Grainstreet Tartare

Name: Grainstreet Tartare
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (300 ml)
Cuisine: French Classic
Ingredients: 3 hard-boiled yolks Egg Yolk; 200 ml groundnut oil Peanut Oil; 1 Tbsp vinegar or lemon (15 ml) Wine Vinegar; 20 g onion, blanched Onion; 3 Tbsp mayonnaise (45 ml) Mayo; 1 Tbsp chives (3 g) Chives; salt (1 g) Salt; pepper (0.3 g) Pepper

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

A quick pan finish for steak and poultry.

Ratio

Peanut Oil 200 mlWine Vinegar 15 mlMayo 45 ml

Ingredients

Egg Yolk — 3 hard-boiled yolks
Peanut Oil — 200 ml groundnut oil
Wine Vinegar — 1 Tbsp vinegar or lemon (15 ml)
Onion — 20 g onion, blanched
Mayo — 3 Tbsp mayonnaise (45 ml)
Chives — 1 Tbsp chives (3 g)
Salt — salt (1 g)
Pepper — pepper (0.3 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.

Companion jar

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Provenance

Michel Roux works in Classic French at Waterside Inn; credentials include Michelin 3* (Waterside Inn, historical).

Originally published as Sauce Tartare.

Adapted from a Michel Roux recipe (Michel Roux (Sr) / Gourmetpedia (Waterside Inn, Relais Gourmand archive)).

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 Michel Roux (Sr) / Gourmetpedia (Waterside Inn, Relais Gourmand archive) (published as “Sauce Tartare”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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