274 butter sauce recipes

Homemade chocolate sauce with semi-sweet chocolate, butter, sugar, and a splash of vanilla. Glossy, pourable, and shelf-stable for 6 months in the fridge. The make-ahead dessert sauce that beats every jarred version.

Pan-fried softshell crabs in butter with a white wine cream sauce finished with Dijon mustard and fresh chives. Golden, crispy shells give way to sweet crab meat under a tangy, herb-laced pan sauce.

Classic Italian bechamel sauce (Salsa di Balsamella) made with butter, flour, and warm milk, seasoned with nutmeg and cayenne. A smooth, creamy base for lasagna, pasta bakes, and gratins.

Quickie beef stroganoff with tender chuck steak strips, earthy mushrooms, and tangy sour cream sauce over buttered noodles in under an hour.

Linguine with creamy green tomato sauce: an end-of-season use for unripe garden tomatoes, pureed and simmered with cream and butter, topped with sun-dried tomato and cracked peppercorn.

Flank steak seared hot and finished with a pan sauce of red wine, garlic, scallions, and mounted butter. Classic steakhouse technique in about 30 minutes at home.

Veal scaloppine pounded thin, pan-seared in butter and olive oil, then finished with a lemon, caper, garlic, and parsley pan sauce. Classic Italian technique, ready in 30 minutes.

Quick 15-minute apple raisin sauce with applesauce, apple butter, and maple syrup for a naturally sweet topping over pancakes, pork, or oatmeal.

Pork tenderloin schnitzel in a Parmesan egg batter, sauteed in butter and finished with a lemon pan sauce. Thin, crispy, and golden in every bite.

Grilled garlic butter shrimp skewers basted with a white wine, parsley, and red pepper sauce. Serve as a main dish or appetizer straight off the grill.

Pan-seared beef tenderloin steaks with a quick red wine pan sauce, butter, and scallions. A 25-minute restaurant-quality steak dinner for two with classic French technique.

Hot fudge pudding cake that makes its own chocolate sauce as it bakes. Bisquick, cocoa, sugar, and hot water create a cakey top over a pool of gooey fudge. No eggs, no butter needed.

Pan-seared lamb shoulder chops with rosemary and thyme, finished with a quick balsamic reduction sauce made from shallots, chicken broth, and butter. Ready in 35 minutes.

Finnan haddie, cold-smoked haddock gently poached in butter and a creamy milk sauce thickened with cornstarch. A classic Scottish comfort dish served with boiled potatoes.

Curry-rubbed lamb rib chops seared in peanut oil until crusty and golden, finished with a silky wine-butter pan sauce of shallots, broth, and tomato paste. A fast, refined dinner for four.

Homemade pasta dough flavored with apricot nectar and cornmeal for a subtle sweetness and unique texture that pairs beautifully with butter or cream sauces.