Cajun Cocktail Cajun Tartar Sauces Recipes

CAJUN COCKTAIL & CAJUN TARTAR SAUCES

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.

SPICY CAJUN TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients, and mix well.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 1 week.

CAJUN-FLAVORED TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine onion powder, salt, garlic powder, oregano, thyme, pepper, paprika, cayenne, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl to make Cajun seasoning.
• Measure 2 tablespoons of the seasoning into another bowl. Mix in mayonnaise, relish, and lemon juice. Taste and adjust seasoning. Chill tartar sauce for at least 20 minutes before serving.

CAJUN COCKTAIL SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients and store in a glass mason jar or plastic covered container. This will keep in the refrigerator for 6 months. (It won't last that long!)

SPICY CATFISH TENDERS WITH CAJUN TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare fish:
• Whisk together egg and hot sauce in a wide shallow dish. Stir in fish strips and let stand at room temperature at least 10 and up to 30 minutes.
• Pour enough oil into a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot to measure 2 inches and heat over moderate heat until thermometer registers 350°F.
• Stir together flour, cornmeal, salt, and Cajun seasoning in another wide shallow dish.
• Make tartar sauce:
• Stir together all sauce ingredients in a bowl and chill, covered, until ready to serve.
• Fry fish:
• Drain fish well in a colander. Dredge one fourth of fish in flour mixture, shaking off excess, then transfer to oil and fry, stirring occasionally with a slotted spoon, until golden and just cooked through, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Transfer with slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Return oil to 350°F. Repeat procedure with remaining fish strips in 3 batches.
• Serve fish tenders hot with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.
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