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- From: annie@garnet.berkeley.edu (Anne Jessop)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
- Subject: Re: Wanted: Recipe for Tartar Sauce
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 01:08:52 GMT
- Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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- Okay, I can't stand it anymore. Here is a recipe for what I consider
- _real_ tartar sauce. The basic difference between mine and some of the
- more sophisticated recipes that have been offered thus far is that I start
- by making my own mayonnaise base. Please, don't anyone flame me for being
- a snob; it really tastes so much better, and it isn't much more work.
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- Tartar sauce (@ 1 1/2 cups...multiplies very easily)
-
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 T white wine vinegar
- 2 T Dijon mustard
- salt/pepper to taste
- 1 C vegetable or peanut oil (I have tried olive, but it was kind of strong)
- 2 T fresh lemon juice
- 4 T minced onion
- 2 T chopped drained capers
- 1/4 C chopped cornichons or other kind of pickle ( I prefer sweet over
- sour, but hey, it's your sauce...)
- 1-2 T dill
-
- Put egg yolk in a mixing bowl (Be very sure that there is absolutely no
- white left connected to it) and add vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper.
- Beat with a wire whisk for 5 seconds. (oh shit, just "briefly," okay?)
- Add the oil _very_ gradually in a thin stream, beating vigorously with the
- whisk until all the oil is used. You should notice it starting to thicken
- as the oil suspends in the vinegar and mustard. This is a good thing.
- Whisk in the lemon juice and add the other ingredients, blend and chill.
-
- This is so good, I resort to several "tastes" as I go along to make sure
- it's coming out "just right." :) When I make it, I don't use any extra
- salt at all, because the capers usually take care of that to my tastes.
- Believe me, this really beats any tartar sauce made with commercial
- mayonnaise, which is far too oversalted and flavorless for me.
-
- BTW, I noticed someone earlier posted a version containing anchovies.
- That sounds really good! (Of course, you might want to cut the salt back
- even further...:-) )
-
- Enjoy,
- Annie
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