Montreal Preserved Lemon-Garlic Butter

Name: Montreal Preserved Lemon-Garlic Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2¾ cups (650 ml)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb, cubed (453 g) Butter; 4 tbsp chopped (60 ml) Garlic; 2 tbsp chopped (30 ml) Thyme; 1/2 cup finely chopped (120 ml) Pres. Lemon; 2 tsp kosher (10 g) Salt; 1 tbsp freshly ground (7 g) Pepper; 1 tsp (2 g) Cayenne; 3 lemons, halved and juiced (90 ml) Lemon Juice; 1 tsp (5 ml) Worcester

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Adam Evans recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Adam Evans.

Preserved Lemon-Garlic Butter from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Garlic 60 mlThyme 30 mlPres. Lemon 120 mlLemon Juice 90 mlWorcester 5 ml

Ingredients

Butter — 1 lb, cubed (453 g)
Garlic — 4 tbsp chopped (60 ml)
Thyme — 2 tbsp chopped (30 ml)
Pres. Lemon — 1/2 cup finely chopped (120 ml)
Salt — 2 tsp kosher (10 g)
Pepper — 1 tbsp freshly ground (7 g)
Cayenne — 1 tsp (2 g)
Lemon Juice — 3 lemons, halved and juiced (90 ml)
Worcester — 1 tsp (5 ml)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Montreal Preserved Lemon-Garlic Butter wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Adam Evans works in Gulf seafood / Southern at Automatic Seafood and Oysters; credentials include James Beard Best Chef: South 2022 (Automatic Seafood and Oysters).

Originally published as Preserved Lemon-Garlic Butter.

Adapted from a Adam Evans recipe (Adam Evans / Garden & Gun (chargrilled oysters, Automatic)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Adam Evans / Garden & Gun (chargrilled oysters, Automatic) (published as “Preserved Lemon-Garlic Butter”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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