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Butter sauce in a skillet after cooking

Amazing Sage Butter Sauce

Isabel Laessig
Learn how to make sage butter sauce for pasta, steak, chicken, and more! This easy but flavorful brown butter sauce is ready in 5 minutes.
4.73 from 36 votes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine American, French
Servings 1 cup (a little under)
Calories 607 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet
  • Wooden spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter cut into pieces
  • 4 fresh sage leaves or ½ teaspoon dried sage, but I recommend using fresh
  • 1 garlic clove minced

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Once it melts and begins to bubble slightly, add garlic and stir for 1 minute.
    6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 garlic clove
    Cooking butter in a skillet
  • After 1 minute, add chopped sage and continue stirring for an additional 1-2 minutes. Make sure you are constantly stirring and do not step away from the pan. The butter will turn light brown and give off a rich, nutty aroma.
    4 fresh sage leaves
    Sage added to butter in a skillet
  • As soon as the butter sauce browns, take it off of the heat and serve.
    Sage butter sauce in a ladle over a skillet of sauce

Notes

  • Rather than melting the whole stick of butter in the pan, cut the butter into pieces first and melt it that way. If you add the whole stick to the pan, it will melt unevenly and some parts may brown before others.
  • Make sure to pull the butter from the heat as soon as it starts to brown. You don't want to overcook the sauce.
  • It is easy to burn brown butter sauce. Constantly stir once the sauce starts to form solids. Don't step away from the pan.
  • Sage butter sauce is incredible, but you can also use other herbs, like basil or thyme!

Nutrition

Calories: 607kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 68gSaturated Fat: 43gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 3gCholesterol: 181mgSodium: 10mgPotassium: 33mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2099IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
Keyword brown butter sage sauce, butter sage sauce, sage butter, sage butter sauce
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