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Simple Horseradish Cream Sauce

This rich sauce adds cool heat to Friday Night Steak Sandwiches (page 188), Crispy Fried Oysters Four Ways (page 117), and Foster Family’s Pot Roast with Herb-Roasted Vegetables (page 199).

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 1 cup

Ingredients

1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup prepared horseradish
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Texas Pete or Tabasco
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

  1. Combine the sour cream, horseradish, heavy cream, hot sauce, and rosemary in a bowl and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste and refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to serve, or for up to 4 days.

Reprinted with permission from Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen: Soulful, Traditional, Seasonal by Sara Foster. Copyright © 2011 by Sara Foster. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved. Sara Foster is the owner of Foster's Market, the acclaimed gourmet take-out store/cafés in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and the author of several cookbooks including The Foster's Market Cookbook, winner of the Best Cookbook Award from the Southeast Booksellers Association. She has appeared numerous times on Martha Stewart Living Television and NBC's Today show. She has also been featured in magazines such as More, House Beautiful, and Southern Living, and is featured regularly in Bon Appétit.
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