What is tartar butter served with?

According to the recipe it is served with fried fish.

Cream 100 g butter white, add 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, ½ teaspoon mustard, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce. Stir the sauce further for 10 minutes after everything is mixed together.

Where does the recipe come from?

From Henriette Schønberg Erken's Stor kokebok (1914), page 348. It serves about 4 and takes around 15 minutes.

Why must the butter be stirred so long?

The butter should first be creamed white, and then stirred for 10 minutes after the ingredients are added, so that the butter becomes fluffy and the flavors well blended.

Tartar Butter I

Name: Tartar Butter I
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 100 g butter (at room temperature); 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley; 0.5 tsp mustard; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

A cold seasoned butter of creamed butter with parsley, mustard, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce, stirred 10 minutes and served with fried fish.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 348 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

One of several cold seasoned butters in the sauce chapter, meant as an accompaniment to fried fish. Such "butter sauces" were stirred cold and placed in dollops on the hot food.

How to make it

1
Cream the butter
Cream the butter white and fluffy in a bowl.
2
Add seasonings
Add the parsley, mustard, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce.
3
Finish stirring
Stir the sauce for 10 minutes after everything is mixed together. Serve with fried fish.

Changes from the original

Modern measurements (g, tbsp, tsp) and modern spelling in the steps. "Worchestersaus" written as Worcestershire sauce. Unclear OCR amounts for mustard interpreted as ½ teaspoon.

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Frequently asked questions

What is tartar butter served with?: According to the recipe it is served with fried fish.
How do you make it?: Cream 100 g butter white, add 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, ½ teaspoon mustard, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce. Stir the sauce further for 10 minutes after everything is mixed together.
Where does the recipe come from?: From Henriette Schønberg Erken's Stor kokebok (1914), page 348. It serves about 4 and takes around 15 minutes.
Why must the butter be stirred so long?: The butter should first be creamed white, and then stirred for 10 minutes after the ingredients are added, so that the butter becomes fluffy and the flavors well blended.

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