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Lemon Caper Butter Sauce
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Chef John
"This simple lemon caper butter sauce is the perfect accompaniment to sauteed sole."
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Ingredients
15 m servings 269Original recipe yields 1 servings (1 serving)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Crush capers in a small bowl with the back of a spoon.
- 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.
- Stir cold butter and savory into lemon mixture, stirring constantly until butter is completely melted and sauce is shiny and thick, about 1 minute.
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Most helpful positive review
8/2/2014
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!
Most helpful critical review
8/7/2014
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.
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8/2/2014
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!
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 bu...
4/20/2017
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 ...
4/10/2018
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!
6/13/2017
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!
8/7/2014
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.
9/16/2019
Perfect recipe - simple and delicious! I made it with swordfish accompanied by Jasmine rice and broccolini. My husband wants to put this in our rotation of great recipes.
7/24/2019
Decided to tinker to make it a little less lemony. Tried a couple of tablespoons of sour cream doubled the butter and substituted thyme for savory. Poured it over Halibut. It was terrific and ...
4/23/2019
This was amazing!! Are used one large Meyer lemon, And it was perfect! Loved by all on fresh fish!