Caper sauce
Description
Often, pickled cucumbers are added to the sauce along with capers, while lemon juice is replaced with white wine vinegar or even white wine. Sometimes boiled egg yolks are included in the sauce composition.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients for making the sauce. Peel the onion, wash it, and dry it together with the dill.
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Step 2
Transfer the mayonnaise to a small bowl and squeeze in the lemon juice. Many chefs recommend mixing mayonnaise half-and-half with sour cream, and replacing lemon with lime, as this makes the sauce more delicate and aromatic.
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Step 3
Separate the dill fronds from the stems, chop them together with the white sweet onion, and add to the mayonnaise.
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Step 4
Chop the capers and add them to the sauce with ground pepper. Salt probably won't be needed, but adjust to your taste.
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Step 5
Mix the sauce until smooth and it's ready to serve. But it's better to refrigerate it for a few hours— it tastes even better cold. If you leave it overnight in the refrigerator, by morning it will be indistinguishable from store-bought.
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Step 6
Tartar sauce with capers is ready!