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Tartare Sauce (a step-by-step technique) Recipe
Total time: 15 to 30 minutes
Chef's Note
Tartare sauce is a classic, which is used mainly to accompany any cold cooked fish.
Ingredients
For 6 people
- 3 hard-boiled egg yolks at room temperature
- 200 ml groundnut oil
- 1 Tbsp wine vinegar or lemon juice
- 20 g onion, finely chopped, blanched, refreshed and well drained
- 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp snipped chives
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Method
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Step 1
Put the egg yolks in a mortar and pound with the pestle to make a smooth paste.
Season with salt and pepper.
Step 2
Then incorporate the oil in a thin stream, stirring continuously with the pestle until well amalgamated.
Step 3
When it is all incorporated, add the vinegar or lemon juice.
Step 4
then the onion, chives and mayonnaise and season to taste.
Depending on your taste and how you're going to use the tartar sauce, you can vary the herbs:
- Dill
- Tarragon
- etc.
American version
Don't be misled by recipes that call for chopped sweet gherkins, capers, etc. They're a derivative of tartar sauce, but they're not the "original," if I may put it that way!
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