Seafood Sauce Recipes
Easy Recipes for Cocktail Sauce, Tartar Sauce, and a Cilantro Sauce
Mar 2, 2009
Cocktail Sauce and tartar sauce are easy to make, and they go well with just about any shellfish meals, and with many fish dishes. For grilled fish or seafood and rice dishes, nothing is better than a cilantro sauce.
Cocktail Sauce Recipe:
Ingredients
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup prepared horseradish
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice, or fresh squeezed lemon
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce (Tabasco or Crystal Louisiana Hot Sauce work well)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
- Mix ketchup and hot sauce in a bowl
- Stir in horseradish, salt and pepper, and lemon juice.
This sauce is great with any boiled or steamed shrimp, and it is a key component of a delicious shrimp cocktail. This sauce makes an excellent dip for fried calamari rings, clam strips, and oysters. A little Worcestershire sauce may be stirred in with the cocktail sauce to incorporate its unique flavor into the mix, and for a spicier sauce, add more hot sauce or blend the lemon juice with a little habanero pepper, and mix in. Extra horseradish also makes for a stronger sauce.
Tartar Sauce Recipe:
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon chopped onion
Directions
- Mix Mayonnaise, relish, and onion in a bowl. This is already a basic tartar sauce
- Stir in lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Refrigerate before serving to stiffen the sauce
Tartar sauce is great with any fried seafood. Fried shrimp and fish are delicious when dipped in tartar sauce, and crab cakes or crab cake sandwiches are perfected with a thin spread of the sauce. Tartar sauce also compliments scallops, fried clams, fried oysters, onion rings, and it works well as a vegetable dip. Capers may also be added to the sauce, adding a salty, bitter flavor. A tablespoon of vinegar or some hot sauce adds some kick to the sauce, as does a little minced hot pepper. A tablespoon of minced red pepper is also an excellent addition.
Fish Cilantro Sauce Recipe:
Ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/8 cup diced tomato
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Directions
- Pluck a small handful of fresh cilantro leaves, and remove stems
- In a food processor, blend sour cream, mayonnaise, cilantro leaves, tomato, and milk.
- Pour mix into bowl, and stir in lime juice, salt and pepper.
This sauce is great when served over grilled fish, lobster, and shrimp, and it goes well with rice. It may also be used as a dip for fried chicken wings or fish sticks. For those who prefer spicier foods, blend part of a habanero pepper with the other ingredients in the food processor.
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