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Homemade Tartar and Cocktail Sauces

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Homemade tartar and cocktail sauces keep two familiar condiments separate, with their own ingredient sets and their own refrigeration time. The tartar sauce uses mayo and sour cream alongside dill relish, dill, dried minced onion, lemon zest, lemon juice, and a salt pepper garlic blend.

Watch How to Make It

The cocktail sauce starts with ketchup and brings in horseradish, Worcestershire, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Both sauces are refrigerated for at least 3 hours before they are enjoyed.

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Ingredients You'll Need

The tartar sauce includes 1 cup of mayo and 1/3 cup of sour cream. Dill relish, chopped dill, dried minced onion, lemon zest, and the juice of half a lemon join the base, along with 1 teaspoon of salt pepper garlic blend.

The cocktail sauce uses 1 cup of ketchup with 2 teaspoons of horseradish and 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire. It also includes the juice of half a lemon, 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, and 2 teaspoons of hot sauce.

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How To Make It

Keep the tartar sauce and cocktail sauce in separate bowls throughout the process. Each sauce is mixed and then refrigerated for at least 3 hours before the final serve.

For the tartar sauce, place the mayo, sour cream, dill relish, chopped dill, salt pepper garlic blend, dried minced onion, lemon zest, and lemon juice into a bowl. Mix all of the tartar sauce ingredients very well.

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For the cocktail sauce, place the ketchup, horseradish, Worcestershire, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and hot sauce into a separate bowl. Mix the cocktail sauce ingredients well.

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Place the tartar sauce in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. After refrigeration, enjoy the tartar sauce.

A man wearing a baseball cap pours Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce into a metal mixing bowl containing ketchup and seasonings.

Refrigerate the cocktail sauce for at least 3 hours as well. Serve and enjoy the cocktail sauce after it has chilled.

A plate of fried shrimp with small metal cups of cocktail sauce and tartar sauce.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to prepare Coastal Tartar and Cocktail Sauces?

The prep time is 10 minutes, and the total time is 10 minutes, plus at least 3 hours of refrigeration for each sauce.

What ingredients are used in the tartar sauce?

The tartar sauce uses mayo, sour cream, dill relish, chopped dill, salt pepper garlic blend, dried minced onion, lemon zest, and juice of half a lemon.

What ingredients are used in the cocktail sauce?

The cocktail sauce uses ketchup, horseradish, Worcestershire, juice of half a lemon, salt, pepper, and hot sauce.

How long should the sauces be refrigerated?

Refrigerate both the tartar sauce and the cocktail sauce for at least 3 hours.

How many servings does this recipe make?

This recipe makes 12 servings.

Wrapping Up

These two sauces follow separate ingredient lists and the same at-least-3-hour refrigeration period.

Recipe created by Big Ks Que for Trust Me Try It.

A plate of fried shrimp served with small metal cups of red sauce and tartar sauce.

Homemade Tartar and Cocktail Sauces

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • Tartar: 1 cup Mayo
  • Tartar: 1/3 cup sour cream
  • Tartar: 1/2 cup dill relish
  • Tartar: 2 tsp chopped dill
  • Tartar: 1 tsp salt pepper garlic blend
  • Tartar: 2 tsp dried minced onion
  • Tartar: 1 tsp lemon zest
  • Tartar: juice of half a lemon
  • Cocktail Sauce: 1 cup ketchup
  • Cocktail Sauce: 2 tsp horseradish
  • Cocktail Sauce: 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
  • Cocktail Sauce: juice of half a lemon
  • Cocktail Sauce: 1 tsp salt
  • Cocktail Sauce: 1 tsp pepper
  • Cocktail Sauce: 2 tsp hot sauce

Instructions

  • For the tartar sauce, mix all ingredients into a bowl and mix very well.
  • Place the tartar sauce in the fridge for at least 3 hours.
  • Enjoy.
  • For the cocktail sauce, place all ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
  • Refrigerate the cocktail sauce for at least 3 hours.
  • Serve and enjoy.

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