The pink sauce (or cocktail) is an easy recipe to prepare at home with ingredients available in the pantry. What’s the difference between pink sauce and cocktail sauce? There’s no difference; they are just two different names for the same sauce.
Pink sauce is great for accompanying fish dishes (seafood salads or grilled fish) or shellfish (especially shrimp cocktails), fried foods, meat dishes (such as roast and meatballs), canapés, appetizers, sandwiches, club sandwiches, toasts, savory waffles, and stuffed rolls and also vegetables, especially boiled or fried potatoes, and carrots.
Making homemade cocktail sauce is really simple, almost trivial. Grandma Benedetta tries to make a light version, but it’s always better to use it in moderation because, depending on the ingredients used, it can be more or less caloric. Among the ready-made ones, the most famous are Calvé and Heinz.
What does pink sauce taste like? Pink sauce has a soft and delicate flavor, almost sweet.
Recipe WITHOUT mustard and gluten (gluten-free).
PAIRINGS – What to pair pink sauce with?
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: makes 80 grams of pink sauce
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: International
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 98.57 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 16.45 (g) of which sugars 3.16 (g)
- Proteins 3.55 (g)
- Fat 2.38 (g) of which saturated 0.21 (g)of which unsaturated 0.22 (g)
- Fibers 2.34 (g)
- Sodium 6.05 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 80 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Pink or Cocktail Sauce
For a quick preparation: mix ready-made mayonnaise with a quarter of the weight of ketchup.
- 2.1 oz mayonnaise (light or vegan)
- 0.35 oz tomato paste (or 0.5 oz of ketchup, or tomato sauce)
- 0.35 oz milk (plant-based)
- Half tablespoon white wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar, or lemon or orange juice)
- 1 pinch paprika (or chili powder or Tabasco)
- 1 pinch sugar (or honey)
VARIATIONS:
– instead of milk, use natural yogurt or whipped cream
– for a cocktail sauce without mayonnaise, replace it with plain Greek yogurt
– use egg-free mayonnaise for those intolerant and for vegans
– flavor with mustard (0.07 oz) or little Worcestershire sauce (0.035 oz)
– instead of mayonnaise, use horseradish as Americans do
– add a splash of brandy, cognac, or whiskey
– integrate with finely chopped or grated onion
– add a tablespoon of finely chopped parsley (or chives or fennel)
EASY Pink Sauce
It’s important to use cold ingredients (from the fridge), this way you can immediately check the sauce’s thickness.
Simply place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well to eliminate any lumps, creating a nice smooth cream with the right consistency.
Taste to adjust flavor and thickness according to your preference.
To allow the flavors to blend together, let it rest for at least half an hour in the refrigerator before serving.
How long does pink sauce last in the fridge?
The cocktail sauce can be stored in the fridge, covered with plastic wrap (or in an airtight container) for up to 5 days from preparation. It is not suitable for freezing.
The cocktail sauce can be stored in the fridge, covered with plastic wrap (or in an airtight container) for up to 5 days from preparation. It is not suitable for freezing.
How to tell if the cocktail sauce has gone bad?
The sauce separates and releases liquid, its taste is sour and effervescent. Bubbles may appear on the surface.
