Captain D's Tartar Sauce Recipe
A creamy Captain D’s tartar sauce recipe made with mayo, relish, lemon, and herbs. Perfect for dipping fried fish, shrimp, and crispy seafood at home.
Equipment
- Small mixing bowl
- Spoon or silicone spatula
- Cutting board
- Sharp knife
- Add a small whisk (not compulsory, but it will be great to smooth the sauce)
- Storing container with an airtight lid
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise the good stuff- Duke’s or Hellmann's
- 1/3 cup finely chopped dill pickles
- 1 Tablespoon dill pickle juice.
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh preferably
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon diced onion white or sweet onion
- 1 tablespoon finely minced onion white or sweet onion
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of black pepper
- Optional: 1 teaspoon of dill finely chopped, to add more flavor.
Instructions
Prep the pickles and onion
- Chop your dill pickles and mince the onion until the pieces are small. The less coarse the texture is, the more that the sauce is Captain D.
Mix everything in a bowl
- Add pickles, pickle juice, lemon juice, sugar, onion, salt, and pepper. Blend using a spoon until all is mixed.
Taste and adjust
- Want it tangier? Add more lemon.
- Want it sweeter? Add a tiny pinch of sugar.
- Want that bolder dill flavor? Sprinkle with fresh dill, chopped.
Chill
- Refrigerate the sauce at least 30 minutes (an hour is better). Chilling allows the flavors to mix and provides that restaurant-type smoothness and richness.
Serve
- Use with:
- fried fish
- baked cod
- crab cakes
- shrimp
- salmon patties
- sandwiches