Description
A quick and flavorful Spicy Garlic Butter Sauce that complements crispy roast potatoes, seafood, and pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp spicy chili garlic sauce
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp honey (optional)
- Salt & black pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Melt butter over medium-low heat until it’s fully liquid and slightly glossy.
- Add minced garlic and stir immediately; cook until fragrant and pale flecks form (about 30–45 seconds).
- Stir in spicy chili garlic sauce, smoked paprika, and optional cayenne.
- Add lemon juice and honey; stir until the sauce is balanced.
- Taste and season with salt and black pepper. Finish with chopped parsley, then remove from heat.
- Use immediately over crispy items or with pasta.
Notes
For a thicker sauce, whisk in cold water or a tiny pat of cold butter at the end. Store-bought chili garlic sauces vary, so adjust the heat to your taste.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Global
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 60mg