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Garlic Butter Sauce
This garlic butter sauce is great on filets, seafood, and fried chicken!
Ingredients
ScaleNo serving count in the source — scale by factor
- unsalted butter, divided; source gives 2 sticks as ½ cup2 stick
- heavy creamsplash
- garlic, minced3 tbsp
- shallot, medium; very finely minced1
- saltpinch
- black pepper, freshly ground1/4 tsp
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 3 steps
Melt 2 tbsp butter in large straight-sided sauté pan over medium high heat. Add garlic and shallot, and cook until garlic is golden.
Add remaining ingredients, and cook just until butter is melted. Remove from heat and allow to come down to room temperature.
Purée sauce in batches until smooth. Return to pan and heat through on low heat.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)
