If you enjoy spicy foods, this Creamy Balsamic Horseradish Sauce is a great compliment to savory dishes like thick slices of Beef Roast, prime rib, Corned Beef, or to slather on beef tenderloin Roast Beef Sandwiches.
Add deep flavor and a spicy, fiery kick to your home cooking. Dollop this creamy sauce on a good french dip sandwich or grilled filet mignon. And it lasts in the fridge for over two weeks. You will feel like you are dining at the finest restaurant or steak house every day...
Homemade Horseradish Sauce Recipe
Horseradish cream sauce is so delicious to make at home. It starts with simple ingredients, with the main ingredient of prepared horseradish. You can make it from scratch at home, read on for those tips.
- sour cream or cream fraiche
- prepared horseradish
- balsamic vinegar
- Dijon-style mustard (or spicy brown mustard)
- salt (kosher sea salt)
- ground pepper
- Worcestershire sauce
- In a glass prep bowl, use a small rubber spatula and mix sour cream, prepared horseradish, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, sea salt, pepper, and Worcestershire until well combined.
- Keep covered in an airtight container and chilled in the fridge, will keep for 2-3 weeks.
Try Horseradish Cream Sauce With...
- Prime Rib - A holiday or party food favorite, this is a must.
- Roast Beef - An elegant dinner with a dollop on top.
- French Dip Sandwiches - takes French dips over the top.
- Roast Beef Sandwiches - my favorite way to use this recipe!
- Roast Beef Crostini - toast small baguette slices, top with roast beef with a spoonful, and garnish with chives.
- Corned Beef - slather on a corned beef brisket and serve with roasted potatoes, cabbage steaks, and carrots for an amazing dinner.
- Bloody Mary - stir in that zippy classic horseradish taste and munch cool on garnishes like celery, olives, or dill pickles.
- Potato Salad - add a couple of spoonfuls to a classic or my BBQ potato salad for a spicy kick.
- Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon - dip these savory bites right on in.
- Lemon Vinaigrettes - mix into salad dressings for extra flavor.
- Deli Sandwiches - Use this spread on your favorite sandwich or sub.
- Beef Tenderloin or Filet Mignon - a steak house classic pairing.
- Try it with my Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon Appetizers, amazing!
- Deviled Eggs -use a basic recipe and mix some in.
- Baked Potatoes - try a dollop on fluffy hot baked potatoes.
Roast Beef Sandwiches on crusty French bread spread with this creamy horseradish sauce are divine. I have served smaller versions of these during the holidays and for parties. People just go crazy! You can serve them warm or cold.
Use really good ingredients, fresh-baked baguettes, and good shaved Parmesan cheese, and you can make your buy roast beef...
Prepared Horseradish vs. Horseradish Sauce
There are two types of Horseradish Sauce products sold in markets, Pickled and Creamed. And both can be made fresh at home. The recipe below if for a creamed horseradish recipe.
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Pickled Prepared Horseradish
A condiment and common ingredient made from fresh horseradish root and other seasonings.
- Prepared horseradish can be bought or made homemade and mixed into recipes.
- High quality commercial brands are sold in grocery stores in the condiment aisle or in the chiller section of supermarkets. There is even a beet horseradish sold by Silver Springs in stores.
- Coarser in texture, with a pungent flavor and a strong smell.
- Prepared horseradish is a jarred condiment made from grated horseradish, a spicy root vegetable in the mustard family. mixed with vinegar and salt.
- A pickled or prepared version is more popular in North America.
- Whisk into dressings and vinaigrettes, drizzle steaks, fish, or stir into mayonnaise for a brighter egg salad sandwich. Prepared horseradish adds a zippy flavor to any dish.
Creamed Horseradish Sauce
A "cream style" horseradish sauce is prepared horseradish blended with a creamy element and seasonings, and other tangy ingredients. It can be purchased or made at home.
- Horseradish sauce has a dairy product either heavy cream, sour cream, or mayonnaise. It is not as hot as pickled prepared.
- Creamy texture to spread or dollop onto your favorite foods.
- A condiment sauce and dip with a strong taste and this creamed version are ready to use on foods.
- A creamed version is popular in Britain and what people call horseradish sauce.
- Store Bought Lable Ingredients: Water, Soybean Oil, Horseradish, Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Egg Yolk, Mustard Flour, Natural Flavor, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Vitamin E, Xanthan Gum, Paprika, Spices.
Homemade Prepared Horseradish Recipe
You can make homemade prepared horseradish, and skip buying the prepared product at the store. Horseradish is a spicy root vegetable and part of the mustard family that grows in colder areas.
Buy a good quality root from the Farmer's markets or grocery store. You will need 4-6 ounces of horseradish grated root, 2-3 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon vinegar, and a small pinch of sea salt.
- Use a vegetable peeler and remove the skin off of the root, chop it into small pieces, then run through a food processor until the grated pulp is fine.
- In a bowl mix the grated pulp, water, vinegar, and salt. Keep in an airtight container or tightly covered jar and use within a month.
Horseradish FAQ
In a pinch, when you are out of prepared horseradish the best substitute is real Japanese horseradish called wasabi root. It is sold as wasabi paste and is the best substitute in small amounts for horseradish in recipes.
Runners-up and good substitutes are wasabi powder, wasabi oil, or Chinese hot mustard. Those have a similar flavor profile, but nothing beats the real thing.
A whole fresh root from a horseradish plant will last and can be stored for about four weeks in the fridge crisper drawer. Once the root is cut, it will last for about two weeks. You can also freeze it for up to six months, either whole or finely ground, but the flavor diminishes as it ages.
Without much work, you can dry horseradish into pieces or powder. To do this, first, wash the root, and grate or slice it in a food processor. Dry on a dehydrator tray following the manufacturer's directions. Or, dry on a sheet pan in the oven at the lowest heat setting, until horseradish is brittle. Then blend into a powder to use in recipes using a spice grinder or food processor.
Use as both a spice and condiment, when the root is ground or grated, it releases a strong piquant flavor and has the unique pungent aroma of horseradish. This is because the root cells contain highly volatile oils which are released by enzyme activity when the root cells are crushed.
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Creamy Balsamic Horseradish Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup regular sour cream
- ¼ cup prepared horseradish
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- Dash Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- In a glass prep bowl, use a small rubber spatula and mix sour cream, prepared horseradish, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, sea salt, pepper, and Worcestershire until well combined.
- Keep covered and chilled in fridge, will keep for 2-3 weeks.
Notes
Storage
Keep covered and chilled in the fridge, will keep for 2-3 weeks in an airtight container. It is great as soon as you make it but even tastes better after a couple days.Try Horseradish Cream Sauce With...
- Prime Rib - A holiday or party food favorite, this is a must.
- Roast Beef - An elegant dinner with a dollop on top.
- French Dip Sandwiches - takes French dips over the top.
- Roast Beef Sandwiches - my favorite way to use this recipe!
- Roast Beef Crostini - toast small baguette slices, top with roast beef with a spoonful, and garnish with chives.
- Corned Beef - slather on a corned beef brisket and serve with roasted potatoes, cabbage steaks, and carrots for an amazing dinner.
- Bloody Mary - stir in that zippy classic horseradish taste and munch cool on garnishes like celery, olives, or dill pickles.
- Potato Salad - add a couple of spoonfuls to a classic or my BBQ potato salad for a spicy kick.
- Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon - dip these savory bites right on in.
- Lemon Vinaigrettes - mix into salad dressings for extra flavor.
- Deli Sandwiches - Use this spread on your favorite sandwich or sub.
- Beef Tenderloin or Filet Mignon - a steak house classic pairing.
- Try it with my Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon Appetizers, amazing!
- Deviled Eggs -use a basic recipe and mix some in.
- Baked Potatoes - try a dollop on fluffy hot baked potatoes.
I added a Tbls. of applesauce it was sooo good !!
Oh thanks, Karen for the comment and rating. I love the idea of adding something sweet to balance the heat, great addition. So glad you made, it...