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Cocktail sauce
Cocktail sauce is a spicy mayonnaise with cognac, Tabasco and concentrated tomato paste (or purée) added.
210 K 4.0/5 (21 reviews)
9 min.
Easy
500 g
4 IngredientsLast modified on: October 13th 2010
For 500 g, you will need:
- 1
500 ml mayonnaise - 2
2 teaspoons Brandy (Cognac or Armagnac) - 3
20 drops Tabasco - 4
2 teaspoons tomato paste
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 9 min.
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 6 min.
Prepare 500 ml mayonnaise.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Add 2 teaspoons Brandy (Cognac or Armagnac), 20 drops Tabasco and 2 teaspoons tomato paste.
Mix thoroughly, the best way is to reuse the blender that you used for making mayonnaise.
Mix thoroughly, the best way is to reuse the blender that you used for making mayonnaise.
Stage 3
Your cocktail sauce is ready.
Remarks
If you don't have tomato paste, you can use ketchup instead, it has less flavour, but it will give you the light pink colour of cocktail sauce.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 50 RDI=20 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 1,040 RDI=160 % | 9,620 RDI=480 % | 40,260 RDI: 480 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 2 RDI=0 % | 200 RDI=30 % | 1,850 RDI=90 % | 7,740 RDI: 90 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 500 g : 1.30 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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