This Cajun butter dipping sauce packs a ton of flavor and is a perfect dipping sauce for crab, shrimp, lobster or mussels!
Inspired by a New Orleans-style seafood boil, this Cajun butter dipping sauce is flavored with Cajun seasoning, hot sauce, minced garlic and lemon juice. For those of you who don't like things too spicy, this sauce is for you. It's well seasoned, but not overly spicy. But, if you're looking for more heat — fear not, you can always make it more spicy if you want!
We use a store-bought Cajun seasoning in this recipe, but you could also use a Creole seasoning. Or, you could even make your own. We recommend using our ingredient measurements as a start, and then adding more as you like.
We typically pair with with steamed crab, but you can pair with other seafood like lobster or shrimp. It's one of of our favorite butter dipping sauces and it's so easy to make. It uses just 5 ingredients and takes about 5 minutes to make!
Key Ingredients
Just a few notes on key ingredients:
- Hot sauce: Hot sauce is used to add a little heat to the butter sauce. We use Frank's hot sauce, but you can use any hot sauce you like.
- Cajun or creole seasoning: We use just a ½ teaspoon of a store-bought Cajun seasoning since it can come off quite salty. Obviously, you can add more if you like. Just be sure to taste as you go. If you don't have Cajun seasoning, you can replace with a Creole seasoning like Tony Chachere's Seasoning.
- Lemon juice: Don't forget to add the lemon juice to brighten it up!
How To Make
Step 1: In a skillet over medium heat, sauté minced garlic with a tablespoon of the butter.
Step 2: As soon as it becomes fragrant (about 30 seconds — be careful not to brown), remove from heat and stir in the rest of the ingredients (Cajun seasoning, hot sauce, and lemon juice). Then, pour into a serving bowl.
Step 3: In that same pan over medium heat, add the rest of the butter and heat it until it melts.
Step 4 & 5: Turn off the heat and use a spoon to skim off the white solids from the surface of the butter until it's clear.
Step 6: Pour the clarified butter into the serving bowl with the Cajun mixture. Stir and serve immediately.
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Cajun Butter Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons Frank's Hot Sauce or other hot sauce
- ½ teaspoon Cajun or creole seasoning
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat garlic and pepper: In a skillet over medium heat, sauté minced garlic with a tablespoon of the butter. comes fragrant (about 30 seconds — be careful not to brown), remove from heat and stir in the rest of the ingredients (Cajun seasoning, hot sauce, and lemon juice). Then, pour into a serving bowl for the butter sauce.
- Make the clarified butter: In that same pan over medium heat, add the rest of the butter and heat it until it melts. Turn off the heat and use a spoon to skim off the white solids from the surface of the butter until it's clear.
- Finish and serve: Pour the clarified butter into the serving bowl with the Cajun mixture. Stir and serve immediately.
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