a kinder, gentler horseradish sauce
You can’t have a good prime rib, without a good horseradish sauce… full stop. If you’re like me, you enjoy the kick of a good horseradish sauce. However, you don’t want it overpowering the flavor of the dish. This recipe creates a creamy sauce with some of the usual suspects, like horseradish, and sour cream, but the addition of lemon juice, Dijon, mustard, and a few other ingredients raises this simple sauce to a higher level. It’s excellent on beef, as well as a pick-me-up for vegetables. Give it a try; I think you’ll enjoy it.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
What a nice and mild horseradish sauce. It has a bit of tang that's refreshing. Lemon adds freshness to the sauce and balances the flavors. Horseradish sauce goes well with almost everything. Steak, roast beef, veggies, and you can't have prime rib without it. This sauce will be delicious drizzled over your holiday roast. A great addition to your holiday table.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon fresh chives, minced
- - salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, minced
- 1 tablespoon capers, minced
- 2 tablespoons pure horseradish
- 1/4 cup sour cream
How To Make a kinder, gentler horseradish sauce
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Step 1Whisk all the ingredients together, with the exception of the chives. -
Step 2Chef's Note: For this sauce to work, it needs a really good "pure" horseradish. You might even go crazy, buy some horseradish plant and grate your own. However, if you do remember one thing. Once exposed to air, if not used immediately or mixed in vinegar, the grated mash darkens, loses its pungency, and becomes unpleasantly bitter-tasting. I HATE it when that happens.
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Step 3Season with salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Finally, add the chives and stir to incorporate. Chef's Note: Salt is an interesting ingredient... we love what it does to dishes, and in some cases, the addition of salt can make some dishes taste (to our brain) sweeter. But watch how much you add. In a sauce, the addition of salt can intensify over time. So, watch how much you add.
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Step 4Cover and allow to rest in the refrigerator for a minimum of 1 hour to give the ingredients a chance to get to know each other.
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Step 5Serve with your best roast beef, prime rib, or over vegetables for that added kick. Enjoy Keep the faith, and keep cooking…
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