It was fish-and-chips week here. I’m a big fan of fish-and-chips, and I find myself ordering it regularly when we eat out. You’d think it’d be hard to screw up fish-and-chips, but turns out it’s a great test of a new restaurant. Mess it up and I might not be back. Do it right, and consistently, and you’ve got a customer for life. Usually I just like mine hit with a few good shakes of malt vinegar and maybe a squeeze or two of lemon. This time I decided to make a copycat recipe of the Red Lobster tartar sauce. And all I can say is… Wow! Now this is a great tartar sauce. I thought my beer-battered fish would be the winner-winner, but the tartar sauce really came through!
Perfect For Fish-And-Chips…
The perfect thickness for dipping fish or spreading onto a fish sandwich and packed with flavor, this copycat recipe for the Red Lobster tartar sauce is really fantastic. I find myself looking forward to my next fish-and-chips lunch more and more now. Will it replace malt vinegar as my favorite? Yeah, it might actually. It’s just that good.
… And Shrimp!
I have to admit that my usual order at Red Lobster is the shrimp. I’m a shrimp-aholic. I love fried shrimp. Walt’s fried shrimp is probably my favorite. And even though cocktail sauce is my go-to dipping sauce, I’ve found that I like dipping my shrimp in tartar sauce more and more!
I almost always use Blue Plate mayonnaise in the dishes I make. I think it is the best around. If you can’t find it locally you can pick it up online for a fair price.
- Real Mayonnaise Made Like Homemade: Time-honored…
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Dip-o-Holic
Like with ranch dressing, I have an issue with control when it comes to this tartar sauce. To be honest, it’s borderline embarrassing when I eat out. At home, I try to control it by placing the sauce in these condiment cups. The theory is that I’ll not over-indulge when I don’t have the entire batch of tartar sauce at the table at once. That’s the theory at least.
- Durable 2.5 oz capacity stainless steel sauce cups…
- Height: 1.8 inches, Diameter (mouth): 2.4 inches…
Also try my copycat of Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay biscuits. Love tartar sauce as much as I do? Try my spicy Old Bay version too!
Red Lobster Tartar Sauce (Copycat Recipe)
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 ½ tablespoons onion minced
- 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
- 1 ½ teaspoons carrot minced
- 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl or container.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
