Quick and Easy Tartar Sauce
This incredibly simple homemade tartar sauce surpasses any store-bought version. It boasts a velvety texture and a tangy, sharp flavor, making it an ideal accompaniment to your favorite seafood dishes.
This recipe yields 1 ½ cups.
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Tartar sauce is a must for my husband with Fried Fish. Before my 3 youngest came to be, I would actually make the mayonnaise by hand, then make the tartar sauce, needless to say, that has gone to the wayside. Although, homemade mayonnaise is AMAZING! However, it doesn’t store long and it does take a little extra effort (which can be worth it, but because of the shelf life, it makes it a bit difficult for me to do all the time).
When it comes to tartar sauce, I can say, that homemade is the best and you can’t replicate it with store-bought, it’s not even close. The best part, you can adjust it to your taste.
Simplicity is best with this recipe. All the ingredients are basic and available at pretty much any grocery store.
About the Ingredients
- Mayonnaise can also be replaced with vegan mayo if that’s your preference, I have also used greek yogurt and it gives a really nice creaminess to it, it will have a different texture from typical tarter, but still good.
- Dill relish is what really makes this. If you don’t have dill relish, chop up some dill pickles instead.
- Worcestershire Sauce gives it a great salty, umami taste.
- Fish sauce has a very distinct smell, but it tastes AMAZING in dishes! It adds that umami punch you want. For more details read my How to Use Fish Sauce Blog Post.
Cooking with Kids
DISCLOSURE: These tips are generalized, and meant to be suggestive. Everything I’m sharing I do with my kids, and they are all different even within my own five. So please take these as suggestions or ideas and if you think your child needs more or less help, then go with what you and your child are comfortable with. Ultimately, you know your kids, do what YOU think is best.
Still, need to fry up some fish? My Beer Battered Fried Fish Recipe is easy and delicious. perfect for your Friday night fish fry!
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Tartar Sauce
This is the easiest tartar sauce recipe you’ll ever find, and it tastes incredible! You’ll never go back to store-bought again!
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 ½ cups 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mayonnaise (See NOTES 1 for substitutions)
- 3 tablespoons dill relish (or more – to taste)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Fish sauce
- Salt (to taste)
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
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In a small mixing bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, dill relish, Worcestershire Sauce, Fish sauce until combined.
- Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste (this is also where you can add any more of the above as well)
Equipment
All-Clad Stainless Steel Whisk
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Mora Ceramics Small Mixing Bowls Set of 2 – 2.5 & 1.6 Qt (Vanilla White)
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Substitutions
- 1:1 ratio of mayonnaise to vegan mayonnaise or Greek yogurt
Storage:
Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.
Nutrition Info
Nutrition is auto-calculated for your convenience. Where relevant, I recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: one bowl
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 1046
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 1328
- Fat: 112
- Saturated Fat: 17
- Carbohydrates: 9
- Fiber: 0.5
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 63
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