This recipe for healthy homemade tartar sauce is a great accompaniment to any fish dish. It can be hard to find good-quality tartar sauce from the grocery store. And making tartar sauce from scratch will also save you a lot of money. This Southern homemade version comes from a recipe from Morrison’s Cafeteria. This is part of our Condiments & Flavorings and Sauces & Marinades categories.
Healthy Homemade Tartar Sauce Key Ingredients
This recipe for scratch tartar sauce is without lemon juice. This is a tartar sauce recipe with key ingredients such as mayo, pickles, and even sour cream. Cabbage is the special ingredient. Also, this is adapted from the Morrison’s Cafeteria tartar sauce recipe., where I used to work.
Alternate Options for Ingredients of Tartar Sauce
You don’t always have some of the ingredients on hand so, it’s good to have other options for replacing those missing items. Here’s a few ideas on that for this tartar sauce recipe.
- ⅓ tsp onion powder for every 1½ tbsp. diced onions
- ½ tsp dill or lemon juice for every 2 tbsp diced dill pickles
- diced sweet pickles or gherkins in place of sweet pickle relish
- slaw (dry) is mainly cabbage, so it serves as a natural replacement for cabbage
How to Make Homemade Tartar Sauce for Fish
This recipe shows you how to make homemade tartar sauce for fish. It’s easy to make because you simply chop up a little bit of peeled onion and cabbage, and combine them with some common ingredients.
It’s a great condiment to have at home because it goes perfectly with all kinds of seafood.
Tartar Sauce for Fish, Crab Cakes, and More
When you make this quick and easy homemade tartar sauce, you can use it for all kinds of seafood like crab cakes, fish tacos, fish fillets, fish sticks, salmon, and fried shrimp. Also, some will even use it on French fries, if they add a little bit of hot sauce.
Morrisons Tartar Sauce Recipe
This homemade easy tartar sauce recipe is very unique and adapted from Morrisons Tartar Sauce recipe. It is a fantastic addition to any fish recipe. If you ever used to eat at Morrison’s Cafeteria Restaurants in the old days, you’ll love this filling topper for your seafood. It uses common ingredients with a rich, filling flavor. Also, it goes extremely well with Southern Fried Fish, Crab Cakes, Salmon Patties, and Pan-fried Salmon.
It has a few unique but common ingredients such as cabbage and onions. Cut up the cabbage into small, coarse bits. The cabbage is a healthy filler and adds some crunch. However, it’s optional. Make this recipe easily while preparing a fish dinner. It’s not just mayonnaise and pickle relish so, it’s very filling and has very fresh flavors.
Homemade Tartar Sauce Shelf Life
How long will homemade tartar sauce keep? If it’s tightly closed in its storage container, it will often last for at least 1 week and a maximum of 2 weeks. You should stir it up prior to usage. The short duration is because it doesn’t have the chemicals and preservatives found in store bought sauce.
Can homemade tartar sauce be frozen to keep it longer? No. This is mostly due to the mayonnaise and cabbage. They don’t do well when thawed back out.
Just like any other fresh food product, once it starts to have an odor or bad taste, it’s time to discard it. The usage of a refrigerator in everyone’s home is different. If there is a lot of activity and lots of people, the fridge door is opened many more times per day. So, the life of those refrigerated items will be shorter than a fridge that isn’t used as often in a smaller household, for example.
Conclusion
This healthy homemade Tartar sauce is easy to make and tastes even better than store-bought! This recipe only takes 5 minutes to put together. Once you learn how to make homemade tartar sauce, you’ll never want store bought again!
On the other hand, if you love dill, here’s an excellent easy to make Dill Tartar Sauce.
Recipe for Homemade Tartar Sauce
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Ingredients
- ½ cup cabbage coarsely chopped
- 1½ Tbsp onion, diced
- 2 Tbsp dill pickles, diced
- 3 Tbsp sweet pickle relish
- ¼ tsp salt
- â…› tsp ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
- 1 Tbsp sour cream
Instructions
- Coarsely chop cabbage and place into bowl.
- Prepare other ingredients and add into bowl. Mix by hand well.
- Ready to serve or refrigerate.
Notes
Alternates for Ingredients:
- ⅓ tsp onion powder for every 1½ tbsp. diced onions
- ½ tsp dill or lemon juice for every 2 tbsp diced dill pickles
- diced sweet pickles or gherkins in place of sweet pickle relish