CAJUN COCKTAIL & CAJUN TARTAR SAUCES

Cajun Cocktail & Cajun Tartar Sauces image

Provided by Baby Kato

Categories Sauces

Time 25m

Yield 2 batches

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 tablespoon onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup tomato paste
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/4 teaspoon fresh horseradish, grated (optional)
1 cup mayonnaise or 1 cup salad dressing
1/4 cup sweet pickle, finely chopped
2 tablespoons green onions, finely chopped
1 tablespoon parsley, finely snipped
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 -2 dash bottled hot pepper sauce

Steps:

Cajun Cocktail Sauce:.
In a large pot cook onions and garlic in butter until tender.
Stir in the water, tomato paste, prepared horseradish, lemon juice, dry mustard, salt and ground red pepper.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer, uncovered 5 - 10 minutes.
Serve warm or chilled with fried fish and seafood. Top the cocktail sauce with grated fresh horseradish, if desired.
Makes 3/4 cup of sauce.
Cajun Tartar Sauce:.
In a bowl stir tegether the mayonnaise, sweet picle, green onion, parsley, lemon juice and hot pepper sauce.
Served with fried fish and seafood.
Makes 1 1/4 cup of sauce.