ravenlynne wrote on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:02:08 -0500:

> On 1/9/2011 10:28 PM, notbob wrote:
>> On 2011-01-09, Serene > wrote:
>>
>>> Mine is ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, lemon zest. Probably too
>>> sweet for a lot of people, but we like it. I
>>> haven't tried it yet with my new favorite ketchup (the
>>> all-natural stuff from Heinz).
>>
>> Likewise I prefer ketchup, but also include Worcestershire,
>> as many have noted. The one item I've not seen mentioned,
>> and one I think adds an extra nice dimension, is capers,
>> finely minced. The brand of prepared horseradish is also
>> important. I'll use no other brand than Silver Spring Extra Hot.
>> All others I've ever tried are just plain wimpy.
>>
>> nb

> I use worcestershire in my ketchup based cocktail sauce as
> well.

A lot of recipes seem to approach Russian Dressing, which by the way is
not bad as a cocktail sauce, especially if the hotness is increased
some. Here's the "Joy of Cooking" recipe:

1 cup mayonnaise
1 tab grated horse radish
1/4 cup chili sauce or ketchup
1 tsp grated onion
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

I think the "chili sauce" referred to can't be Tabasco and the JOC
suggests adding
3 tabs of caviar, something I never have to hand :-(




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