Finely chop 2-3 cloves of garlic with a chef's knife on your cutting board.
Add 1 knob of butter (2-3 tablespoons) to your frying pan. Set the heat to medium, then allow your pan and the butter in at least 2-3 minutes to heat up.
When the butter stops to foam and becomes fairly clear, this means that most the water contained in it has evaporated and your butter is ready for cooking.
Toss the garlic into the pan. Sauté it for 15-30 seconds, stirring as it cooks. As soon as the garlic becomes golden in color and releases its aroma into the air in your kitchen, it's done.
Add cooking liquid and the remaining ingredients from your recipe. I saw making a recipe as I was writing this how-to, so I poured beef bouillon. Or take the frying pan away from the heat and use the garlic butter at a later stage in your cooking.