Best 11 Caper Lemon Butter Recipes

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Caper lemon butter is a classic and delicious sauce that can be used to enhance a variety of dishes. It is made with just a few simple ingredients that come together to create a rich, tangy and flavorful sauce that can be used as a marinade, a finishing sauce, or a dipping sauce. The combination of capers, lemon and butter creates a perfect balance of salty, sour and creamy flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. Whether you are looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special dish to serve at your next dinner party, caper lemon butter is sure to impress.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

LEMON CAPER BUTTER SAUCE



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This simple lemon caper butter sauce is the perfect accompaniment to sauteed sole.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 6

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

Steps:

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.1 calories, Carbohydrate 24.6 g, Cholesterol 66.4 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Fiber 10.9 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, Sodium 594.7 mg, Sugar 0.1 g

FISH WITH LEMON, BUTTER, CAPER SAUCE



Fish With Lemon, Butter, Caper Sauce image

I've been making this "sauce" to serve over fish for years. I like it over simple pan fried fish, but you could serve it over crumbed fish too.

Provided by JustJanS

Categories     Sauces

Time 13m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 fish fillets, your choice (tonight I have shark)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
salt and pepper
1/4 cup butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 tablespoons capers
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • Combine the flour, salt and pepper. Coat the fish in the seasoned flour, shaking off the excess flour. Heat half the butter to foaming over medium high heat in a heavy based pan.
  • Cook the fish to your liking and remove to serving plates.
  • Add the remaining butter, juice, zest, capers and parsley. Heat for a minute then serve over the fish sharing the capers between the plates.

PORK SCALLOPINI WITH LEMON BUTTER, CAPER SAUCE



Pork Scallopini with Lemon Butter, Caper sauce image

This is an amazing and tasty pork dish. It can be as easy or as difficult as you want to make it. I've changed it up a bit to make it much simpler and less time consuming. As well, I adjusted the sauce in order to thicken it up a bit, yet keep the rich buttery lemony flavor. I like to serve this with steamed carrots and pork...

Provided by Pj Brearley

Categories     Pork

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 lb boneless thin centercut pork chops
2 Tbsp capers
1/3 c white wine or chicken broth
1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice, fresh
1/4 c oil (or enough to make a puddle in the bottom of your frying skillet.)
2 Tbsp butter
1/2 c plus 1 t. all purpose flour
to taste salt and pepper
1 tsp fresh parsley, chopped fine (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. Season pork with salt and pepper. (or any of your favorite seasonings to taste)
  • 2. Dredge in 1/2 c. flour. (Reserving the other 1 T. for the sauce, later)
  • 3. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
  • 4. Cook the pork chops 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Transfer to a warm plate. (Do not cover. This will cause the breading to get soft). I heat my oven and then shut it down so that it is slightly warm and place the plate of pork chops in the oven.
  • 5. Drain excess oil from skillet, except for approximately 1/2 tablespoon.
  • 6. Replace pan back on the stove top and add 1 T. butter and 1 T. flour to the reserved oil in pan. Stir until combined.
  • 7. Add the white wine and lemon juice, stirring constantly. Cook, while stirring, until the sauce starts to thicken.
  • 8. Add the capers and the remaining tablespoon of butter, stirring slowly to incorporate.
  • 9. Serve with the sauce over the chops or on the side. It's all a matter of preference. (I like mine over my chops. D.H. likes his on the side.)
  • 10. Top with a sprinkle of fresh parsley for color.

CHICKEN IN LEMON CAPER BUTTER



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The first dish I ever served to guests and the response I got was so positive I've been making it ever since. Needless to say, it's a very simple recipe. One of the few chicken dishes I still make using bone-in, skin-on chicken parts. When feeding known garlic-lovers, I'll increase the garlic. I generally serve it with noodles. While I post the original amounts from the recipe below, I actually do not measure the butter & lemon juice when I make this, but rather use 1 lemon's worth lemon juice and approximately the same or just slightly more butter, so that the butter comes to about 2-3 Tbs I would guess.

Provided by echo echo

Categories     Chicken

Time 40m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 garlic cloves, pressed or 1 garlic clove, minced
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 (6 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 tablespoon drained capers
1 (3 lb) frying chickens, cut up or 3 lbs chicken parts

Steps:

  • Put the ingredients on the list from butter through capers in a skillet and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  • Arrange the chicken in the skillet and bring to a boil again.
  • Cover, lower heat and simmer about 30 minutes until the chicken is tender, turning several times. 4.

CRAB RAVIOLI FILLING WITH LEMON-CAPER BUTTER



Crab Ravioli Filling With Lemon-Caper Butter image

from tastes of the pacific northwest by fred brach and tina bell. Use your own favorite ravioli dough recipe for this one. VERY rich recipe.

Provided by Chef GreanEyes

Categories     Crab

Time 1h20m

Yield 4-6 , 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

prepared ravioli, dough
1/4 cup fresh breadcrumb
5 tablespoons whipping cream
8 ounces cooked crabmeat
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 egg yolks
salt
1 cup butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and squeezed dry
1 tablespoon minced parsley

Steps:

  • Filling: soak bread crumbs in 2T of the cream. Mix the bread crumbs, crab, butter and remaining cream. Beat egg yolks and then beat into mixture. Salt to taste.
  • Make sheets of pasta, placing dabs of the filling every three inches or so on the bottom sheet, spread a top sheet over and cut with a ravioli cutter or a sharp knife. Make the ravioli about 2 inches square.
  • To a large pot of boiling water add ravioli a few at a time, return to boil, lower heatand simmer until pasta is just tender, about 10 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and drain.
  • Lemon-Caper Butter: Melt butter over lowest heat. Add other ingredients and warm until just heated through.
  • Divide raviioli among warm serving plates. Spoon on warm Lemon Caper Butter and serve immediately.

GRILLED TUNA WITH LEMON CAPER BUTTER



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Make and share this Grilled Tuna With Lemon Caper Butter recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dicentra

Categories     Tuna

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

8 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons capers, drained
48 ounces tuna steaks (3/4 inch thick)
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Mix together butter, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, lemon zest, mustard and capers. Set aside.
  • Prepare hot grill. Brush tuna steaks with oil. Drizzle remaining lemon juice over fish.
  • Place steaks on oiled grill. Grill, turning once, until firm and opaque at center; 10-12 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and top each steak with 1 tablespoon lemon-caper butter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 818.9, Fat 53.4, SaturatedFat 20.6, Cholesterol 190.3, Sodium 366.4, Carbohydrate 1.3, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.4, Protein 79.8

CAPER-LEMON BUTTER



Caper-Lemon Butter image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes about 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons salt-packed capers, rinsed well and drained
1 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest
1 clove garlic, minced (about 1 teaspoon)

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, stir together all ingredients with a flexible spatula until well combined. Place butter mixture on the center of a sheet of parchment paper then loosely fold paper in half towards you and roll back and forth to form butter into a log pressing to remove any air pockets. Wrap parchment around butter, and then twist ends to seal and tie with twine. Refrigerate until firm, about an hour.

GRILLED SEA BASS WITH LEMON CAPER BUTTER SAUCE



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This is amazing tasting sauce just the right balance of creamy, salty, and sour.

Provided by barbara lentz

Categories     Seafood

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 4 oz sea bass fillets skinless
3 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
1 small shallot minced
1/2 c cold butter cut into pieces
1 Tbsp each drained capers and fresh parsley chopped
salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp lemon zest for sprinkling

Steps:

  • 1. On a grill or grill pan. Cook the fish until no longer pink but still flaky. Turning to get good grill marks.
  • 2. To make the sauce In a small saucepan add the lemon juice, vinegar, and shallots Cook until the liquid is reduced to about 2 tbsp.
  • 3. Add the butter one pat at a time whisking constantly until melted and creamy looking. Stir in the capers, parsley and taste and adjust for salt and pepper.
  • 4. Place the sauce on the plate then top with fish fillet. Sprinkle a little lemon zest on top

SMOKED SALMON AND AVOCADO WITH LEMON CAPER BUTTER ON PUMPERNICKEL BREAD



Smoked Salmon and Avocado with Lemon Caper Butter on Pumpernickel Bread image

Categories     Sandwich     No-Cook     Quick & Easy     Lunch     Lemon     Salmon     Avocado     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 4 sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 8

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon drained bottled capers
8 slices of pumpernickel bread
1/2 pound thinly sliced smoked salmon
1 small red onion, sliced thin
1 avocado (preferably California), pitted, peeled, cut into 12 wedges, and sprinkled with the juice of 1/2 lemon
1 cup alfalfa sprouts

Steps:

  • In a small bowl cream together the butter, the lemon juice, the capers, and salt and pepper to taste and spread the lemon caper butter on one side of each slice of bread. Layer half the bread slices with the salmon, the onion, the avocado, and the sprouts and top the sandwiches with the remaining bread slices, pressing them firmly.

BOILED LOBSTER WITH DRAWN LEMON-CAPER BUTTER



Boiled Lobster With Drawn Lemon-Caper Butter image

Excerpted from The Beach House Cookbook by Barbara Scott-Goodman. Copyright © 2005, Chronicle Books.

Provided by - Carla -

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 tablespoons kosher salt
4 live lobsters (1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds each)
lemon wedge, for serving
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon capers, drained
1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives

Steps:

  • Fill a large soup pot or lobster pot two-thirds full of water.
  • Add the salt and bring to a boil.
  • When the water has come to a rolling boil, plunge the lobsters headfirst into the pot.
  • Cover tightly with the lid and return the water to a boil over high heat.
  • Cook the lobsters until the shells turn bright red, 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Lift the lobsters out of the water with tongs and drain well in a colander.
  • Remove the rubber bands from the claws, crack the claw shells, and drain off the excess liquid.
  • To make the lemon-caper butter, melt the butter in a small saucepan.
  • Stir in the lemon juice, capers, and chives and keep warm, over very low heat, stirring occasionally, until ready to serve.
  • Serve the lobsters with the butter and lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 339, Fat 24.4, SaturatedFat 14.8, Cholesterol 203.5, Sodium 5700.5, Carbohydrate 0.9, Sugar 0.1, Protein 28.5

PAN SEARED LAMB CHOPS WITH LEMON CAPER SAGE BUTTER RECIPE - (4.4/5)



Pan Seared Lamb Chops with Lemon Caper Sage Butter Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by á-25087

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 lamb loin chops, about 1-1/2-inch thick
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons butter, cut into chunks
1 generous tablespoon capers, drained but not rinsed
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 generous tablespoon chopped fresh sage
zest of 1/2 lemon
olive oil

Steps:

  • Half an hour before you're ready to cook the lamb chops, remove from fridge and let them sit at room temperature. When ready to cook, pat chops dry with a paper towel. Brush them with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat skillet. If using an All-Clad stainless skillet, heat over medium flame. For other skillets, use medium-high flame. When pan is hot, add enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add chops to pan and cook undisturbed until nicely browned on one side, about 4 minutes. Turn and cook undisturbed on other side, 3 to 4 minutes for medium-rare. Transfer to plate and tent with foil. Meanwhile, make sauce. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add capers and cook until just heated through, 1 or 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and sage. Transfer chops to individual dinner plates, 2 per serving. Spoon lemon caper sage butter over chops, sprinkle with lemon zest and serve.

Tips:

  • Choose the freshest ingredients: Use high-quality lemons, capers, and butter for the best flavor.
  • Zest the lemons finely: This will release the most flavor from the zest.
  • Use unsalted butter: This will allow you to control the amount of salt in the sauce.
  • Don't let the butter brown: Keep the heat on low and stir constantly to prevent the butter from browning.
  • Taste the sauce as you go: Adjust the seasonings to your liking.
  • Serve the sauce immediately: Caper lemon butter sauce is best when served fresh.

Conclusion:

Caper lemon butter sauce is a delicious and versatile sauce that can be used to enhance a variety of dishes. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you are using it to dress up a simple piece of fish or chicken, or to add a finishing touch to a gourmet meal, caper lemon butter sauce is sure to please.

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