Chicago Comeback

Name: Chicago Comeback
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2¾ cups (630 ml)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 quart (473 ml) Mayo; 1/4 cup fresh or jarred (60 ml) Horseradish; 2 tbsp (30 ml) Grain Mustard; 1/2 bunch, outer stalks and leaves removed, diced (120 g) Celery; 1/2 large, diced Shallot; 1, juiced and zested Lemon; 1/2 tbsp chopped (7.5 ml) Garlic; 1/4 cup chopped (60 ml) Parsley; 1/4 cup chopped (60 ml) Cornichon; 2 tbsp (30 ml) Capers; 1/2 tbsp (7.5 g) Salt; 1/2 tbsp fresh-cracked (3.5 g) Pepper; 1/2 tbsp (4 g) Cayenne

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Adam Evans recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Adam Evans.

Comeback from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Mayo 473 mlHorseradish 60 mlGrain Mustard 30 mlGarlic 8 mlParsley 60 mlCornichon 60 ml

Ingredients

Mayo — 1/2 quart (473 ml)
Horseradish — 1/4 cup fresh or jarred (60 ml)
Grain Mustard — 2 tbsp (30 ml)
Celery — 1/2 bunch, outer stalks and leaves removed, diced (120 g)
Shallot — 1/2 large, diced
Lemon — 1, juiced and zested
Garlic — 1/2 tbsp chopped (7.5 ml)
Parsley — 1/4 cup chopped (60 ml)
Cornichon — 1/4 cup chopped (60 ml)
Capers — 2 tbsp (30 ml)
Salt — 1/2 tbsp (7.5 g)
Pepper — 1/2 tbsp fresh-cracked (3.5 g)
Cayenne — 1/2 tbsp (4 g)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Chicago Comeback wants a blender — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Adam Evans works in Gulf seafood / Southern at Automatic Seafood and Oysters; credentials include James Beard Best Chef: South 2022 (Automatic Seafood and Oysters).

Originally published as Comeback Sauce.

Adapted from a Adam Evans recipe (Adam Evans / Garden & Gun (rock-salt shrimp)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Adam Evans / Garden & Gun (rock-salt shrimp) (published as “Comeback Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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