Did you forget to buy tartar sauce at the store? No worries, you can make your own! Capers give this sauce an authentic taste that you just can't get from a bottle. With only 4 ingredients this homemade recipe is ready in 5 minutes!
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Why choose this recipe
- Only needs 4 ingredients.
- Ready in 5 minutes.
- You can make a little or make a lot depending on what you need to minimize waste and expense.
- Homemade sauces taste better than pre-made, bottled sauces.
Ingredient Notes
- Capers - these are what gives tartar sauce it's flavor. Don't substitute them or leave them out. You can usually find them next to the pickles, pickled jars of peppers, olives, and such in the store.
Step by Step Instructions.
- Measure and add mayo and Worcestershire sauce to a small mixing bowl.
- Mince the dill pickles and capers. You want to make sure you mince them instead of just chopping them. You definitely want fine pieces of the pickles and capers.
- Stir the pickles and capers into the mayo and Worcestershire sauce.
- Scoop into dipping cups and serve with fish or seafood recipes.
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
It's a dipping sauce that's typically served with fried fish or fish dishes to enhance the flavor of the fish.
Capers are pickled flower buds. Tiny capers are picked from a shrub-like bush (Capparis spinosa), before the buds flower. Capers are then dried in the sun and later brined or packed in salt. They come in small jars and are usually found in stores by the olives, pickles, and relishes. They are also inexpensive and last for a long time in the fridge. If you're worried about leftover capers you can use them in this amazing Salmon Piccata or in my Salmon Piccata Salad!
Yes, I actually prefer to make this easy tartar sauce an hour or two before we plan to eat it because it gives the flavors time to blend. You can make it a day or two in advance as well.
Fried fish like this Beer Battered Fish is probably the most common fish dish to serve tartar sauce with. It can also be served along side of fish or seafood cakes like these Crispy Cod Fish Cakes. Or some people serve it with baked, or pan fried fish recipes like this Blackened Cod.
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4 Ingredient Tartar Sauce
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: A Heaping Cup
- Category: Fish and Seafood
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Description
Did you forget to buy tartar sauce at the store? No worries, you can make your own! Capers give this sauce an authentic taste that you just can't get from a bottle. With only 4 ingredients this homemade recipe is ready in 5 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Mayo
- ⅓ Cup Dill Pickles, minced (Seriously. Minced, not diced.)
- 1 Tbs. Capers, minced
- ¼ tsp Worcestershire Sauce
Instructions
- Measure out the mayo and worchestershire sauce.
- Whisk them together in a small mixing bowl.
- Mince the dill pickled and capers.
- Mix them into the mayo mixture.
- Either serve immediately or cover and put in the fridge until you're ready to use.
Notes
- This tartar sauce is good for up to 2 weeks in the fridge.
- You can made this hours or days in advance. Doing so allows the flavor to fully blend making it taste even better.
Keywords: tartar sauce with capers, best tartar sauce, easy tartar sauce
G. T.
Much better than what comes in a bottle.
★★★★★