Lemon Caper Butter Sauce

Name: Lemon Caper Butter Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon capers; ½ teaspoon butter; 2 lemons, juiced; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons cold butter; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh savory

Rating: 4.29 stars

55 Ratings
45 Reviews
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This simple lemon caper butter sauce is the perfect accompaniment to sauteed sole.

By Chef John

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

cook:

5 mins

total:

15 mins

Servings:

Yield:

1 serving

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 1 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 tablespoon capers
½ teaspoon butter
2 lemons, juiced
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons cold butter
1 teaspoon chopped fresh savory

Directions

Step 1

Crush capers in a small bowl with the back of a spoon.

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Step 2

Melt 1/2 teaspoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until the butter foams and is golden; saute capers until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add lemon juice, bring to a simmer, and cook, stirring frequently, until liquid is reduced by one-third, 1 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
Step 3

Stir cold butter and savory into lemon mixture, stirring constantly until butter is completely melted and sauce is shiny and thick, about 1 minute.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

269 calories; protein 3.2g; carbohydrates 24.6g; fat 25.8g; cholesterol 66.4mg; sodium 594.7mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (45)

Most helpful positive review

Spring Dehart

08/02/2014

Very lemony, so next time I will be cutting lemon juice at least in half and compensating with butter. But the flavor of the sauteed carpers in the butter sauce was amazing! Read More

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RUTHIEV

08/08/2014

Wow way too lemony. I don't mind lots of butter but it was too tangy for my taste but my bf liked it. I think next time I will mix some sour cream in it for a milder flavor. Read More

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(2)

55 Ratings

5 star values: 31
4 star values: 17
3 star values: 3
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 4

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Spring Dehart

08/02/2014

Very lemony, so next time I will be cutting lemon juice at least in half and compensating with butter. But the flavor of the sauteed carpers in the butter sauce was amazing! Read More

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(21)

Nancy

10/31/2017

Delicious! I breaded and lightly fried flounder to put this sauce on top. I made 4 servings of this recipe but used the juice of only 4 lemons. I added a bit of milk at the end with the cold butter and substituted dried thyme for the savory because that's what I had on hand. Yum! Read More

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Dee

04/20/2017

Loved this sauce.... Used 1 lemon per reviewers and thought that 1 TBL of capers wasn't quite enough. Will use more next time... Used TJ's 21 Seasoning Salute in place of the savory....great flavor. Now I can really enjoy cooking fish. Much thanks to the chef for sharing.....so simple. Read More

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SuKay

06/13/2017

Prepared this sauce for chicken. Based on others' comments I used the juice of only 1 lemon not 2 and added a tablespoon or so of sour cream. It was delicious and received strong compliments! Read More

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RUTHIEV

08/08/2014

Wow way too lemony. I don't mind lots of butter but it was too tangy for my taste but my bf liked it. I think next time I will mix some sour cream in it for a milder flavor. Read More

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Mary Coster

04/10/2018

I made it with 1 large lemon since the mahi mahi was marinated in lime juice and it came out great! I didn t have savory however I added dill. I will be making this for everything from now on! Read More

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Gay Dorsey

11/18/2018

I made this for pasta it was simple and sooooo delicious! Read More

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AmySioux

08/22/2018

Super yummy! The only changes I made were to substitute coconut oil for some of the butter and Bragg's Sea Kelp Delight because I didn't have savory on hand. Chef John is correct -- goes great with sole which was exactly what I was looking for! Read More

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mycocinamykitchen

12/28/2014

A wee bit to lemony for me but love the capers so did enjoy it. Will cut back on the lemon next time... Read More

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Very lemony, so next time I will be cutting lemon juice at least in half and compensating with butter. But the flavor of the sauteed carpers in the butter sauce was amazing!

Prepared this sauce for chicken. Based on others' comments I used the juice of only 1 lemon not 2 and added a tablespoon or so of sour cream. It was delicious and received strong compliments!

Wow way too lemony. I don't mind lots of butter but it was too tangy for my taste but my bf liked it. I think next time I will mix some sour cream in it for a milder flavor.

I made it with 1 large lemon since the mahi mahi was marinated in lime juice and it came out great! I didn t have savory however I added dill. I will be making this for everything from now on!