Basil Caper Tartar Sauce Food

TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, pickle, onion, capers, lemon juice, mustard and dill, if using. Use immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
• Use as a dip for fried fish or other seafood, fries, chips, pita chips and crudités. Mix into tuna, egg or potato salad, or spread onto bread for tuna, egg or chicken salad sandwiches, as well as for roast beef and fried chicken or fish sandwiches, and salmon burgers.

"FRITTO MISTO" MIXED FRIED SEAFOOD WITH TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• For the tartar sauce: Whisk together the mayonnaise, dill pickle and brine, Worcestershire, mustard, capers and brine, hot sauce, garlic, tarragon, basil stems and lime zest and juice in a medium bowl. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Set aside some in a ramekin.
• For the batter: Whisk together the flour, beer, sparkling water, vodka, paprika and baking soda in a medium bowl.
• For the frying: Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot fitted with a thermometer until it reaches 350 degrees F. Line a sheet tray with a cooling rack and set aside.
• Place each whole squid on a flat surface and run your knife gently down the length of the outside. Peel off the outer layer of skin and remove the piece of cartilage and anything inside the tube of the squid. Cut the tentacles from the body (below the eyes) and remove the sharp beak (which feels like a small gumball) in the center of each set of tentacles. Cut into 1/8-inch rounds. Dry the rings and tentacles on a sheet tray lined with paper towels.
• Fry the basil leaves until crispy, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove from the oil, letting the excess drain off, and place on the cooling rack. Season with salt immediately. Fry the lemon slices until crispy, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain the excess oil, then place on paper towels and season immediately. Transfer the lemons and basil to a bowl. Replace the paper towels for the next batch.
• Place a hand strainer in the batter (to easily find pieces) and sprinkle the squid with salt. Starting with the tentacles, fully coat in the batter, then drop into the hot oil. Fry until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and salt. Repeat with the rings. Bring the oil back to 350 degrees F and dip the shrimp in the batter. Drop in small batches into the hot oil. Fry, turning on both sides with a slotted metal spoon until crispy, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and salt.
• Transfer the tartar sauce ramekin to a medium serving bowl and arrange the fried lemons, basil leaves, squid and shrimp around it. Serve immediately.

DILL TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse capers in a strainer, pressing them lightly to squeeze out the brine.
• Mince capers and place in a bowl with mayonnaise, dill, dill pickle, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Mix until well combined.
• Let sit for flavors to melt for 30 minutes before serving.

BASIL CAPER TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a small bowl; cover and chill.

TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in a food processor or mini chopper fitted with a steel blade and pulse several times until the pickles are finely chopped and all the ingredients are well mixed but not pureed.

TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix the mayonnaise, chopped gherkin or cornichons, capers, lemon juice, parsley and tarragon in a bowl and season.

HALIBUT FISH STICKS WITH DILL-CAPER TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients in a bowl. Season with pepper.
• Cover and refrigerate tartar sauce.
• Spread panko on a plate,.
• Whisk egg in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper.
• Working in batches, coat fish with egg, then panko. Shake off excess.
• Heat 1 1/2 T olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add half the fish and cook, turning often (I only turned once and got a very nice crust), about 4 minutes total.
• Transfer to a plate and keep warm. Repeat with remaining fish and oil.
• Serve with tartar sauce.

BASIL BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine butter and fresh basil; season generously with coarse salt and ground pepper. Stir until combined.
• Transfer to an 11-by-10-inch piece of parchment or waxed paper. Roll into a cylinder, about 6 inches long and 2 inches in diameter; twist ends to seal. Refrigerate until very firm, about 2 hours. To serve, unwrap and slice crosswise.