Easy Marie Rose Sauce

Name: Easy Marie Rose Sauce
Prep time: 1 min
Total time: 1 min
Ingredients: 100 ml mayonnaise; 2 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 0.5 lemon ((juice only)); 0.5 tsp tabasco sauce

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A classic sauce recipe that totally transforms a homemade prawn cocktail. A simple mixture of mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon juice and Worcestershire Sauce with a Tabasco kick, this sauce has a serious amount of flavour. Marie Rose sauce is the perfect accompaniment to seafood and takes just minutes to make.

A glass of prawn cocktail topped with chopped chives.

If you have had a prawn cocktail, then you can had this sauce before. Whilst you could just open a jar of sauce, it's so easy to make yourself and it will taste 10 times better. Made with ingredients that you probably already have in your fridge, if you are making your own prawn cocktail, then go the extra mile and make your own Marie Rose sauce.

Prawn cocktail is a must at Christmas time, and during the festive season we tend to have a little bit more time to spend in the kitchen, so we have a few extra minutes to make a homemade sauce. But seriously, very little effort goes in to making this.

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Why should you try it?

Perfect with a prawn cocktail - If you are making a prawn cocktail, then a Marie Rose sauce is a must and this homemade version will make it taste even better.
Minimal ingredients - Just 5 ingredients go in to making this, and you probably already have all the ingredients in your fridge.
Quick - This is a simple as mixing all the ingredients together in a bowl and takes less than 2 minutes.
Adaptable - There isn't much to this recipe, so there isn't much to adapt, but you could give it a bit of an extra kick with more Tabasco.

What you will need

Mayonnaise - This is what makes the sauce nice and creamy. You could make your own, but for ease we used a store bought one. Use the best quality you can, as you really will be able to taste the difference. We used full fat, as it gives a creamy flavour.
Ketchup - Like the mayonnaise, you will want to use the best quality you can. Cheap ketchups have a chemically flavour to them. Or make your own using our Healthy Tomato Ketchup recipe.
Worcestershire Sauce - This adds a lovely tangy flavour to the sauce.
Lemon - This helps to loosen it up a bit, as well as add some freshness.
Tabasco - This is an optional ingredient, however it does add a nice kick of heat.

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Step by step

One: Add the mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce to a bowl.

Mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl.

Two: Mix until everything is combined.

Marie Rose sauce in a bowl with a spoon.

How to serve Marie Rose Sauce

This is a really versatile sauce. Although the classic way to serve it would be with our Ultimate Prawn Cocktail, there is so much more that you can do with it. It goes really well with seafood, so we love using it as a dip for crab sticks. We also love it with smoked salmon and it's our choice of sauce on a salmon and avocado sandwich.

However, there is so much more that you can do with it. It is a delicious sandwich sauce, and makes a change from just using mayo. It is served on a Rueben sandwich in the U.S, but we think it goes well with any meaty sandwich.

You could also thin it out a little with some extra lemon juice and it would make a really nice salad dressing. Why not try it on our Grilled Little Gem Salad.

We recently tried Marie Rose sauce on a burger and let me tell you, it was epic! Why not try our Hidden Vegetable Beef Burgers.

Two glasses containing prawn cocktails surrounded by lemons and chives.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Marie Rose and Thousand Island?

They are basically the same thing, with the same ingredients, the only difference is the way that they are served. Thousand Island sauce is very popular in the U.S and is used as a salad dressing or on burgers and sandwiches. It sometimes has horseradish mixed in to it or some chopped onion, which is the only difference in ingredients. A Marie Rose sauce is more traditional in the U.K and is used as a seafood sauce, which is why you will find it on prawn cocktail.

How to store Marie Rose sauce

This sauce will store well in an air tight container in the fridge for 2-3 days. You could make this in advance and then just stir it with the prawns just before serving a prawn cocktail.

Extra tips

Add a little extra kick of flavour with some paprika or cayenne pepper.
Full fat mayonnaise will give a better, and creamier, flavour, however you could use reduce fat if you prefer.

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