Spice up your grill with this tangy twist on tartar sauce
It would be a shame not to serve the perfect sauce alongside your favorite grilled meat delicacies. While ketchup and mustard are classic essentials, you can amaze your family, guests, and even yourself with a spicy version of tartar sauce. It's simple to prepare.
Tartar sauce is primarily known for pairing with eggs, but it complements many other dishes as well. It can truly enhance the flavors of meats and captivate your taste buds. The spicy version of tartar sauce will elevate the taste of any grilled specialty. Be sure to have cayenne pepper and pickled peppers on hand when preparing this recipe.
Tartar sauce - what's the secret?
Spicy tartar sauce traces its roots back to the 18th century, when recipes for it appeared in cookbooks published in cities like London and Paris. Classic tartar sauce is incomplete without pickled mushrooms and pickles, which provide a distinctive, bold flavor. It pairs well with eggs, cold meats, and fish, and it also makes a great addition to sandwiches and salads. In the spicy version, slight modifications to the ingredients create a new, even more intriguing flavor.
Recipe for spicy tartar sauce
The secret to its flavor lies in pickled peppers, accompanied by a base of mayonnaise and mustard, and a touch of cayenne pepper.
Ingredients:
- 7 oz of mayonnaise,
- 3.5 oz of thick cream (18%),
- 2 pickled peppers (finely chopped),
- 2 pickles,
- 1 grated tart apple,
- 1 teaspoon of mild mustard,
- a pinch of cayenne pepper,
- salt and white pepper to taste,
- chopped parsley.
Preparation:
- Mix a cup of mayonnaise with half a cup of sour cream.
- Add the finely chopped pickled peppers and grated tart apple.
- Add two heaping tablespoons of chopped parsley.
- Season with a teaspoon of mild mustard, a pinch of cayenne pepper, salt, and white pepper.
- Prepare the sauce at least an hour before serving to allow the flavors to meld together.
