or grated
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 Tablespoons Cajun seasoning homemade or storebought
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley minced

Homemade Cajun Seasoning

  • 3 Tablespoons smoked paprika
  • 1 Tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil

Instructions
 

Main Instructions

  • Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add the remaining butter, parsley, lemon juice, and cajun seasoning. Whisk to combine then cook for five minutes.

Homemade Cajun Seasoning Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients together. Note this recipe makes more than needed for the butter.

Notes

Leftover sauce will keep for 2 weeks when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Leftover Cajun seasoning will last for several months in an airtight container at room temperature.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoonCalories: 109kcalFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 300mg
Keyword Butter Sauce, Cajun Garlic Butter Sauce, flavorful sauce, garlic butter, quick sauce, seafood sauce
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