Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe
Tartar or tartare sauce is one of the all-time classic French sauces that dates to the mid-1800s, it is a mayonnaise-based sauce with capers, and cornichons, my version includes dill.
Servings 175 ml
Calories 1216kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Large Egg Yolk at Room Temperature
- ½ tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- 125 ml Groundnut or Rapeseed Oil ½ Cup
- 20 g Capers 2 tablespoon
- 25 g Cornichons 2-3
- 2-3 teaspoon Pickling Juices from the Cornichons
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 20 g Fresh Dill ⅓-½ Packed Cup
Instructions
- Add the egg yolk and Dijon mustard to a bowl and whisk until combined.
- Add half a teaspoon of oil and whisk until completely emulsified, then add a teaspoon of oil and whisk again until your mix is completely emulsified.
- Repeat this process until all of the oil is added and you have a thick mayo. As you get past the first 3-4 teaspoons, you can start adding more oil at a time.
- Dice the cornichons and add them to the mayonnaise.
- Roughly chop the capers and add them to the mayonnaise.
- Finely chop the dill, add it to the mayo with the salt, then give it a stir.
- Have a taste and add in the pickling juices from the cornichons; you should do this to taste. You can also swap this out for vinegar or even lemon juice.
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Notes
The calorific value for this recipe refers to the full amount.
Nutrition
Calories: 1216kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 128g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 111g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 370mg | Sodium: 1459mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g
