This cajun butter sauce recipe is easy to pull together and bursting with rich, spicy flavors! It's a rich and flavorful sauce for seafood lovers that packs a little heat.
It's perfect for a seafood dipping sauce - it pairs so well with lobster tails, snow crab legs, king crab legs, and jumbo shrimp. You can also toss it with seafood, fresh corn, and potatoes and use it for a seafood boil.
Emily's Recipe Notes
My seafood sauce packs in the spices! I use several dry spices - Old Bay Seasoning, Cajun seasoning, and smoked paprika to punch up the flavors and then I bring in richness with Worcestershire sauce.
You can serve it with a plate of grilled shrimp or crab for dipping, or use it in one of my all-time favorite ways - a shrimp seafood boil!
Cajun Butter Sauce Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter - Make sure to use real butter. It provides the rich flavor in this recipe.
- Yellow Onion and garlic cloves - Fresh garlic and onion will mix with the butter to provide the aromatics and add a deep and slightly sweet flavor.
- Cajun Seasoning - You can make your own seasoning or purchase from the store. Cajun seasoning is a blend of cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic powder, pepper, onion powder, and oregano.
- Smoked Paprika - adds a little smoky flavor and richness to the sauce.
- Worcestershire sauce - packs a punch of umami flavor.
- Lemon Juice - Lemon provides just the right amount of acidity and adds a bright flavor to this sauce.
- Old Bay Seasoning - Red pepper flakes, celery seed, mustard, paprika, ginger, black pepper, and several other aromatics are used in this seasoning blend.
How to Make Cajun Seafood Boil Sauce
Step 1
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Step 2
Add the diced onion and cook for 3 to4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
Step 3
Stir in the Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, and Old Bay. Cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly, until fragrant.
Add the Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and hot sauce, if using. Stir until well combined and cook for 1 minute.
Step 4
Remove from the heat and stir in the fresh parsley. Spoon or pour the sauce over cooked seafood, use it as a dipping sauce, or toss it with a seafood boil.
How to Use This Sauce
- Use as a dipping sauce - The easiest way to use this sauce is to serve it with grilled or cooked shrimp, cooked crab, or any other seafood and use it as a dipping sauce or drizzle.
- Use as a marinade - You can use this sauce as a marinade for shrimp, lobster tails, or even chicken. Reserve a few tablespoons of sauce, then allow your protein to marinate in the remaining sauce for 30 minutes, and then bake or grill it. Top with reserved sauce and serve.
- Make a seafood boil - use this sauce as part of a cajun seafood boil. Boil some red potatoes and corn in a large stockpot and then add your seafood - cook for the recommended time. Drain the seafood and toss with the butter sauce.
More Seafood Sauce Recipes
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Easy Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe - an easy homemade tartar sauce recipe is so tasty and simple to make. You'll never buy tartar sauce at the store again.
Cocktail Sauce for Shrimp - a tangy cocktail sauce for shrimp is zesty and tasty and made with only a few simple ingredients.
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Cajun Butter Seafood Sauce
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter 1 stick
- ½ medium yellow onion finely diced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 ½ tablespoons Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce optional
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the diced onion and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Stir in the Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, and Old Bay. Cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly, until fragrant.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and hot sauce, if using. Stir until well combined and cook for 1 minute.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the fresh parsley. Spoon or pour the sauce over cooked seafood, use it as a dipping sauce, or toss it with a seafood boil.
John fakla says
Thank u was real good easy to mske