Easy Bloves Sauce Recipe (Smackalicious Seafood Sauce)
The bloves sauce recipe will take your seafood dishes to the next level! This rich and flavorful sauce only requires a few simple ingredients and just 10 minutes to make at home.
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Bloves sauce was popularized by the Youtube sensation bloveslife, also known as Bethany Gaskin. This sauce is a great way to add more flavor to your seafood recipes without over-seasoning it.
The richness and zesty flavor of the sauce perfectly complements the seafood boil. Since you can customize the ingredients as per your taste, it will work with any type of seafood.
Though traditionally it is served with seafood. it is also amazing over roasted veggies. chicken and even pasta (especially seafood pasta dishes!)
What is Bloves Sauce?
Bloves sauce is a rich and flavorful butter-based sauce, perfect to serve with a seafood boil. It is very popular on social media, especially Youtube and Instagram. It is made with a blend of spices, garlic, onion, butter, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, lemon juice, and chicken broth.
Why I Love this Recipe
- Flavorful, rich sauce. This seafood sauce recipe is a treat for your taste buds.
- Quick and simple recipe
- Can be made well in advance as it freezes well.
- Homemade bloves sauce is cheaper and I love the option to customize it to my preference
What does Bloves Sauce taste like?
Bloves sauce is a rich, garlicky sauce with a kick of heat from the hot sauce. The spice is balanced off with underlying sweet and tangy notes from the Worcestershire sauce.
The combination of different spices makes the sauce very flavorful. The sauce has a creamy texture and a slightly thick consistency.
Ingredients and Alternatives
Don’t be discouraged by the long ingredient list. Most, if not all the ingredients are easily available or maybe even present in your pantry.
Seasoning mix: This recipe has lots of seasonings. It includes common spices like garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, onion powder, oregano, lemon pepper, chilli powder, Cajun spice mix, and Old bay seasoning
Minced garlic (or the cloves from about 4 whole bulbs): Mince the garlic cloves finely so that they mix well with the sauce. Best to use fresh garlic for the best results.
White onion: Dice the onion into small uniform pieces so that there aren’t any large chunks. I used white onion for this recipe but you can use yellow onion as well.
Butter (4 sticks or 32 tablespoons): An important ingredient as it is a butter-based sauce. It makes the sauce rich and creamy. Use unsalted butter so you can control how salty you want your recipe to be
Chicken stock or broth*: This enhances the flavor of the sauce. Best to use low-sodium broth*. You can also use vegetable broth* in its place
Worcestershire sauce*: Gives the umami taste and adds a salty, tangy, and sweet flavor
Brown sugar: You can also use regular granulated white sugar in its place.
Lemon juice: I used freshly squeezed lemon juice to brighten up the sauce. Also added lemon zest to the recipe for an extra lemony boost.
White vinegar (optional): This is optional if you want to add more acidity to the sauce. It helps to balance out other flavors. Red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar can also work in its place
Tabasco sauce (optional): Add this if you want a more spicy flavor.
Others: Ground ginger (optional), Salt
Crushed red pepper flakes* (optional) – Adds color and heat to the sauce
How to Make the Best Bloves Sauce
Follow the steps below to make this smackalicious sauce recipe :
Prep work
Peel and mince the garlic cloves. Also, chop the onions into small pieces and set them aside. Combine all the seasoning mix and brown sugar in a small bowl.
Melt the butter
Add 4 sticks of unsalted butter to a pan. Melt it on medium-low heat.
Saute
Once the butter melts, turn the heat to medium and add the chopped onion and minced garlic. Saute for 30 seconds to a minute until the onion turns translucent and the garlic is soft and aromatic.
Add broth and sauces
Then add chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, lemon zest, as well as any of the optional ingredients. Cook everything for about 30 more seconds while stirring constantly until well combined.
Add the seasoning
Add the seasoning mix + brown sugar to the base. Bring it to a boil while stirring occasionally. Take it off the stove once it boils and the ingredients are well combined.
Tips to Improve the Bloves Sauce Recipe
- Wait till the end to add salt. You may find that the seasonings are salty enough.
- Make sure to use unsalted butter so you don’t over-salt your sauce.
- Add an extra teaspoon of cayenne pepper if you want the sauce to be spicier.
- Stir the sauce often while making it to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- For a healthier salt, use low-sodium chicken broth.
- The ingredients in the sauce may separate once it cools down. Just give it a good stir before using it.
- This bloves sauce is quite spicy even before adding the optional ingredients. I recommend that you taste it before you add more spicy ingredients
- Taste this flavor-packed sauce as you make it to customize the recipe.
Bloves Sauce Recipe Variations
Sweet and Spicy sauce
Create a milder version of blove’s sauce recipe by adding honey* to the sauce mixture.
Cajun bloves sauce
Use cajun seasoning* in place of regular seasoning mix for a Cajun twist to your bloves sauce recipe. This cajun seasoning can also be used to make this delicious cajun fried corn.
Asian-inspired bloves sauce
Replace tobasco with gochujang* (Korean red paste) and soy sauce to make Asian-inspired bloves sauce. To make this delicious bloves sauce recipe more spicy version, you can also add chili oil to it.
How to Serve Bloves Seafood Sauce
Bloves sauce can be served as a delightful dipping sauce for your favorite seafood dishes such as fried prawns. Not only does it go well with the main course, but It can also be used as a dip for seafood snacks like fried calamari, crab legs, and even roasted vegetables and tofu!
You can also use this seafood butter sauce as a boiling liquid in oven bags* for your seafood boil. This enhances the flavor of the seafood boil as it cooks.
This delicious sauce can also be used as a base for your seafood pasta.
Storing Bloves Seafood Sauce
You can store the leftover bloves sauce for future use. The best way to store leftover sauce is to store it in the fridge or freezer.
FRIDGE
Let the sauce cool down to room temperature. Move the sauce to an airtight container and store it in the fridge. If stored well, the sauce will last for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
The butter content in the sauce can cause it to solidify in the refrigerator. Reheat the sauce in the microwave or over the stovetop.
Give the sauce a good stir to combine the ingredients before serving.
FREEZER
This savory sauce can also be made ahead and frozen. It will last for up to 3 months if properly stored in the freezer in a freezer-safe container.
Reheating Bloves Sauce
You can reheat the blove’s smackalicious sauce on a stovetop or in the microwave.
MICROWAVE
If this savory seafood sauce was frozen, thaw it overnight in the fridge. Once thawed, place it in a microwave-safe dish. Microwave it for 30-second increments until heated through.
STOVE-TOP
Transfer the smackalicious seafood sauce to a small saucepan* after thawing. Warm it at medium-high heat, stirring occasionally till it is heated through.
Make sure to give it a good stir before serving it or pulse it in a blender or a food processor* to re-emulsify it.
Commonly Asked Questions about Bloves Sauce Recipe
Bloves sauce is loaded with a variety of spices but you can adjust the heat level based on your taste. The optional ingredients are what take it from a mild version, to spicy. Taste and adjust accordingly!
Bloves sauce as such is not available for purchase. But bloves sauce Smackalicious seasoning mix packets can be bought from Amazon or Walmart. You can either buy these seasoning mixes or use this easy recipe to make your own sauce.
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Easy Bloves Sauce Recipe (Smackalicious Seafood Sauce)
Ingredients
Seasoning Mix
- 1 tbsp Garlic Powder*
- 1 tbsp Paprika*
- 1 tbsp Black pepper
- 1 tbsp Cayenne Pepper*
- 1 tbsp Onion powder*
- 1 tbsp Oregano* dried
- 1 tbsp Lemon pepper*
- 1 tbsp Chili powder*
- 1 tbsp Cajun spice mix*
- 1 tbsp Old bay seasoning*
Main Ingredients
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- 1/4 White onion chopped
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce*
- 1 tbsp Brown sugar*
- 4 sticks Unsalted butter
- 1 cup Chicken broth*
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice freshy squeezed
- 2 tsp Lemon zest
- Salt to taste
Optional Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Crushed red pepper flakes*
- 1 tbsp Tobasco Sauce*
- 1 tbsp White vinegar*
- 2 tbsp Ginger ground
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine all the seasoning ingredients and brown sugar.
- Also peel and mince the garlic cloves. Chop the onions into small pieces and set all of them aside.
- Heat a pan at medium-low heat and melt 4 sticks of unsalted butter.
- Add chopped onion and minced garlic to the melted butter in the pan. Saute for 30 seconds to a minute, stirring constantly.
- Next, add chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, lemon zest, as well as the other optional ingredients.
- Cook everything for about 30 more seconds while stirring constantly until well combined.
- Now, add the seasoning mix + brown sugar to the base. Bring it to a slow boil while stirring occasionally.
- Take it off the stove once it boils and the ingredients are well combined.
- Let the sauce cool down. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- Wait till the end to add salt. Add salt after tasting, only if it is required. You may find that the seasonings are salty enough.
- Make sure to use unsalted butter so you don’t over salt your sauce.
- Taste this flavor-packed sauce as you make it to customize the recipe .
- Add an extra teaspoon of cayenne pepper to make the recipe spicier.
- Stir the sauce often while making it to prevent it from sticking at the bottom of the pan.
- For a healthier salt, use low-sodium chicken broth.
- The ingredients in the sauce may separate once it cools down. Just give it a good stir before using it.
- This bloves sauce is quite spicy before adding the optional ingredients, so I recommend that you taste it before you add more spicy ingredients.
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