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Submitted by baggins

Five-ingredient herb butter sauce with rosemary, tarragon, and lemon that doubles as a grilling baste and warm dipping sauce for shrimp, crab, lobster, and crawfish.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

20 min

READY

10 min

Some of the best sauces are the simplest ones, and this herb-spiked butter proves it.

Melt butter, stir in rosemary, tarragon, and a squeeze of lemon, and you’ve got a fragrant baste that transforms anything off the grill.

Brush it on fish fillets, shrimp skewers, or lobster tails while they cook, then serve the rest warm on the side for dipping.

It comes together in about 10 minutes and makes just enough to coat a full spread of grilled seafood without drowning it.

Pro Tips

  • Use clarified butter if you’re basting over high heat so it won’t burn
  • Warm the sauce gently right before serving so the herbs stay fragrant
  • Double the batch if you’re grilling for a crowd because this stuff disappears fast

Ingredients

½ 118
CUP ML BUTTER
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML ROSEMARY LEAVES
dried
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML TARRAGON LEAVES
dried
¾ 3.8
TEASPOON ML SALT
1 15
TABLESPOON ML LEMON JUICE

Directions

Melt butter in a small saucepan.

Add remaining ingredients.

Brush on seafood; baste occasionally during grilling.

May also be served warm as a nice dipping sauce with shrimp, crawfish, crab and lobster.

Yields: ½ cup

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 22g (0.8 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 136 102% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g 24%
Saturated Fat 10g 49%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 41mg 14%
Sodium 404mg 17%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars g
Protein 0g
Vitamin A 10% Vitamin C 2%
Calcium 1% Iron 0%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free
 

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