On 1/10/2011 8:15 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> 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

There's bottled "chili sauce" by heinz...it's right next to their
bottled cocktail sauce and looks almost identical.

and the JOC
> suggests adding
> 3 tabs of caviar, something I never have to hand :-(
>

Me neither.

I use ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, worcestershire and tabasco for
my cocktail sauce.
>
>
>
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not


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