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Garlic Butter Sauce
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Garlic Butter Sauce

6 ingredients 3 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

170
Calories
1g
Protein
17g
Fat
5g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks (½ cup ) unsalted butter , divided
  • Splash of heavy cream
  • 3 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 medium shallot , very finely minced
  • Pinch of salt
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1

Melt 2 tbsp butter in large straight-sided sauté pan over medium high heat. Add garlic and shallot, and cook until garlic is golden.

2

Add remaining ingredients, and cook just until butter is melted. Remove from heat and allow to come down to room temperature.

3

Purée sauce in batches until smooth. Return to pan and heat through on low heat.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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