Recipes: My Boyfriend’s Seafood Sauce

One perk of living in The Ocean State? Access to the best seafood in America. IMO, all of New England has the best seafood in the country; maybe I’m a bit biased, but I digress. I love seafood, I always have. If I had to choose one source of protein to eat for the rest of my life, seafood would undoubtedly be my choice. Needless to say, I eat seafood every chance I get, and although I’ll eat it any time of the year, living in a beach house this summer has made seafood feel much more festive than usual.

The first night my boyfriend and I picked up seafood after we moved in here back in June, he made this sauce and used it for both our appetizer and dinner and we both fell in love immediately. Since then, we’ve been using this sauce every time we have seafood at home, and we are absolutely obsessed. The best part? It’s versatile, fast, and simple. Keep on reading to learn the full recipe.

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My Boyfriend’s Seafood Sauce:

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Ingredients:

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WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• 2 tbs diced onion
• 3 tbs lemon juice
• 1 cup dairy-free/vegan butter* (I use SmartBalance or Earth Balance)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 slice of lemon to make shredded lemon peel
• 1 tbs minced garlic
• Large pot
• Wooden spoon/heat-safe spoon (to stir)
• Fine mesh strainer
• Large bowl (preferably one with a lip)

*May add more butter as needed.

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Instructions*:

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*We’ve used it with mussels and in a seafood pasta with salmon, crab meat, and octopus. With the mussels we always pour the sauce over the cooked mussels and the remainder goes into a small dipping cup on the side to dunk the mussels and bread into. For the seafood pasta, we cook everything, combine, and drizzle this sauce over it.

HOW-TO:

1. Combine all ingredients in a large pot and place on stovetop over low-medium heat until liquefied.
   1. Note: butter needs to be completely melted.
2. Once everything is liquefied and butter is completely melted, turn heat on low to keep warm.
3. When food is ready, remove from stovetop and turn off burner. Strain sauce through fine mesh strainer into large bowl.
4. Serve and enjoy!

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