seafood boil sauce recipe easy
A creamy, flavorful, and simple seafood boil sauce that enhances shrimp, crab, and lobster. Made with butter, garlic, paprika, and other aromatic ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 1/2 cup seafood broth or white wine
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar optional
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.
- Add the minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
- Stir in the lemon juice, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and Old Bay seasoning.
- Pour in the seafood broth or white wine and mix well.
- Add Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar (if using).
- Sprinkle in the crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper to taste.
- Simmer for a few minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
- Remove from heat and garnish with fresh parsley.
- Serve warm with seafood or as a dipping sauce.