#36 Tartar Sauce

This is a handy recipe to have on hand because we love tartar sauce but do not use it very often. Most of the time store-bought sits in the fridge and reaches the expiration date before it is used. Having this recipe means I can make only what we need, when fish is on the menu.

Tartar Sauce
In a small bowl combine 1 cup mayo, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 1 chopped pickle and 1 tablespoon capers. Season with salt and pepper to taste....I also added a 1/2 tablespoon of sugar to give it a little tanginess. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Makes one cup.

 I chopped the capers a bit cause I didn't think my kids would eat it with those little capers whole...I had to disquise them.

Tartar sauce was great! Kids liked it and it tasted the same as the store-bought, except the ingredients were fresh. Which means it doesn't keep for very long...only about three days. So make just enough to use up.

#29 Barbecue Sauce

Here's another bonus recipe that is handy to have in case you love BBQ, but can't seem to find a store bought sauce without a ton of high fructose corn syrup. I developed this recipe myself by combining a few that I have seen. The base of this recipe is ketchup. I know....ketchup is full of HFCS too. Right? Well, there are a few out there without it. I used Simply Heinz. Just the basics in that ketchup.

Barbecue Sauce
Makes 1 1/2 cups

1 cup good ketchup
1/4 cup molasses (mild flavor)
1/4 cup lemon juice (fresh- 1 lemon)
1 tsp. dry ground mustard
1 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. chili powder
2 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
1/2 tsp. liquid smoke
1 tsp. worcestershire sauce

 

Add all ingredients to a saucepan and mix well over medium heat until bubbling, sugar is dissolved and thickened. About 7-10 minutes. The hardest part is mixing in all the dry mustard lumps:)

 

And there you have it...just a tad under 1 and 1/2 cups of yummy sauce. Use any way you like!

Keeps for 4 weeks in the fridge in a canning jar and tight lid and 6 months in the freezer using a freezer jar. Make sure you leave enough headspace in the jar if you are going to freeze.