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Cajun Butter Sauce

My delicious easy Cajun butter sauce should be on your table! Seafood lovers check in!! The melted butter, garlic powder, fresh parsley, and cajun seasoning makes this the perfect flavorful sauce to drizzle over snow crab legs, jumbo shrimp, lobster, or scallops. 
Cajun butter sauce
Servings: 2 People
Calories 138
Author: Ronalyn
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients  

  • 1/2 Cup Butter
  • 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
  • 1 Tablespoon Cajun Seasoning or Old Bay
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon juice
  • Hot Sauce
  • Chopped parsley Optional, for garnish

Instructions

  • In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
    1/2 Cup Butter
  • Add the minced garlic and sauté for about 1-2 minutes until fragrant, being careful not to burn it.
    1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
  • Stir in the parsley, hot sauce, Cajun seasoning or old bay.
    1 Tablespoon Cajun Seasoning, Chopped parsley, Hot Sauce
  • Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the fresh lemon juice. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
    2 Tablespoons Lemon juice
  • Serve the Cajun garlic butter sauce immediately as a dipping sauce for seafood, grilled meats, or drizzle it over vegetables or pasta.

Notes

Cajun Butter Dipping Sauce(Serves about 2 People) Double the recipe ingredients for more.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American