When most people think of restaurant recipe clones, the big showy dishes spring to mind. We love to be able to make our favorite dishes such as Alice Springs Chicken from Outback or Macaroni Grill's Pasta Milano at home.
But quite often it's the small extras that we remember from our favorite restaurants and find ourselves craving at the oddest times. Those condiments and side dishes such as the tartar sauce and cheddar biscuits at Red Lobster, the cole slaw from KFC or the desserts at Applebees.
One of the best things about being able to make your favorite restaurant recipes at home is that you can make make only the parts of the meal that you crave. So being able to use a restaurant's side dishes or condiments with any home-cooked meal is a cinch. You can pair the restaurant goodies up with your homemade specialties whenever you want. Last year the huge bowl of Red Lobster Tarter Sauce I made for our family reunion fish fry (Walleye from Lake Erie -- Yum!) and it was a big hit. And I have made the Cheddar Biscuits several times for breakfast.
A quick google search reveals that I'm not alone in loving to do this.
And since I can make up a heaping batch anytime, why limit myself to just fish? I can whip up some Big Boy Tartar Sauce to slather on a hamburger the way they do at the restaurant. Or use it any other way I please. The recipe easily makes 3 cups.
Thanks to Copycat Restaurant Recipes I am able to feed my crave almost anytime at home without having to go to Red Lobster or Big Boy and buy a complete dinner.
Red Lobster's Tartar Sauce
Ingredients:
½ cup mayonnaise
1½ tablespoons finely minced onions
1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
1½ teaspoons shredded & chopped carrot (bits the size of rice)
1½ teaspoons sugar
Directions:
Mix thoroughly by hand or with an electric mixer until the sauce is smooth and consistent, and completely blended.
Big Boy's Tartar Sauce
Ingredients:
2 cups mayonnaise
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
2 tablespoons minced fresh onion
1/3 cup dill pickle relish
1 clove garlic, minced
2 hard boiled eggs, finely minced
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/3 cup chili sauce
Directions:
Mix all together. Serve with fish, french fries, on sandwiches, etc.
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