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    Home » Recipes » Condiments and Spice Mixes » Compound Butters

    Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce

    Published: Feb 1, 2022 · Modified: Apr 26, 2022 by Ang Paris · 1 Comment
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    For adding flavor to vegetables and proteins, this lemony garlic Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce with Dijon mustard and fresh herbs simply can't be beaten!
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    Creamy butter, minced garlic, tangy lemon, Dijon mustard, fresh herbs, and just a pinch of red pepper flakes make the best Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce. You'll love serving this alongside steak, veggies, chicken and so much more. via @jugglingactmamaCreamy butter, minced garlic, tangy lemon, Dijon mustard, fresh herbs, and just a pinch of red pepper flakes make the best Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce. You'll love serving this alongside steak, veggies, chicken and so much more. via @jugglingactmamaCreamy butter, minced garlic, tangy lemon, Dijon mustard, fresh herbs, and just a pinch of red pepper flakes make the best Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce. You'll love serving this alongside steak, veggies, chicken and so much more. via @jugglingactmamaCreamy butter, minced garlic, tangy lemon, Dijon mustard, fresh herbs, and just a pinch of red pepper flakes make the best Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce. You'll love serving this alongside steak, veggies, chicken and so much more. via @jugglingactmama

    Creamy butter, minced garlic, tangy lemon, Dijon mustard, fresh herbs, and just a pinch of red pepper flakes make the best Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce. You'll love serving this alongside steak, veggies, chicken and so much more.

    Bite of steak on a skewer covered with garlic butter sauce.
    The cowboy sauce is fantastic drizzled over veggies, and is perfect for seafood, steak, and chicken.
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    • ❤️ Why You'll Love This Recipe
    • 🧂 Ingredients
    • 🔪Instructions
    • Equipment
    • ⭐ Tips
    • 💭 Frequently Asked Questions
    • ⏲️ Storage
    • 📖 Variations
    • 🍴 Serving Suggestions
    • 😋 Similar Recipes
    • 📋 Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce
    • Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce
    • 💬 Comments

    My Cowboy Butter Recipe has been so popular over the years. While some say you can't improve on perfection, this combination of melted butter with fresh herbs, Dijon mustard and other seasonings is a great way to take your meal to the next level of awesome!

    If you want to make a good steak really great, you need to serve it with this amazingly flavorful garlicky sauce! It's fabulous on bread, seafood, veggies, chicken and more.

    ❤️ Why You'll Love This Recipe

    • Made with simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry and fridge!
    • Adds huge flavor to any protein dish like pork tenderloin, steak, chicken bites, seafood and so much more.
    Top down view of ingredients for making cowboy butter dipping sauce.

    🧂 Ingredients

    • salted butter
    • juice and zest of a lemon
    • Dijon mustard
    • cayenne pepper (optional)
    • paprika
    • fresh parsley
    • fresh chives
    • fresh thyme
    • fresh garlic
    • red pepper flakes
    • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

    This is meant to be a brief overview of the Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce recipe. For step-by-step instructions and a full printable recipe card with ingredients, please scroll down to the teal box below or Jump to Recipe.

    🔪Instructions

    1. In a small saucepan, melt the butter.
    2. Mix in the lemon juice and lemon zest with the melted butter, minced garlic, mustard, and paprika. Add the cayenne if using.
    3. Whisk the melted butter mixture together until well combined.
    4. Add the fresh herbs and stir.
    5. Transfer to a small bowl and serve immediately.
    Top down view of butter in a saucepan surrounded by ingredients to make cowboy butter dipping sauce.

    Equipment

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    • Cutting Board and Santoku Knife
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Microplane
    • Mixing Bowl
    • Whisk

    ⭐ Tips

    Use quality butter so you have the best-tasting butter sauce.

    Mince each garlic clove finely. The garlic is not cooked so big pieces can be very overpowering.

    To thicken the sauce, add a bit more mustard; to thin the sauce, add a bit of extra butter.

    💭 Frequently Asked Questions

    Here are some questions (and answers!) readers often ask about this Cowboy Butter Sauce recipe.

    What is Cowboy Butter?

    Cowboy Butter is a compound butter made with garlic, lemon and herbs combined with softened butter. It's the perfect addition to grilled meats, veggies and even garlic bread.
    This delicious dipping sauce is a variation of that compound butter.

    What is garlic butter sauce made of?

    This butter sauce is a combination of fresh herbs and butter with Dijon mustard and paprika. It also includes salt and pepper, long with lots of fresh garlic.

    How long is Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce good for?

    This sauce will last 2-3 days if stored in an airtight container in the fridge.

    ⏲️ Storage

    To Make Ahead: Prepare the butter sauce as directed and then refrigerate until ready to use.

    To Reheat: Place butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring often with a whisk until the butter is melted through.

    To Store: Leftover butter should be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

    (These are my favorite airtight containers.)

    This also makes a great steak bites dipping sauce!

    📖 Variations

    The first time you try any new recipe we recommend that you make it just as it is written on the recipe card since that is how the recipe has been tested. However, the next time you make our garlic dipping sauce, you might want to try one of these ideas:

    • If you do not have a fresh lemon on hand, you can use a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce instead.
    • Add one finely diced small shallot to the butter mixture.
    • While you can use garlic powder instead of fresh garlic, I don't recommend it for this cowboy butter sauce recipe.
    • For a more mellow sauce, omit the cayenne pepper and add a tablespoon of sour cream.

    🍴 Serving Suggestions

    There are so many ways to use this garlic butter sauce to add big bold flavor to your meals. It's especially delicious with steak, for example:

    • Sirloin Steak Tips
    • Grilled Ribeye Steak
    • Steak Bites
    • Petite Sirloin Steak Recipe
    • Petite Sirloin Roast

    However, you can really use this sauce to enhance so many great dishes like dunking Zucchini Hush Puppies into the garlic sauce.

    Make Garlic Chicken Wings with this sauce instead of regular Cowboy Butter.

    Dip these Garlic Cheese Bombs into the sauce for an even more pronounced garlic flavor or use it as a spread on top of French bread or Cheesy Cornbread.

    Make a batch of this Air Fryer Baked Potato Recipe and then drizzle the Cowboy Butter Sauce over the split potatoes.

    If you're a seafood lover, the flavor of this buttery dipping sauce is perfect with crawfish, lobster, or any seafood boil.

    Top down view of cowboy butter dipping sauce in a serving dish.
    With garlic and herbs, this is the best steak dipping sauce you've ever tasted!

    😋 Similar Recipes

    Next time, try one of these tasty recipes:

    • Simple Dill Compound Butter
    • Tomato Basil Compound Butter
    • Garlic Chive Butter
    • Garlic Basil Compound Butter
    • Dill Butter Recipe
    • Ruth's Chris Steak Butter Recipe
    • Delicious Compound Butter Recipes
    • Garlic Basil Compound Butter
    • Maple Butter Recipe

    📋 Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce

    Not ready to make this garlic butter dipping sauce yet? Don’t forget to pin the recipe for later!

    When you do make it, please be sure to tag me on Instagram @jugglingactmama or #jugglingactmama – I’d love to see your pictures! And finally, if you get a chance, please comment and leave me a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating below!

    top down view of cowboy butter dipping sauce in a serving dish

    Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce

    For adding flavor to vegetables and proteins, this lemony garlic Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce with Dijon mustard and fresh herbs simply can't be beaten!
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    Course: Condiment
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: butter dipping sauce, cowboy butter dipping sauce
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 8 servings
    Author: Ang Paris

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    Equipment

    • Cutting Board
    • Santoku Knife
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Microplane
    • Mixing Bowl
    • Whisk

    Ingredients

    • 6 tablespoons butter melted
    • Juice and zest of half a lemon
    • 4 cloves garlic minced
    • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    • Pinch of cayenne pepper optional
    • ¼ teaspoon paprika
    • 2 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
    • 1 tablespoon freshly chopped chives
    • 2 teaspoons fresh minced thyme
    • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

    Instructions

    • In a small saucepan, melt the butter.
    • Mix in the lemon juice and lemon zest with the melted butter, minced garlic, mustard, and paprika. Add the cayenne if using.
    • Whisk the melted butter mixture together until well combined.
    • Add the fresh herbs and stir.
    • Transfer to a small bowl and serve immediately.

    For best results, be sure to check our Tips and FAQs above with important tips and questions that can help your delicious recipe come out perfectly.

    Please Note: I am not a registered dietician. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.
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    1. Penny says

      March 24, 2022 at 4:21 pm

      5 stars
      Where has this been all my life????? For my husband's birthday we had a big surf and turf spread. I made this and my in laws were RAVING over it. Total win! Thank you for this amazing butter sauce recipe!!

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