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Cocktail sauce

Cocktail sauce
Cocktail sauce is a spicy mayonnaise with cognac, Tabasco and concentrated tomato paste (or purée) added.
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duree9 min. difficultéEasy prix0.65 € pour combien250 g ingredients4 Ingredients
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Last modified on: October 13th 2010
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For 250 g, you will need:
  • 1 mayonnaise 250 g mayonnaise
  • 2 Brandy (Cognac or Armagnac) 1 teaspoon Brandy (Cognac or Armagnac)
  • 3 Tabasco 10 drops Tabasco
  • 4 tomato paste 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • Total weight: 260 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 9 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 6 min.
Cocktail sauce : Stage 1
Prepare 250 g mayonnaise.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Cocktail sauce : Stage 2
Add 1 teaspoon Brandy (Cognac or Armagnac), 10 drops Tabasco and 1 teaspoon tomato paste.

Mix thoroughly, the best way is to reuse the blender that you used for making mayonnaise.
Stage 3
Cocktail sauce : 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 recipe20 RDI=9 %5 RDI=1 %520 RDI=80 %4,810 RDI=240 %20,130 RDI: 240 %
Per 100 g8 RDI=3 %2 RDI=0 %200 RDI=30 %1,850 RDI=90 %7,740 RDI: 90 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, Sulfites, mustard
How much will it cost?
  • For 250 g : 0.65 €

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