Marie Rose sauce is a classic British seafood sauce made with mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and a few seasonings. It's creamy, slightly tangy, and prepared in 5 minutes.
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What Is Marie Rose Sauce?
Marie Rose sauce is a classic British seafood sauce that became popular in the 1960s as the traditional dressing for prawn cocktails.
Made with mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce, it has a creamy texture with a slightly tangy flavor. While it's best known for serving with cold shrimp, it's also delicious as a dipping sauce for fried fish, crab cakes, fish sticks, and French fries.
The sauce contains less ketchup than American cocktail sauce, so it is milder and less sweet. The mayonnaise gives it a creamy texture, while lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce add enough tang and seasoning to keep it from tasting heavy.
People traditionally serve it with shrimp cocktail and cold seafood, but it also tastes great with fried fish, crab cakes, fish sticks, and French fries.
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon hot sauce (Cholula, Tabasco, etc.) or a pinch of cayenne pepper
- Pinch of salt
- Black pepper
How To Make Marie Rose Sauce
- Add the mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce to a small bowl.
- Stir until smooth and evenly combined.
- Taste and season with salt and black pepper.
- Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes before serving.
Serving Suggestions
Marie Rose sauce is traditionally served with chilled shrimp on a bed of crisp iceberg lettuce as part of a classic British prawn cocktail.
Today, it's also used as a dipping sauce for fried fish, crab cakes, fish sticks, and seafood platters.
How to Steam Shrimp
See our Steamed Shrimp recipe for perfectly cooked, tender shrimp to serve with this creamy sweet sauce.
Storage
Store the sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Give it a quick stir before serving. Do not freeze.
FAQ
"Marie Rose" is the traditional British name for this creamy pink seafood sauce. It is most often served with a prawn cocktail, which is cooked shrimp on crisp lettuce with the sauce spooned over the top.
Marie Rose sauce is made with mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, salt, and black pepper
No. Cocktail sauce is usually tomato-based with horseradish, while Marie Rose sauce is creamy because it starts with mayonnaise.
Yes. Make it up to 2 days ahead and keep it covered in the refrigerator. Stir before serving.
Marie Rose Sauce
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon hot sauce, Cholula, Tabasco, etc. or a pinch of cayenne pepper
- pinch salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Add the mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce to a small bowl.
- Stir until smooth and evenly combined.
- Taste and season with salt and black pepper.
- Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes before serving.
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