Seafood Butter Sauce & Baste
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 servingsPREP
10 minCOOK
20 minREADY
10 minSome 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
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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