20+ Sauces for Seafood

September 12, 2022 by Tayler Leave a Comment

Looking for a great way to step up all types of seafood? These Sauces for Seafood are made with the freshest ingredients to take your dinner to the next level.

collage of sauces for seafood

Whether dipping crab legs into a buttery sauce, dunking fish sticks into a delightful dipping sauce or enjoying one of your favorite seafood dishes at a seafood restaurant, these seafood sauce recipes are the best.

If you know me, you know I am the queen of delicious sauces. Easy sauce recipes are some of my favorite ways to take seafood recipes to the next level. Drizzling a spicy sauce on top of my fish tacos or dipping king crab legs into a garlic butter sauce are a couple of my favorites.

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Popular Sauces for Seafood Ingredients

While each of these seafood sauces is different in their own way, here is a list of a few items that are nice to have on hand when making homemade sauces in general.

lemon juice
red pepper flakes
hot sauce
old bay seasoning
olive oil
worcestershire sauce
black pepper
white wine
chili powder
lemon pepper
garlic powder
soy sauce
brown sugar
minced garlic
fresh herbs

Crab Cake Sauce Recipe

Look no further for this sauce to serve with crab cakes. It is light, flavorful and the perfect addition to any seafood dish for dipping or drizzling.

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crab cake dipping into crab cake sauce

Cilantro Sauce Recipe

Cilantro sauce is a quick and easy recipe that will brighten tacos and fajitas as well as any protein you're serving. Use it as a dip, too!

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angled shot of cilantro sauce in a bowl

Savory Seafood Sauce Recipe

This take on the viral Bloves Sauce is a savory seafood sauce that you can use on all sorts of protein and vegetables!

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angled shot of seafood sauce

Honey Garlic Sauce

If you want a sweet and savory sauce for your proteins and vegetables, this EASY Honey Garlic Sauce recipe is the sauce for you!

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honey garlic sauce on a spoon

Coconut Shrimp Dipping Sauce

If you like both heat and sweet, this Coconut Shrimp Dipping Sauce that coats your crunchy fried shrimp is what you're looking for!

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coconut shrimp dipping sauce with coconut shrimp

Shrimp Scampi Sauce

Shrimp Scampi Sauce is a luscious garlic butter sauce with the addition of crisp white wine that's perfect with pasta, proteins, and bread!

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wooden spoon in pan of shrimp scampi sauce

Crab Butter (Drawn Butter)

This EASY Crab Butter is a simple drawn butter mixed with bright lemon zest and slightly spicy seafood seasoning. Perfect for dipping crab!

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angled shot of white bowl of crab butter

Ginger Sauce Recipe

If you're looking for a savory sauce for proteins and vegetables this EASY Ginger Sauce recipe is the way to upgrade nearly any meal!

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bowl of ginger sauce with dumplings

Beer BBQ Sauce Recipe

Looking for an EASY Beer BBQ Sauce to pair with your favorite brews at your next cookout? Look no further than this delicious sauce recipe!

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straight on shot of jar of beer bbq sauce

TGI Friday’s Whiskey Glaze

Formerly known as TGI Fridays Jack Daniel's Sauce, this Whiskey Glaze is perfect for serving with meats, sandwiches or for dipping!

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brush dipping into whiskey glaze jar

Cocktail Sauce Recipe

With only 7 ingredients, you can have the BEST homemade Cocktail Sauce Recipe ready in only 5 minutes! Perfect for shrimp and seafood!

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bowl of cocktail sauce with a spoon

Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

Whether used as a marinade, dipping sauce or even a glaze, this homemade Teriyaki Sauce recipe is full of flavor and perfectly sweet!

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overhead shot of jar of teriyaki sauce

Tartar Sauce Recipe

With only a handful of ingredients, you can have the BEST homemade Tartar Sauce recipe ready in only 10 minutes! It's so easy to make!

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overhead shot of bowl of tartar sauce on plate of fish

Thai Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe

A sweet and spicy Asian condiment perfect for dipping, marinating, basting or whisking into sauces, soups and salad dressing.

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Spicy Aioli Recipe

With only 4 simple ingredients, this homemade Spicy Aioli recipe will make you rethink mayonnaise. An EASY way to upgrade any sandwich!

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angled shot of bowl of spicy aioli

Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe

Sweet and Sour Sauce is an amazing dipping sauce. This EASY recipe will make you think it came from your local Chinese takeout!

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egg roll dipped into sweet and sour sauce

Homemade Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

If you're looking for a bright, creamy sauce to use as a healthy dip or part of a meal, this homemade Tzatziki Sauce recipe is it!

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angled shot of bowl of tzatziki sauce

Storage

While each delicious seafood sauce recipe will have a different method of storage, most of them will stay good in the refrigerator for up to five days in an airtight container. But check each individual recipe to make sure.

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