Homemade Tartar Sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make condiment that can elevate the flavor of your favorite Seafood Dishes.
This creamy, tangy sauce is made with simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen. Which is great as you don’t have to run to the grocery store to make this recipe.
Recipe Tip
You can use chopped pickles instead of sweet pickle relish if you prefer a sharper tartar sauce. You can also adjust the consistency of the sauce by adding more mayonnaise for a thicker sauce or more lemon juice for a thinner one.
If you don’t have any Old Bay Seasoning on hand you can easily make your own by following our Homemade Old Bay Seasoning recipe.
Serving Suggestions
Tartar Sauce is perfect for dipping fried fish, shrimp, crab cakes, or any other seafood dish you want. It’s also great on Sandwiches as a spread. Plus making it yourself allows you to customize the flavors just the way you like them.
I like to add a little cayenne pepper to my tartar sauce but you can totally omit this spice if you want as I realize some of you don’t like your food too spicy.
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Gather your Ingredients
You will need the following ingredients to make this Homemade Tartar Sauce recipe (see recipe card for quantities): Mayonnaise, Sour Cream, Red Onion, Sweet Relish, Fresh Lemon Juice, Old Bay Seasoning, Sriracha Sauce, Salt, Ground Black Pepper and Cayenne Pepper.
How to Make Homemade Tartar Sauce
- In a small bowl, mix together all the ingredients.
- Let the sauce sit for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator. This will allow all the flavors to meld. You can use it immediately, but the longer you let it sit in the refrigerator, the more flavorful it will be.
Printable Recipe Card
Homemade Tartar Sauce
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Ingredients
- 1 Cup Mayonnaise
- ¼ Cup Sour Cream
- 1 Tbsp Red Onion, finely chopped
- 1 Tsp Sweet Relish
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 Tsp Old Bay Seasoning
- â…› Tsp Sriracha Sauce
- â…› Tsp Salt
- â…› Tsp Ground Black Pepper
- â…› Tsp Cayenne Pepper, optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together all the ingredients.
- Let the sauce sit for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator. This will allow all the flavors to meld. You can use it immediately, but the longer you let it sit in the refrigerator, the more flavorful it will be.
Notes
This homemade Tartar sauce is just delicious.