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fried fish with two types of tartar sauce. American tartar sauce and Japanese tartar sauce

Tartar Sauce (Western and Japanese)

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  • Author: Caroline Phelps
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cup 1x
  • Category: Sauces
  • Method: Stirring
  • Cuisine: Japanese and American

Description

Two tartar sauces that impress!


Ingredients

Units Scale

Western Style Tartar Sauce

  • 3/4 cup light mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup chopped dill pickles (or chopped cornichons)
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon shallots or red onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon capers (chopped)
  • 2 teaspoons grain mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Japanese Tartar Sauce

  • 2 tablespoons shallots or red onion (finely chopped)
  • 3/4 cup Kewpie mayonnaise (Japanese mayonnaise)
  • 2 hard boiled eggs (peeled and finely chopped)
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 6 ounces sweet cornichons (finely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon parsley (finely chopped)
  • 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon karashi hot mustard

Instructions

  1. For both tartar sauces, put all the ingredients and a bowl and stir well.

Notes

Both of these sauces will keep in the fridge, stored in an airtight jar or other container, for up to 1 week.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 tablespoons - American Tartar Sauce
  • Calories: 60
  • Sugar: 1.3 g
  • Sodium: 213.6 mg
  • Fat: 5.2 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.8 g
  • Carbohydrates: 3 g
  • Fiber: 0.3 g
  • Protein: 0.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 3.6 mg
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