Best 9 Ginger Butter Sauce Recipes

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Ginger butter sauce is a versatile sauce that can be used to add flavor to a variety of dishes, from seafood to vegetables to desserts. It is made with just a few simple ingredients, including butter, ginger, garlic, and lemon juice. The sauce can be prepared in just a few minutes and is a great way to add a touch of elegance to any meal.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

SESAME CRUSTED MAHI MAHI WITH SOY SHISO GINGER BUTTER SAUCE



Sesame Crusted Mahi Mahi with Soy Shiso Ginger Butter Sauce image

Mahi mahi fillets are encrusted with black and white sesame seeds, and pan seared. The sauce is rich and creamy, and flavored with soy, ginger, shallots, and shiso (a Japanese herb related to basil and mint).

Provided by Ryan Nomura

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Japanese

Time 35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 shallots, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
1 lemon, juiced
½ cup dry white wine
½ cup heavy cream
½ cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small cubes
3 tablespoons soy sauce
4 shiso leaves
coarse kosher salt
ground white pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil
6 (6 ounce) mahi mahi fillets
4 tablespoons sesame seeds
4 tablespoons black sesame seeds

Steps:

  • In a sauce pan over medium heat, combine shallots, ginger, lemon juice, and white wine. Cook until liquid is reduced to approximately 2 tablespoons. Stir in heavy cream, and bring to light boil. Reduce cream by half; do not burn. Stir in soy sauce, then transfer to blender. Blend on low while slowly adding butter, a few cubes at a time, until all of the butter is emulsified. Roughly chop or tear shiso, add to sauce, and blend for about 10 more seconds. Season to taste with kosher salt and pepper. Keep sauce warm.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Heat oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Season both sides of the fillets with kosher salt and white pepper. Mix together white and black sesame seeds, and place in a plate or flat dish. Press the TOP side only of each fillet into the mixture, and press seeds into fish so it sticks. Make sure that the crusted sides are evenly crusted with the seeds. When oil is smoking, add fish, sesame seed side down to pan, and be careful of oil splatters. Pan sear fish for about 30 to 45 seconds per side. Place pan into oven, or transfer fish to baking sheet, and cook in oven for about 5 to 6 minutes. Serve sesame crust side up with ginger butter sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 501.6 calories, Carbohydrate 11 g, Cholesterol 191.9 mg, Fat 34.6 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 35.6 g, SaturatedFat 15.8 g, Sodium 775.7 mg, Sugar 1.2 g

SESAME CRUSTED MAHI MAHI WITH SOY SHISO GINGER BUTTER SAUCE



Sesame Crusted Mahi Mahi With Soy Shiso Ginger Butter Sauce image

Mahi mahi fillets are encrusted with black and white sesame seeds, and pan seared. The sauce is rich and creamy, and flavored with soy, ginger, shallots, and shiso (a Japanese herb related to basil and mint). Use either as a substitute, they work perfectly well.

Provided by Pinaygourmet 345142

Categories     Mahi Mahi

Time 35m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 shallots, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
1 lemon, juice of
1/2 cup sake or 1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small cubes
3 tablespoons soy sauce
4 shiso leaves
kosher salt
white pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil
6 (6 ounce) mahi mahi fillets
4 tablespoons sesame seeds
4 tablespoons black sesame seeds

Steps:

  • In a sauce pan over medium heat, combine shallots, ginger, lemon juice, and sake or white wine. Cook until liquid is reduced to approximately 2 tablespoons. Stir in heavy cream, and bring to light boil. Reduce cream by half; do not burn. Stir in soy sauce, then transfer to blender. Blend on low while slowly adding butter, a few cubes at a time, until all of the butter is emulsified. Roughly chop or tear shiso, add to sauce, and blend for about 10 more seconds. Season to taste with kosher salt and pepper. Keep sauce warm.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Heat oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Season both sides of the fillets with kosher salt and white pepper. Mix together white and black sesame seeds, and place in a plate or flat dish. Press the TOP side only of each fillet into the mixture, and press seeds into fish so it sticks. Make sure that the crusted sides are evenly crusted with the seeds. When oil is smoking, add fish, sesame seed side down to pan, and be careful of oil splatters. Pan sear fish for about 30 to 45 seconds per side. Place pan into oven, or transfer fish to baking sheet, and cook in oven for about 5 to 6 minutes. Serve sesame crust side up with ginger butter sauce.

SHRIMP IN GINGER BUTTER SAUCE



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Provided by Lillian Chou

Categories     Ginger     Sauté     Quick & Easy     Shrimp     Sherry     Cilantro     Gourmet

Yield Makes 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 ounces large shrimp in shell, peeled
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons grated peeled ginger
2 tablespoons medium-dry Sherry
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped cilantro
Accompaniments:
a baguette
green beans

Steps:

  • Pat shrimp dry and season with salt
  • Heat butter in a heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat until foam subsides, then sauté ginger 30 seconds. Add shrimp and sauté 2 minutes. Add Sherry and sauté until shrimp are just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in cilantro and season with salt and pepper.

STEAK WITH GINGER BUTTER SAUCE



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds)
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 ounces shishito peppers
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
2 boneless center-cut top sirloin steaks (1 inch thick; about 1 1/2 pounds)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, sliced
4 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
Toasted sesame seeds, for topping

Steps:

  • Prick the sweet potatoes a few times with a fork. Microwave, turning halfway through, until almost tender, about 8 minutes. Let cool slightly, then cut into bite-size pieces.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shishito peppers and season with salt and pepper. Cook, turning occasionally, until browned and starting to soften, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove to a plate with tongs. Add the sweet potatoes to the skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Return the peppers to the skillet to heat through, about 30 seconds.
  • Meanwhile, mix the soy sauce, vinegar and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Season the steaks all over with salt and pepper. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a separate large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the steaks; cook until browned, 4 minutes per side for medium rare. Remove to a cutting board.
  • Place the empty skillet over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon butter and the ginger. Cook until the ginger sizzles, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and add the soy sauce mixture. Whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until smooth.
  • Slice the steaks and divide among plates, along with the vegetables. Spoon the sauce over the meat. Top with sesame seeds.

SHRIMP IN GINGER BUTTER SAUCE



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A completely delightful dish for two or a really smart appetizer! Ginger and cilantro liven this French classic fusing it with a Southwest Asian flare. Discovered in Gourmet Magazine, 9/08. Thank you to Vicki in Kansas Brown for the garlic suggestion.

Provided by Mamas Kitchen Hope

Categories     Asian

Time 15m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

12 ounces shrimp, peeled deveined
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon gingerroot, peeled and grated
1/4 cup medium-dry sherry
1/4 cup cilantro, roughly chopped

Steps:

  • Heat butter over medium high heat in a heavy skillet until foam subsides, then saute ginger and garlic for about 30 seconds.
  • Pat shrimp dry and season with salt. Add to ginger and saute 2 minutes.
  • Add sherry and saute 1-2 minutes more or until shrimp are just cooked through.
  • Remove from heat and stir in cilantro. Season with additional salt and pepper if desired and serve.

GINGER BUTTER SAUCE



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Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Categories     weekday, condiments

Time 15m

Yield About one-half cup

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallots
2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons heavy cream

Steps:

  • Heat one tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the shallots and ginger. Cook briefly, stirring, and add the vinegar and wine. Cook until reduced to one-third cup. Add the cream, bring to the boil and add remaining butter. Put the sauce through a fine sieve, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible from the solids. Keep warm.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 191, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 8 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 1 gram

SESAME-CRUSTED FISH WITH BUTTER AND GINGER SAUCE



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This recipe came out of a 2005 kitchen cage match between Mark Bittman and the chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, in which Bittman, the home cook, sought to cook Chef Vongerichten's food more simply and perhaps just as deliciously. Judging by the quality of this particular dish, he succeeded.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, seafood, main course

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup sesame seeds
4 skinless fillets like black sea bass or red snapper, 6 ounces each
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons neutral oil, like corn or canola
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Heat large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Put seeds on plate. Season fillets with salt and pepper and turn in seeds, patting to coat fillets as fully as possible with seeds. Add oil to skillet and when it shimmers add fillets.
  • Brown fish on 1 side for a couple of minutes, then brown on other side for a minute or two. Remove skillet from heat, transfer fish to plate (even if not done) and place plate in oven.
  • When skillet has cooled slightly, put over medium heat. Add butter, and when it melts add ginger. About 30 seconds later, add soy sauce and 1/4 cup water and stir to blend. Return fillets to skillet, along with accumulated juices.
  • Turn heat to medium and cook fillets for about 1 to 3 minutes until desired doneness, turning 3 or 4 times. (If the pan dries out, add 2 or 3 tablespoons water.) Fish should be done when a thin-bladed knife meets little resistance at fillet's thickest point. Serve pan juices over fish.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 435, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 39 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 561 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

GREEN BEANS IN BROWN BUTTER AND GINGER FISH SAUCE



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Categories     Bean

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 lb green beans
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp white wine
2 tbsp minced fresh ginger
1 tsp red chili flakes
½ tsp fish sauce
½ tsp apple cider vinegar
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
3 tbsp peanuts, crushed
Celery leaves (optional)

Steps:

  • Steam or boil green beans for 3-4 minutes. Drain and cool immediately with ice water, then dry with paper towel. In a large skillet, heat 4 tbsp butter over high heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until butter browns and takes on a nutty aroma, 3-4 minutes. Turn heat down to medium and add green beans. Add white wine, ginger, red chili flakes, fish sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper in quick succession. Turn heat up to high and sauté for 2-3 more minutes. Turn off heat. Transfer beans to a large platter and garnish with leaves pulled from one bunch of celery and the crushed peanuts. Serve while warm.

BUTTER GINGER SAUCE FOR PASTA



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Make and share this Butter Ginger Sauce for Pasta recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Barefoot Beachcomber

Categories     < 15 Mins

Time 4m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons fresh ginger, Grated
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon dried basil
4 whole green onions, finely chopped
fresh black pepper
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, Fresh grated

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a medium skillet.
  • Add everything except cheese and cook until garlic is tender, about 4 minutes.
  • Combine hot pasta, toss with cheese and serve.
  • Pasta suggestions: 3/4 lb Capellini, spaghettini or linguine.

Tips:

  • Use fresh ginger: Fresh ginger has a more intense flavor than ground ginger, so it's best to use it whenever possible. If you don't have fresh ginger, you can use 1 teaspoon of ground ginger instead of 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger.
  • Clarify the butter: Clarifying the butter removes the milk solids, which results in a richer, more flavorful sauce. To clarify butter, melt it in a saucepan over low heat. Once the butter has melted, let it sit for a few minutes. The milk solids will settle to the bottom of the pan. Skim off the milk solids and discard them. The clarified butter can be used immediately or stored in the refrigerator for later use.
  • Use a good quality white wine: The white wine you use will make a big difference in the flavor of the sauce. Choose a dry white wine with a crisp, clean flavor. Some good options include Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Grigio.
  • Don't overcook the sauce: The sauce should be cooked just until it thickens. Overcooking the sauce will make it lose its flavor and become greasy.
  • Serve the sauce immediately: The sauce is best served immediately after it's made. If you need to make the sauce ahead of time, store it in the refrigerator and reheat it gently over low heat before serving.

Conclusion:

Ginger butter sauce is a delicious and versatile sauce that can be used on a variety of dishes. It's perfect for seafood, chicken, pork, and vegetables. The sauce is also great for dipping bread or crackers. With its rich, creamy flavor and subtle hint of ginger, ginger butter sauce is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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