Live Everyday like a Holiday!: My Basting Butter Sauce Recipes

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

My Basting Butter Sauce Recipes

Friends I've collected up several butter sauce recipes over the years that's perfect for Holidays and special occasions.

Butter sauces are popular when cooking seafoods such as lobster right. Thin butter sauces are used to baste the food with or for dipping seafood in. Thick butter sauces are popular poured over vegetables such as corn, potatoes and asparagus. Butter sauces are even popular tossed in pasta. One of my favorite ways to use butter sauce is with everything cooked on the grill. And everybody's favorite way is tomato paste butter sauce to dip pizza in! That's why I wanted to share with you these really easy ingredients to spark up your next celebration. Below I have listed about 10 basting butter sauces.

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Basting Lemon Butter Sauce

perfect for seafood or breads

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 tbsp finely chopped parsley

1/4 teaspoon Paprika

salt and pepper to taste

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Butter Sauce for Pizza Dipping

perfect for pizza or basting meat, veggies & bread on the grill

1/2 cup salted melted butter

1/2 cup tomato paste, pizza sauce, or spaghetti sauce

1 teaspoon Italian oregano

For hot butter sauce add 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

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My Basting BBQ Butter Sauce

Perfect for basting lobster, or any food cooked on the grill.

This is a real favorite of mine because I grill a lot!

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup of BBQ sauce

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Melt butter and add lemon juice and BBQ sauce.

Salt and pepper to taste

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Basting Basil Butter

Perfect for basting lobster or tossing pasta in

Also try over corn on the cob or mashed potatoes

6 Tbs butter, melted

2 cloves of garlic - minced

1 Tbs. dried basil

salt and pepper to taste

In the same saucepan, combine the butter, garlic and basil and simmer 2-3 minutes.

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My Dark Basting Butter

Perfect for basting lobster or beef

1/2 cup of butter melted

juice of 2 lemons

2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon soy sauce

6 drops of tobacco

salt and ground pepper

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Ginger Basting Butter Sauce

Perfect for basting lobster or chicken

1 Cup (2 sticks) butter

1/4 cup dry sherry

1/4 cup light soy sauce

2 garlic cloves minced or pressed

2 tbs grated fresh ginger

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My Lime Pepper Dipping Sauce

Perfect for basting lobster or chicken.

Fantastic basted on roasted potatoes.

Lime Pepper dipping sauce is so easy to make.

Just add 1 tablespoon of lime pepper to:

1/4 cup of mayonnaise

1/4 cup of sour cream

1/4 cup plain yogurt

1/4 cup of chicken stock

salt & pepper to taste

Here's a tip for you: Try this as a basting sauce on the grill too!

I do it all the time. You can adjust how thick or thin you want it by how much chicken stock you use. I like it best on chicken and fish.

Note: Lemon Pepper is just as good as Lime Pepper.

Variations

If I'm using this sauce for "grilled pork" I like to add 4 tablespoons of catchup to the mix.

If I'm using this sauce for "grilled beef" I like to add 4 tablespoons of any BBQ sauce to the mix.

You must cover and refrigerate.

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Butter Sauce for baked Asparagus

salt and pepper to taste

2 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat, and stir in soy sauce and balsamic vinegar. Pour over the baked asparagus to serve.

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Boiled Lobster with Pepper Butter

remember this the next time you make a lobster roll sandwich

Great as a bread dip

4 lobsters (about 1 1/2 pounds each)

1/2 pound unsalted butter

4 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper

In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the lobsters, covered, until just done, about 10 minutes after the water returns to a boil.

Meanwhile, in a medium stainless-steel saucepan, melt the butter. Remove the pan from the heat and add the lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper. Divide the butter among four small bowls. Serve the lobsters with the pepper butter for dipping.

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Lobster Newburg Sauce

Perfect for hot cooked rice or pasta

1/4 cup butter

2 tablespoons flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika

1 cup heavy cream

3 egg yolks, slightly beaten

2 cups chopped boiled lobster

2 tablespoons dry sherry

3 cups cooked rice

PREPARATION:

In top of a double boiler directly over heat source, melt butter; remove from heat. Add flour, stirring until smooth. Stir in salt, nutmeg, and paprika.

Gradually stir in cream. Put back on heat; bring to a boil, stirring constantly.

Reduce heat and simmer, stirring, for 3 minutes longer. Stir a little of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, then pour back into the pan. Place top of double boiler over a pan of hot water over medium-low heat. Add lobster to the sauce, cooking and stirring until mixture is thickened and lobster is heated through, about 10 minutes. Stir in sherry. Serve lobster Newburg over hot cooked rice.

Note: If you don't like lobster then leave it out or replace it with other seafood or something else such as chicken.

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Apple Butter Dipping Sauce for Dessert Bread

1/2 cup applesauce

1/2 cup melted butter

2 tablespoon powdered sugar

salt to taste

dash of cinnamon to taste

You can also make pineapple and peach the same way

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I hope this was helpful - "Live everyday like a holiday." Pam

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