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Zesty Lemon Butter Sauce in 3 Ingredients! Lemon butter sauce: craft this bright, easy 3-ingredient sauce in minutes. Perfect for seafood, chicken, or vegetable

Zesty Lemon Butter Sauce in 3 Ingredients!

Lemon butter sauce: craft this bright, easy 3-ingredient sauce in minutes. Perfect for seafood, chicken, or vegetables, a versatile kitchen staple.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: American
Calories: 100
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Salted butter
  • 2 tbsp Lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
  • 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 fresh lemon
  • small saucepan
  • fine-mesh sieve

Method
 

  1. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter.
  2. Add the lemon juice and garlic powder. Heat, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes, until lemon butter has turned a darker yellow color but not browned. (Time will vary depending on the size and shape of your pan. Be careful not to burn it.)
  3. Remove from heat immediately. If your sauce cooked too long and has browned bits, strain through a fine-mesh sieve.

Notes

- Use fresh lemon juice for the best flavor; bottled juice often lacks the same bright acidity.
- Keep the heat on medium-low to prevent the butter from browning too quickly, which can give the sauce a nutty, rather than bright, flavor profile.
- If the sauce separates or looks greasy, whisk in a tablespoon of cold water or broth off the heat to bring it back together.
Nutrition information is an estimate, calculated automatically. Values vary with brands, substitutions and portion sizes.