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Garlic Butter Sauce

Garlic butter sauce
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This garlic butter sauce is quick to whip up and makes anything taste like gold! Here’s how to make this simple recipe.

Ingredients

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  • 4 tablespoons salted butter*
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan or skillet over low heat.
  2. Once melted, add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute (keep the heat low and don’t let it brown!). Remove from heat. Stir in the chopped parsley and kosher salt.
  3. Serve immediately as a drizzle for vegetables, salmon, white fish, shrimp or chicken: a little goes a long way. (Store leftovers refrigerated in a sealed container for up to 1 month; it solidifies when cold so re-heat on the stovetop before serving. Note that the parsley loses its bright green color; you can add more fresh chopped parsley when you serve it.)

Notes

*This quantity makes 1/4 cup and is easy to double to make a larger recipe. If all you have is unsalted butter, add an additional 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt to the recipe. 

**Variation: make lemon butter sauce by adding 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice and the zest of 1/2 lemon.