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    Home » Dips, Condiments and Sauces » Spicy Red Pepper Butter Sauce

    Spicy Red Pepper Butter Sauce

    Published: Dec 23, 2020 · Modified: Mar 19, 2022 by Low-Carb Simplified · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    If you're looking for the best crab dipping sauces, you've come to the right place! Here is our garlic butter sauce with red pepper flakes, which is made with butter, garlic and red pepper flakes. It's delicious!

    Garlic butter is a classic butter sauce for dipping for crab, lobster, shrimp, or even mussels. To spice it up, we’ve added red pepper flakes to give it a little heat.  

    This spicy red pepper butter sauce is made with garlic, red pepper flakes and clarified butter. You can make it as spicy as you want or even not at all — it's up to you.

    It's normal for the garlic and the red pepper to settle at the bottom, so you'll want to dip your crab meat deep into the butter to get all the flavor.

    To see a round-up of our favorite crab dipping sauces, click here.

    Ingredients

    Just 4 simple ingredients in this butter sauce! Without the red pepper flakes, this is a simple garlic butter sauce.

    Butter: If you're serving several pounds of crab, we recommend using a half cup of butter as in this recipe.

    Red pepper flakes: Red pepper flakes add some heat to the sauce. We use a teaspoon of red pepper flakes, which is not too spicy, but you can use more or less to taste.

    Garlic: We use just a few cloves of minced garlic, but you can add more if you like.

    Lemon: We love adding a little lemon juice since it brightens the sauce!

    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 lemon and the red pepper flakes. 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 garlic and red pepper flakes. Stir and serve immediately.

    More Crab Dipping Sauces

    • Homemade Garlic Aioli
    • The Best Keto Cocktail Sauce
    • Cajun Butter Dipping Sauce
    • Lemon Dill Butter Sauce

    If you try this recipe, we would love to hear your feedback! Leave a comment, rate it, and tag @lowcarbsimplified on your photo of this recipe on Instagram or Facebook. We hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!

    Spicy Red Pepper Butter Sauce

    Low-Carb Simplified
    If you're serving crab or lobster, be sure to try this spicy red pepper butter sauce made with butter, garlic and red pepper flakes!
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    Cook Time 5 mins
    Total Time 5 mins
    Course Condiments and Sauces
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4
    Calories 207.3 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup butter
    • 2 garlic cloves minced
    • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    • ½ teaspoon lemon juice

    Instructions
     

    • Heat garlic and pepper: In a skillet over medium heat, sauté minced garlic and chili flakes with a tablespoon of butter. As soon as it becomes fragrant (about 30 seconds — be careful not to brown), remove from heat and stir in the lemon and the red pepper flakes. Then, pour into a serving bowl.
    • 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 garlic and red pepper flakes. Stir and serve.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2tbs (approx)Calories: 207.3kcalCarbohydrates: 0.8gProtein: 0.3gFat: 24.1gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 4.6mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.1gNet Carbs: 0.7gProtein Percentage: 1%
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