Cookbook:Garlic Butter Sauce

This garlic butter sauce is great on filets, seafood, and fried chicken!

Ingredients

 * 2 sticks (½ cup) unsalted butter, divided
 * Splash of heavy cream
 * 3 tbsp minced garlic
 * 1 medium shallot, very finely minced
 * Pinch of salt
 * ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Procedure

 * 1) Melt 2 tbsp butter in large straight-sided sauté pan over medium high heat. Add garlic and shallot, and cook until garlic is golden.
 * 2) Add remaining ingredients, and cook just until butter is melted. Remove from heat and allow to come down to room temperature.
 * 3) Purée sauce in batches until smooth. Return to pan and heat through on low heat.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * Serve with a steak, some tilapia or mahimahi, or even fried chicken.