Sour Cream Tartar Sauce
For as long as I remember my mom always made homemade Sour Cream Tartar Sauce. It is really quick to prepare, delicious to eat, and can be paired with a number of savory dishes for you to enjoy. I can’t recall the last time I had a store-bought tartar sauce.
updated from 2012
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SOUR CREAM TARTAR SAUCE RECIPE
Today I’m going to show you how I make super easy and delicious homemade Sour Cream Tartar Sauce.
TO MAKE HOMEMADE TARTAR SAUCE YOU NEED
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INGREDIENTS
- Sour Cream, Light Sour Cream, or Plain Greek Yogurt
- Dill Pickle
- Pickled Carrots (optional) – I make my own pickled and use carrots as fillers in the jar
- Finely chopped onion or shallot
- Mustard
- Worcestershire sauce
- Honey or Sugar
- Salt, Ground Pepper
- Lemon juice (optional)
DILL PICKLE AND ONION
When I was little I used to help my mom with the making of tartar sauce. It’s super easy. Let’s do it.
Just like years ago, I follow the same steps to make it now. 1st I finely grate a dill pickle and pickled carrot (optional). When I make homemade dill pickles, with pickles I also pickle a few sliced carrots. They are delicious to munch on and I also use them in my tartar sauce, too. If you don’t have pickled carrots no worries, skip it. It’s fine. I mainly like it for the color it lends to the sauce.
With grated dill, I also add a little bit of finely chopped onion. Red, yellow onion works well. Or you can also use green onion or shallots. As a matter of fact today I used shallots. Be sure to only add a small amount of finely dices onion otherwise onion tends to overpower tartar sauce.
HOMEMADE SOUR CREAM TARTAR SAUCE
In a bowl combine all the ingredients. Stir well. Taste and season with salt and pepper according to your specific taste. If you prefer it a little more acidic stir in 1tsp lemon juice or dill pickle brine juice. Chill for 10 minutes.
SUCCESS TIPS, SUBSTITUTIONS, SERVING SUGGESTIONS
- Can I use Greek Yogurt in instead of Sour Cream? Absolutely, I often use Greek Yogurt, or Skyr. Sometimes I add a little more honey or sugar to balance the flavors.
- If the yogurt/skyr/sour cream is too runny, let it drain over a fine mesh sieve for 30 minutes.
- I don’t like honey, can I use other sweetener? Of course, you can use sugar, or other sweeteners. Be sure to use a just a tiny bit.
- What herbs can I add? Dill, chives, parsley or thyme work really nice.
- What do you serve with Sour Cream Tartar Sauce? I love it as a dip with Roasted Potatoes, Fried Breaded Cheese, Baked Breaded Zucchini, Fish or Beef Brisket.
- How long does homemade Tartar Sauce Last? I store sour cream tartar sauce in the fridge, for up to 2-3 days,
MORE SIDE DISHES
- Potato Galette – using a cast iron pan
- Roasted Potatoes
- Beef Brisket via Simply Recipes
- Fried Cheese Sticks
Sour Cream Tartar Sauce
Ingredients
Sour Cream Tartar Sauce
- 1/2 cup sour cream, light or full fat
- 3 tbsp finely graded dill pickle (one medium dill pickle) (I use my homemade dill pickles or Polish Dill Pickles)
- 1 tbsp finely chopped onion or shallot
- 1 small pickled carrot (optional) (I can dill pickles with pieces of carrots and I use these carrots in this Sour Cream Tartar Sauce recipe, this ingredient is optional)
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 to 3/4 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp lemon juice or dill pickle juice (optional)
- 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
Sour Cream Tartar Sauce
- In a bowl finely grate pickle (I medium pickle, about 5 inches long) and pickled carrot(1tbsp-optional). Finely dice 1/4 of a small onion (about 1tbsp). Add finely diced onion to finely grated pickle and carrot. Stir. Then add sour cream (1/2 cup), dijon mustard (1/2tsp), Worcestershire sauce (1/2tsp), honey (1/2tsp to 3/4 tsp),black pepper (1/8tsp). Stir well. Season with salt. Taste. If you need to make sauce little more acidic add lemon juice or dill pickle juice (1tsp). Stir well. Chill for 10 minutes.
- Don't be afraid to experiment. Add finely chopped parsley, dill.
Notes
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This recipe post was published in 2012. In 2019 I updated this post with new photos and written text.
me and mayo are a no go, so I found this recipe and it is highly addictive! vlasic tiny pickles do the same magic as would my Babi’s homemade pickles, and all I did extra was a little bit of pickle juice (maybe 1/2 teaspoon). YUM! I can imagine oven roasted carrots with potatoes and this with it, what a simple and tasty combo.
Hi!
Thank you so much for stopping by and for trying this recipe. I love the addition of pickle juice.
It’s so good with roasted veggies, you’ll love it. Hani
This sounds so fresh and delicious! I love tarter sauce on fried fish and crab cakes. Will definitely try this on your roasted cauliflower .