How to make tartar sauce including a recipe.
Tartar sauce is a thick, white, cold sauce, based on mayonnaise, which is typically served with deep-fried fish or seafood.
The sauce was invented by the French, who named the condiment "sauce tartare", however it was actually named for the Tatar people, who settled and ruled in Mongolia and parts of Eastern Europe.
Tartar sauce can be made in minutes, although it should be stored in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving.
This popular accompaniment to fish contains a number of vegetables and herbs, which are blended together with mayonnaise and then refrigerated.
The sauce was invented by the French, who named the condiment "sauce tartare", however it was actually named for the Tatar people, who settled and ruled in Mongolia and parts of Eastern Europe.
Tartar sauce can be made in minutes, although it should be stored in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving.
This popular accompaniment to fish contains a number of vegetables and herbs, which are blended together with mayonnaise and then refrigerated.
Tartar sauce can be bought in jars from the supermarket, however making your own sauce from scratch usually tastes better and in this case is no hassle at all.
You can start off by making a simple tartar sauce, adding ingredients to your favourite brand of mayonnaise. For those with a little more experience in the kitchen, you could even make your own homemade mayonnaise, which you could subsequently transform into a delicious tartar sauce.
Recipes for tartar sauce in the UK differ slightly to those from the US. British recipes include capers, gherkins, parsley, chives and lemon juice in their ingredients, whilst in the US minced onion, sweet pickle or dill relish and capers are added. Sometimes hard-boiled eggs and olives may also be included.
The sauce can be prepared in a food processor or blender but may just as easily be made by mixing the ingredients together in an ordinary mixing bowl.
The prepared tartar sauce should be kept in a jar with a screw-on lid for a maximum of 1 week.
Below is a more traditional recipe, followed by links to other variations.
You can start off by making a simple tartar sauce, adding ingredients to your favourite brand of mayonnaise. For those with a little more experience in the kitchen, you could even make your own homemade mayonnaise, which you could subsequently transform into a delicious tartar sauce.
Recipes for tartar sauce in the UK differ slightly to those from the US. British recipes include capers, gherkins, parsley, chives and lemon juice in their ingredients, whilst in the US minced onion, sweet pickle or dill relish and capers are added. Sometimes hard-boiled eggs and olives may also be included.
The sauce can be prepared in a food processor or blender but may just as easily be made by mixing the ingredients together in an ordinary mixing bowl.
The prepared tartar sauce should be kept in a jar with a screw-on lid for a maximum of 1 week.
Below is a more traditional recipe, followed by links to other variations.
Tartar sauce with capers and egg
Tartar sauce with capers and egg
Recipe description
This is a lovely recipe for the traditional tartar sauce recipe, which has its origins in French cuisine. It combines mayonnaise, hard-boiled egg, minced onion, dill pickle, capers and chopped chives. Serve with fish and use as a dip. Serves: 2-4 persons
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 0 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- ½ cup of mayonnaise
- 1 hard-boiled egg
- ¼ of a small chopped onion
- 1 chopped dill pickle
- 1 tbsp of capers
- 1 tbsp of lemon juice
- 1 tsp of chives
- salt and pepper
Recipe instructions
- Cut the hard-boiled egg, dill pickle and onion into small pieces.
- Finely chop the chives.
- Place all of the ingredients into a blender or food processor and mix until the ingredients have combined together.
- For best results, transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for at least an hour before using.
For other variations try out some of the following recipes.
This is a fantastic recipe to serve with any kind of fish but in particular fish cakes or deep-fried fish in batter. This dip contains mayonnaise, lemon, pickle or dill relish and onion.
This delicious tartare sauce to be served with fish combines capers, gherkins, mayonnaise, lemon juice and freshly chopped chives and parsley.
This completely homemade recipe involves creating the mayonnaise from scratch. Although more time consuming, the end result is well worth the extra effort.
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