Sauces Based on Mayonnaise

Ingredients

  • 1/4 pint mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoonfuls cream
  • 1–2 tablespoonfuls tomato purée
  • dash Tabasco sauce

Method

  1. Mix all ingredients together. For Sauce Remoulade and Sauce Tartare, chill after mixing to allow the flavours to infuse.

Notes

Mix all ingredients together. Four sauce variants on this card: 1. Sauce Aurore – serve with egg and fish dishes. 2. Sauce Remoulade – serve with grilled meat or fish; chill to infuse flavours. 3. Sauce Tartare – for serving with fried fish; chill. 4. Thousand Island Dressing – for salad dishes. Sauce Aurore: 1/4 pint mayonnaise, 2 tbsp cream, 1–2 tbsp tomato purée, dash Tabasco sauce. Sauce Remoulade: 1/2 pint mayonnaise, 2 tsp freshly made mustard, 1 tsp each capers and gherkins (finely chopped), 1 level tsp each parsley, chives and tarragon (chopped), 2 anchovy fillets; chill to infuse flavours. Sauce Tartare: 1/4 pint mayonnaise, 2 tsp gherkins (chopped), 2 tsp capers (chopped), 2 level tsp parsley (chopped); chill. Thousand Island Dressing: 1/2 pint mayonnaise, 2 level tbsp stuffed olives, 2 tsp onion (finely chopped), 2 tbsp green pepper (finely chopped), 2 level tsp parsley (chopped), 2 level tsp tomato paste.