Gin-Lime Butter

• ¼ cup dry gin
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• ¼ pound

In a small nonaluminum saucepan set over moderate heat, combine the gin and lime juice and cook until reduced to a thick glaze, almost to the point of evaporation.

Off the heat, whisk in 1 to 2 tablespoons of the butter.

Return the saucepan to moderately low heat and add the remaining butter bit by bit, whisking constantly. The sauce will take on the texture and thickness of hol