5-Minute Lemon Butter Sauce -

Lemon sauce being spooned and drizzled over chicken breast

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5 from 5 votes

5-Minute Lemon Butter Sauce

Make this light, quick & easy lemon sauce for pasta, fish, chicken or vegetables!

Cook Time5 mins

Total Time5 mins

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: International

Servings: cup

Calories: 1695kcal

Author: Anecia Hero

Ingredients

2 sticks unsalted butter
¼-½ cup fresh lemon juice about 2 large lemons or 4-6 small lemons
2 tablespoons cornstarch
salt to taste

Instructions

Melt butter in medium saucepan
Whisk in cornstarch
Add lemon juice and whisk until sauce is smooth; taste for salt

Notes

Add the lemon last. When adding an acid (lemon, vinegar, wine) to dairy or fat (butter), add the acid last. If you add the acid first, you run the risk of your sauce curdling, or clumping.

Start with ¼ cup of fresh juice. The recipe calls for ¼ - ½ cup. Taste it to see if it's "lemony" enough for you. If not, add a little more fresh lemon.

If you accidentally add too much, correct the tartness and acidity by adding a little sugar, salt or baking soda.

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