Conner Family Recipes

Viet-Cajun Garlic Butter

Name: Viet-Cajun Garlic Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Sauce
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter; 2 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped lemongrass (about 4 inches of the white part), or 1 1/2 tablespoons lemongrass paste; 1 tablespoon minced garlic (about 4 cloves); 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning with salt, such as Tony’s or Old Bay; 2 teaspoons granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice (from 1 medium lime)

6 servings

portions

10 minutes

temps actif

20 minutes

temps total

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Ingrédients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter

2 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped lemongrass (about 4 inches of the white part), or 1 1/2 tablespoons lemongrass paste

1 tablespoon minced garlic (about 4 cloves)

1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning with salt, such as Tony’s or Old Bay

2 teaspoons granulated sugar

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice (from 1 medium lime)

Instructions

Step 1

Melt 1 stick unsalted butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add 2 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped lemongrass and cook until very fragrant softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape off the foam from the top if desired.

Step 2

Stir in 1 tablespoon minced garlic and cook until the garlic is fragrant and starting to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning and 2 teaspoons granulated sugar until the sugar is dissolved.

Step 3

Turn off the heat. Stir in 1 tablespoon fish sauce and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Serve warm.

Nutrition

Taille de Portion

Serves 6

Calories

150 cal

Lipides Totaux

15.4 g

Lipides Saturés

9.6 g

Lipides Insaturés

0.0 g

Acides Gras Trans

Cholestérol

0 mg

Sodium

238.3 mg

Glucides Totaux

3.4 g

Fibres Diététiques

0.1 g

Sucres Totaux

1.6 g

Protéines

0.6 g