Cajun Seafood Boil Sauce

This cajun seafood boil sauce is our saucy secret to our go-to seafood boil and crab boil. It's bursting with all the best Cajun flavors, from the garlic to all the spices that make this seafood butter sauce a staple.

Course sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword seafood butter sauce

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 2

Total Time 7

Servings cup

Calories 278kcal

Ingredients

1 cup salted butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 whole lemon, squeezed
1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
½ tablespoon mustard seeds , or 1 teaspoon mustard powder
½ tablespoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne

Instructions

Melt the butter in a sauce pan or in the microwave.
Once melted, add the minced garlic, and lemon juice. Stir until combined.
To the butter, add the spices and stir well.
Store the seafood boil sauce at room temperature until you’re ready to use. Melt over the stove top on low, or in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time until the butter has melted. Use the sauce immediately.

Notes

TIPS

Make and store in advance. This gives the sauce more time to have the flavors meld.
How do I add the sauce to cooked seafood? There's a few ways to use this sauce. The most popular way is to pour seafood boil sauce over the seafood directly and gently mix everything until the sauce is thoroughly combined with all the seafood. Another way to use it is by leaving it on the side and using it to put your seafood into. It's especially great with crab and shrimp this way!

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