Viet-Cajun Garlic Butter Seafood Sauce

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    quarts
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Asian Smoke: Thai and Southeast Asian Barbecue from the Curry Boys

By Andrew Ho, Andrew Samia and Sean Wen

Published 2026

  • About

Have you ever seen seafood restaurants that have big bags of boiled seafood drowned in a hearty, garlicky sauce? This is our version of that sauce. It’s slightly sweeter than your classic seafood boil garlic butter sauces, but we tend to enjoy a bit of a sweeter bite. It still packs a savory punch and a spicy kick, so if you’re looking for a bold sauce to accompany any seafood, look no further. Balling on a budget? Just throw some of this sauce on white rice and you got yourself the snack o