Creamy Horseradish Sauce Recipe
This simple horseradish sauce comes together with only two ingredients and adds a creamy texture and punchy flavor to everything from seafood to steaks and more. It mixes up in minutes and can easily be doctored up to go with all of your favorite dishes.
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 356kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups sour cream
- ¼ cup prepared horseradish
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
- black pepper to taste
Optional
- heavy cream as needed
- white wine vinegar or lemon juice to taste
- hot sauce to taste
Instructions
- Mix the sour cream and horseradish together in a bowl until smooth.1 ½ cups sour cream, ¼ cup prepared horseradish
- Add a small splash of heavy cream to thin the sauce until it reaches a smooth, spoonable consistency.heavy cream
- Add a dash of vinegar or lemon juice if you want more tang and add a small amount of hot sauce if you want an extra kick.white wine vinegar or lemon juice , hot sauce
- Season with white pepper to keep the color light, or black pepper then add salt until it tastes balanced.black pepper , ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Notes
- You can make your sauce thicker or thinner depending on how you plan to serve it. Thin it out with heavy cream, lemon juice, vinegar or hot sauce to reach your desired consistency and flavor profile.
- Prepared horseradish varies in strength, so start with less, taste and adjust.
- Use white pepper instead of black pepper if you want your sauce to remain pure white with no specks.
- A simple sauce like this depends on good ingredients so choose high quality prepared horseradish and sour cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 761mg | Potassium: 290mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1075IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 191mg | Iron: 0.3mg
