Crab Butter Sauce

Crab Butter Sauce

from champagne-tastes.com
Condiment
10 min
55 kcal / serving

This easy crab butter sauce can be made four different ways. Try it plain, or season with lemon, garlic or cayenne. Serve with crab legs!

Ingredients

  • ¼ cupbutter (½ stick)
  • ½lemon, juiced
  • pinch sea salt (optional) (omit if using salted butter or if serving along with heavily seasoned crab.)
  • 2 clovesgarlic, finely diced
  • 1 teaspoonred chili flakes
  • ⅛ teaspooncayenne
  • zest from one lemon

Directions

  1. 1

    Melt the butter over medium-low heat.Allow the butter to melt but not brown.

  2. 2

    As soon as the butter melts, add any extra seasoning if desired (garlic, red pepper or lemon zest).Continue heating 1-2 minutes, or until the seasonings become fragrant.Stir in the lemon juice. Serve warm along with crab legs.