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Garlic Butter Sauce (Restaurant Style)
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Garlic Butter Sauce (Restaurant Style)

Garlic Butter Sauce is the luxurious, aromatic sauce that transforms simple dishes into restaurant-quality meals. This is the kind of sauce that turns Tuesday night pasta into something worth looking forward to. This rich, golden sauce combines the nutty richness of butter with the pungent, savory flavor of fresh garlic, creating a combination that's simultaneously simple and incredibly sophisticated. What makes restaurant-style garlic butter special is the technique – slowly cooking minced garlic in butter releases its flavors without burning, creating a mellow, sweet garlic taste rather than harsh bitterness. The addition of fresh herbs like parsley adds brightness and color, while lemon juice provides a touch of acidity that cuts through the richness and prevents the sauce from feeling heavy. White wine or chicken broth adds depth and helps create a silkier consistency. A touch of Parmesan cheese can be added for extra richness and umami. This versatile sauce is the secret weapon in many restaurant kitchens: it's perfect drizzled over grilled steak or seafood, tossed with pasta for an instant gourmet meal, brushed on bread for garlic bread, spooned over vegetables, or used as a dipping sauce for crab legs and lobster. The key to perfect garlic butter is not letting the garlic brown – you want it golden and fragrant, not burnt and bitter. Making it at home is incredibly easy and costs a fraction of what restaurants charge for dishes featuring this sauce.

10 min
Easy
8 servings

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