Description
Pioneer Woman tartar sauce brings tangy, creamy goodness to seafood dishes with a classic blend of mayonnaise, pickles, and herbs. Simple ingredients create a delightful condiment you’ll want to drizzle on fish, shrimp, and more.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (120 ml) mayonnaise
- ¼ cup (60 ml) bread-and-butter pickles (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) capers (drained)
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) fresh dill (finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice (fresh)
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) lemon zest (finely grated)
- ¼ tsp (1.25 ml) sugar (granulated)
- ¼ tsp (1.25 ml) kosher salt
Instructions
- Mixing: Combine mayonnaise, pickles, capers, dill, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, and sea salt in a medium mixing bowl, whisking thoroughly until the mixture achieves a smooth, uniform consistency.
- Chilling: Refrigerate the sauce for a minimum of 30 minutes, allowing the flavors to meld and intensify, creating a more robust taste profile.
- Storage: Transfer the sauce to a clean, airtight glass container, which helps preserve its vibrant flavor and prevents contamination.
- Preparation: For enhanced flavor complexity, prepare the tartar sauce up to a week in advance, giving ingredients ample time to marry and develop depth.
- Serving: Before presentation, gently fold the sauce to reincorporate any natural separation and restore its creamy texture.
- Preservation: Maintain the sauce in the refrigerator’s coldest section, keeping the temperature between 33°F to 40°F (1°C to 4°C) to ensure optimal freshness and prevent potential bacterial growth.
Notes
- Flavor Fusion Time: Let the sauce chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to allow ingredients to blend and intensify their taste profile.
- Advance Prep Magic: Whip up this tartar sauce up to a week ahead, giving flavors time to meld and develop deep, rich complexity.
- Storage Sweet Spot: Keep the sauce in the coldest part of your refrigerator, maintaining a strict 33°F to 40°F temperature range to lock in freshness.
- Texture Rescue Technique: Give the sauce a gentle stir before serving to recombine any separated ingredients and restore its creamy, smooth consistency.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg