tartar sauce

Tartar sauce is another of the classic sauces of the French cuisine. It is a mayonnaise variation that is loaded with extras. Commercial tartar sauce uses thickeners to stabilize the emulsion and prevent separation.

Tartar sauce is best known as accompaniment for Steak Tartare and fish dishes.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 4 servings:

the mayo:

1 egg yolk
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. mustard
½ cup neutral oil
S&P

the extras:

2 hard-boiled egg yolks
4 gherkins
3 tbsp. chopped capers
1 shallot
2 tarragon leaves chopped
1 tbsp. chopped parsley
2 stalks chopped chervil

Pic1: tartar sauce
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Directions

Cut the shallots very fine.
Chop the hard-boiled egg yolks coarsely.
Use a stick blender to make mayonnaise with the egg yolk, mustard, S&P, vinegar and oil.
Manually stir in the parsley, chervil, capers, shallot, hard-boiled egg yolks and tarragon.
Mix well.
Serving suggestion:
- Serve this sauce with minced raw steak (Steak Tartare) and fried fish.

To make a quick mock tartar sauce:

Stir 1-2 tsp. sweet pickle relish into 1 cup of mayonnaise.

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more and avemariasongs.org

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more
and avemariasongs.org