Indulge in a culinary journey with our delectable Butter Lemon Sauce recipes, a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. Experience the perfect balance of tangy lemon and rich butter, a classic combination that elevates any dish. Whether you're seeking a simple yet elegant sauce for your favorite pasta, a zesty marinade for grilled chicken, or a luscious dipping sauce for seafood, our collection has something for every palate. With step-by-step instructions and variations to suit your dietary preferences, these recipes are accessible to both novice and seasoned cooks alike. Embark on a culinary adventure and discover the versatility of this timeless sauce, transforming ordinary meals into extraordinary culinary experiences.
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BROCCOLI WITH LEMON BUTTER SAUCE
A fast and zesty take on frozen broccoli. Can also use fresh broccoli. Great summer dish. Can be served hot or cold.
Provided by MARDI1030
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Broccoli
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large skillet, combine the butter, water, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add the broccoli to the pan, stir to coat, and cover with a lid. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes over medium-low heat, stirring once, until broccoli is tender but still bright green. Serve warm, or refrigerate and serve cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 137 calories, Carbohydrate 8.4 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 109.8 mg, Sugar 1.6 g
EASY PAN FRIED SOLE FISH WITH LEMON-BUTTER SAUCE
This is a pretty basic recipe but it is just delicious! You can use lemon pepper in place of black pepper.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Brunch
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix the flour with seasoned salt and pepper in a shallow dish.
- Dredge the fish fillets in the flour mixture.
- Heat a large skillet over high heat.
- Add in about 3 tablespoons butter to the hot skillet.
- Saute the fillets in 2 batches, cooking on each side (on high heat about 2 minutes per side) or until just cooked through; transfer the fish to a plate to keep warm.
- Add in the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and cook until golden in colour; add in lemon juice, bring to a boil and add in the parsley.
- Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
- Pour the warm sauce over the fish.
- Serve immediately.
LEMON CAPER BUTTER SAUCE
This simple lemon caper butter sauce is the perfect accompaniment to sauteed sole.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes
Time 15m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Crush capers in a small bowl with the back of a spoon.
- Melt 1/2 teaspoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until the butter foams and is golden; saute capers until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add lemon juice, bring to a simmer, and cook, stirring frequently, until liquid is reduced by one-third, 1 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
- Stir cold butter and savory into lemon mixture, stirring constantly until butter is completely melted and sauce is shiny and thick, about 1 minute.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.1 calories, Carbohydrate 24.6 g, Cholesterol 66.4 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Fiber 10.9 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, Sodium 594.7 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
PAN FRIED LARGEMOUTH BASS WITH LEMON GARLIC HERB BUTTER SAUCE
Steps:
- Season the fillets with salt and pepper. Heat a saute pan on top of the grill. When the pan is hot add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and heat. Dredge the bass fillets in the flour and shake off any excess. Place the fillets in the pan and pan fry about 3 minutes per side, until golden brown. Remove the fish from the pan. Add the rest of the butter to the pan and melt. When the butter is hot, add the sliced garlic. Fry the garlic until it just begins to turn light golden brown. Add the herbs and remove from the heat. Carefully, add the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. To serve, place a fillet on a plate and spoon some of the lemon garlic herb butter over the fish.
FISH WITH LEMON, BUTTER, CAPER SAUCE
I've been making this "sauce" to serve over fish for years. I like it over simple pan fried fish, but you could serve it over crumbed fish too.
Provided by JustJanS
Categories Sauces
Time 13m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine the flour, salt and pepper. Coat the fish in the seasoned flour, shaking off the excess flour. Heat half the butter to foaming over medium high heat in a heavy based pan.
- Cook the fish to your liking and remove to serving plates.
- Add the remaining butter, juice, zest, capers and parsley. Heat for a minute then serve over the fish sharing the capers between the plates.
MONKFISH IN LEMON BUTTER WINE SAUCE
Very Simple Monkfish Recipe. I had something similar in Venice Italy. I have been searching forever for a monkfish recipe with no luck. In fact I became rather intimidated as most sites I found info on said Monkfish was difficult to prepare. So I made this one up Myself. My Husband & children loved it. The cooking and ingredient quantities are estimated as I just threw everything together & this was the 1st time I made this.
Provided by lbyrne
Categories Very Low Carbs
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cover broiling pan (at least 1/4" deep) with foil. Heat broiler to Low.
- Place Monkfish Fillets in pan & season with salt & pepper.
- Slice sticks of butter in 1/8" pieces & lay on top of fish.
- Sprinkle lemon & wine over fish.
- Sprinkle fish with parsley.
- Place in broiler for aprox. 15 to 30 min (I am not sure of the time as I was not paying that much attention to it). I just checked the fish every few minute & took out of oven when fish started to flake.
LEMON DILL SALMON WITH GARLIC, WHITE WINE, AND BUTTER SAUCE
I had a craving for fresh fish and dill, so I played around and came up with this. Its been rated one of my greatest hits! Great with rice or potatoes and steamed green beans.
Provided by Countess
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Salmon Baked Salmon Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Mix butter, white wine, lemon juice, and garlic together in a small bowl.
- Pour a small amount of the butter mixture into an 8x8-inch baking pan until bottom is evenly coated; cover with a thin layer of dill. Place salmon, skin side down, into the baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining dill; pour remaining butter mixture over salmon. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake in preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 25 to 35 minutes. Sprinkle generously with almonds before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 315.5 calories, Carbohydrate 6.9 g, Cholesterol 64.8 mg, Fat 21.9 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 23.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 108.5 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
PAN-ROASTED HALIBUT WITH CLAMSHELL MUSHROOMS AND LEMON BUTTER SAUCE
Mushrooms and halibut have a natural affinity for each other, and both are wonderful with the lemon-parsley butter sauce. So, whether you fear cooking fish or not, I hope you give this super simple yet fabulous recipe a try soon.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Halibut
Time 30m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter in heavy skillet over medium-high heat until butter melts and begins to foam. Add mushrooms and a pinch of salt; saute in hot butter and oil golden brown, about 5 minutes. Push mushroom to the edges to clear a space in the center of the skillet.
- Season halibut on each side with salt and cayenne pepper. Place halibut fillets in the center of the skillet and cook until the fillets begin to flake, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer halibut to a warm serving plate.
- Pour the water into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon, until water is reduced by half, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour lemon juice into mushroom mixture and stir.
- Stir butter and parsley into mushroom mixture. Stir constantly until butter melts and forms a sauce; remove from heat and season with salt and black pepper. Spoon sauce and mushrooms over halibut.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 406.9 calories, Carbohydrate 0.6 g, Cholesterol 101.5 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 41.8 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 211.6 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
SOLE WITH LEMON-BUTTER SAUCE
Lemon slices help keep the fish moist during cooking. For a simple sauce, we combined lemon juice, white wine, and butter.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place wine in a large, lidded skillet. Fold each sole fillet into thirds. Arrange in skillet; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Lay two overlapping lemon slices on each piece of fish.
- Bring wine to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer gently until fish is opaque throughout, 3 to 5 minutes. With a spatula, transfer fish to serving plates.
- Return liquid in skillet to a boil; cook until reduced to 1/3 cup, 1 to 2 minutes. Add lemon juice; remove from heat. Whisk in butter until smooth. Season with salt; strain, if desired. Serve with fish; garnish with fresh herbs and pepper, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 287 g, Fat 11 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 38 g
CARRABBA'S LEMON BUTTER SAUCE
Make and share this Carrabba's Lemon Butter Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Valerie in Florida
Categories Sauces
Time 15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- To clarify butter; Melt 1/2 stick of butter over low heat. When melted, remove from heat and set aside for several minutes to allow the milk solids to settle to the bottom. Skim the clear (clarified) butter from the top, and discard sediment. (This can be done ahead of time).
- To make the sauce: Heat clarified butter, add onion and garlic, and saute until transparent. Add lemon juice and white wine, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer 2-3 minutes to reduce liquid. Remove from heat and swirl in cold butter until sauce is smooth and emulsified.
EASY LEMON BUTTER SAUCE FOR FISH AND SEAFOOD
This is a traditional German sauce that is usually served over trout. You can dredge trout in flour and cook in butter in a pan. After you cook your trout in the pan, just make this in the same pan to get those flavours! You can absolutely use this on any seafood. Enjoy!
Provided by Nif_H
Categories Sauces
Time 8m
Yield 1/4 cup, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Melt butter in warm (not hot!) pan. Add lemon juice to the butter and warm briefly.
- Add Worcestershire sauce and pepper to taste.
- Spoon sauce over trout or other fish, sprinkle with parsley and serve.
GARLICKY MUSSELS IN A RICH LEMON, FRESH HERB, BUTTER SAUCE
Moules marinières a classic French/Belgian dish, wonderful served with frites and a dollop of mayonnaise. Just bought 2 pounds of mussels. Tossed this together almost as fast as we ate it! Lots of fresh herbs and garlic. Make sure you have some wonderful bread to soak up the sauce! Or serve over pasta.
Provided by Rita1652
Categories Mussels
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large pan pour olive oil to cover bottom of pan add onions chili and garlic saute till translucent.
- Add herbs lemon and wine.
- Add mussels cover and steam 5 minutes till all are opened.
- Remove mussels to a large bowl.
- Keeping the juice in the pan whisk in the butter and pour over the mussels.
- Garnish with herbs and lemon.
BONEFISH GRILL LEMON BUTTER SAUCE
A rich, classic sauce for fish and poultry. I found this recipe at their online site. I love their lemon butter sauce.
Provided by diner524
Categories Sauces
Time 25m
Yield 1 cup, 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place the first 4 ingredients, into a sauce pan and simmer over medium high heat until the volume is reduced by half. Reduce heat to low.
- Now slowly begin adding the pieces of cold butter (in ¼ inch squares), whisking continuously after each addition to maintain a smooth consistency.
- Add salt and strain sauce into a small pan to remove any solids. Sauce should be creamy and smooth. Serve immediately.
BROWN BUTTER SAUCE WITH LEMON BEURRE MEUNIèRE
Categories Sauce Citrus Dairy Herb Vegetarian Quick & Easy Winter Gourmet
Yield Makes about 5 tablespoons
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Cut butter into pieces and in a small heavy skillet melt over moderately low heat. Simmer butter until golden brown with a nutty aroma, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and immediately add lemon juice, salt, parsley, and pepper to taste, swirling skillet to incorporate (butter will foam).
- Serve sauce immediately.
CATFISH WITH LEMON/BUTTER SAUCE
I created this recipe for a catfish cooking contest by modifying a recipe for shrimp and spaghetti, which I also developed. -Rita Futral, Ocean Spring, Mississippi
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 6-8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook mushrooms and garlic, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add broth or wine, lemon juice, parsley, salt and pepper; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add catfish, simmer, uncovered, for 6 to 8 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. (Butter sauce will be thin.) Serve over spaghetti. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Garnish with lemon and parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 379 calories, Fat 26g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 90mg cholesterol, Sodium 668mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 19g protein.
CHICKEN PAILLARDS WITH LEMON-BUTTER SAUCE
Before making this dish, read our handy instructions on how to make chicken paillards.Lemon segments give this dish great flavor. To segment the fruit, cut away all the peel and white pith. Then slice along the membranes. Serve the chicken and sauce over fresh spinach.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Season chicken paillards on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until butter foams. Add two paillards, and saute on one side until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Flip, and saute paillards until cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Raise heat to medium-high, and repeat with two remaining paillards.
- Add shallot to skillet, and cook over medium heat, adding oil or butter as needed, stirring often, until golden, about 1 minute. Raise heat to medium-high. Add lemon segments and juice, chicken stock, and any plate juices, and deglaze the pan, scraping brown bits from bottom with a wooden spoon. Simmer until sauce reduces by half, about 3 minutes. Gradually stir in remaining 2 to 3 tablespoons butter until just melted. Season to taste.
LEMON BUTTER PASTA SAUCE
Make and share this Lemon Butter Pasta Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chesska
Categories Low Protein
Time 10m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Put a skillet over medium heat. Drop in the butter, zest, lemon juice and garlic.
- Melt, blend and stir all the ingredients together.
- Toss with pasta and serve with chicken, veggies or just top with poppy seeds.
TROUT WITH GARLIC LEMON BUTTER HERB SAUCE
Categories Fish
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Season the top of fish fillets with Italian herb seasoning and salt (generously). Fish fillets will have skins on the bottom - no need to season the skins.
- In a large skillet (large enough to fit 2 fish fillets), heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat until heated but not smoking. To the hot skillet with olive oil, add fish fillets skin side up - flesh side down. Cook the flesh side of the fish for about 3-5 minutes on medium heat, making sure the oil does not smoke, until lightly browned.
- Flip the fillets over to the other side, skin side down (add more oil, if needed). Cook for another 2-4 minutes on medium heat (to prevent oil from burning).
- Remove the skillet from heat, close with the lid, and let the fish sit for 5-10 minutes, covered, in the skillet, until flaky and cooked through completely.
- After the fish is cooked through, off heat, using spatula, carefully remove fillets to the plate, separating the fish from the skin. Carefully remove or scrape the fish skin off the bottom of the pan, making sure to leave all the cooking oils in the pan.
- Add diced garlic, lemon juice, and white wine to the same pan with oil. Cook on medium-low heat for about 1 minute, until garlic softens a bit. Remove from heat. Add 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley, and 2 tablespoons of butter, off heat, to the sauce, stirring, until the butter melts and forms a creamy mixture.
- Add fish to the pan, spoon sauce over the fish, top the fish and sauce with the remaining 1 tablespoon of parsley, and serve.
PORK SCALLOPINI WITH LEMON BUTTER, CAPER SAUCE
This is an amazing and tasty pork dish. It can be as easy or as difficult as you want to make it. I've changed it up a bit to make it much simpler and less time consuming. As well, I adjusted the sauce in order to thicken it up a bit, yet keep the rich buttery lemony flavor. I like to serve this with steamed carrots and pork...
Provided by Pj Brearley
Categories Pork
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Season pork with salt and pepper. (or any of your favorite seasonings to taste)
- 2. Dredge in 1/2 c. flour. (Reserving the other 1 T. for the sauce, later)
- 3. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
- 4. Cook the pork chops 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Transfer to a warm plate. (Do not cover. This will cause the breading to get soft). I heat my oven and then shut it down so that it is slightly warm and place the plate of pork chops in the oven.
- 5. Drain excess oil from skillet, except for approximately 1/2 tablespoon.
- 6. Replace pan back on the stove top and add 1 T. butter and 1 T. flour to the reserved oil in pan. Stir until combined.
- 7. Add the white wine and lemon juice, stirring constantly. Cook, while stirring, until the sauce starts to thicken.
- 8. Add the capers and the remaining tablespoon of butter, stirring slowly to incorporate.
- 9. Serve with the sauce over the chops or on the side. It's all a matter of preference. (I like mine over my chops. D.H. likes his on the side.)
- 10. Top with a sprinkle of fresh parsley for color.
SKILLET SEARED SALMON WITH GARLIC LEMON BUTTER SAUCE RECIPE - (4.5/5)
Provided by AzWench
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Remove salmon fillets from refrigerator and allow to rest at room temperature 10 minutes. Meanwhile prepared garlic lemon butter sauce. In a small saucepan melt 1 tsp butter over medium heat. Add garlic and saute until lightly golden brown, about 1 - 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and lemon juice. Let sauce simmer until it has reduced by half (to about 3 Tbsp), about 3 minutes. Stir in butter and honey and whisk until combined. Set sauce aside. Dab both sides of salmon dry with paper towels, season both sides with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Once oil is shimmering add salmon and cook about 3 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through. Plate salmon (leaving oil in pan) and drizzle each serving generously with butter sauce, sprinkle with parsley and garnish with lemon slices if desired. Serve immediately. Recipe source: Cooking Classy
Tips:
- For a richer sauce, use unsalted butter and let it brown slightly before adding the lemon juice.
- To make the sauce ahead of time, whisk all of the ingredients together and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When ready to serve, reheat gently over low heat until warmed through.
- If the sauce is too thick, whisk in a little water or chicken broth until desired consistency is reached.
- Serve the sauce immediately over grilled or roasted chicken, fish, or vegetables.
Conclusion:
Butter lemon sauce is a classic and versatile sauce that can be used to enhance a variety of dishes. It is easy to make and can be prepared in just a few minutes. The bright and tangy flavor of lemon pairs perfectly with the richness of butter, creating a sauce that is both delicious and elegant. Whether you are serving it over chicken, fish, or vegetables, this sauce is sure to impress your guests.
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