Horseradish Sauce
Between you and me, this is the best homemade horseradish sauce! Spoon it over meat, spread it onto bread, or dip it with chopped veggies. However you use it, it’s a well-balanced sauce that’s wonderfully creamy, slightly spiced, and perfectly flavored with fresh Dijon mustard and chives.
So, What Is Horseradish Sauce?
If you’re not familiar with horseradish – it’s a pungent root vegetable that’s typically grated and preserved into a condiment (also known as prepared horseradish). Just a small spoonful of this can brighten up whatever you’re cooking, from homemade vinaigrettes to slow roasted salmon.
But when you blend it with creamy elements such as sour cream or mayonnaise, it becomes this sensational horseradish sauce. The perfect accompaniment to impressive beef tenderloin and prime rib during the holidays!
The best part is that this sauce doesn’t mask the succulent, meaty flavors we want to taste. Instead, it acts as a palette cleanser between each bite. It’s no wonder why creamy horseradish sauce is always served with the best cuts of meat!
What’s In this Creamy Horseradish Sauce
Since horseradish itself is quite potent (almost like wasabi), it just needs a few fresh additions. I’m talking tangy sour cream, Dijon mustard, and chopped chives. Once you do a little taste test, you’ll know what I mean when I say that the flavors are simple yet complex.
- Sour Cream: This makes up the majority of the sauce to create a cooling, light, and creamy effect.
- Horseradish: To keep things simple, I’m using a store-bought bottle of prepared horseradish. But you most certainly can make your own at home.
- Dijon Mustard: This mustard is perfectly spiced and adds a little oomph to the sauce.
- Mayonnaise: Just one tablespoon is needed to enhance the light, creamy flavors. And if you’ve got time – it’s super easy to whip up your own mayonnaise!
- Chives: When it comes to creamy sauces, chives always add a fresh, herbal touch.
- Salt & Pepper: A pinch of both ties all the flavors happening in this sauce together.
Find the printable recipe with measurements below.
Let’s Make The Best Horseradish Sauce For Prime Rib, Beef Tenderloin, and More!
Lucky for you, this sauce doesn’t require any kitchen appliance. All you need to do is stir everything together in a small bowl and voila! You have a horseradish sauce ready to serve immediately.
Ways To Use Horseradish Sauce
I think I’ve raved enough about how well this sauce tastes with all sorts of beefy mains, but it doesn’t stop there. Here’s a few more reasons why you should make two (or three) batches of this special sauce.
- Spread onto bread. Just toast up some slices, spread a layer of horseradish sauce, and make a meaty sandwich out of it.
- Serve with fresh veggies. Swap out ranch with creamy horseradish sauce instead on a veggie platter! This tastes great with fresh cut celery, cucumbers, or carrots.
- Serve with beefy meats. When serving to guests, I’ll normally spoon it over the sliced meats for a stunning presentation. Or you can dip each bite into it!
Storage Options
This is a great sauce to have on hand in the fridge. And if you have a little extra, here’s how you store it:
- To store: Store the sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
- To freeze: You can freeze the sauce in an airtight container for up to 2 months. But just note that it may lose a bit of its pungent taste over time. And when you’re ready to use, let it defrost in the fridge or at room temperature, then give it a stir before serving.
Horseradish Sauce Recipe Video
It’s super easy to make this horseradish sauce at home – and it tastes much better than store-bought. Watch the video below to see how I make it in less than 5 minutes!
More Delicious Sauces For Meats
While horseradish sauce tastes amazing with beef, here’s a few other sauces that are delicious with chicken, pork, or seafood!
- Romesco Sauce: Simmer this with cod in a pan or spoon over baked chicken.
- Tzatziki Sauce: Dip everything in my Greek sheet pan chicken into homemade tzatziki. It’s also great with baked tuna meatballs.
- Marinara Sauce: As we all know, marinara works with almost everything!
- Basil Pesto: Spoon this over my herb baked chicken breast for a fresh chicken dinner!
- Chimichurri Sauce: This herbaceous sauce is great for a fresh, glossy layer over meats and seafood.
Needless to say, this horseradish sauce needs to be a part of your Christmas dinner recipe list, along with prime rib and beef tenderloin. If you make it, let me know how it turned out in a comment below!
Horseradish Sauce for Prime Rib and Steak
Recipe Video
Ingredients
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- pinch freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, stir together the sour cream, horseradish, mayonnaise, chives, dijon mustard, salt, and pepper.
- Transfer it to a small serving bowl and top with extra chopped chives for garnish.
Made this sauce tonight for our Chateaubriand Holiday meal. Nice and mild but the perfect touch of horseradish!
Delicious and SO easy/fast! This is our favorite horseradish sauce recipe by far. Because we like it spicy, I added an extra tablespoon of horse radish, and one tablespoon of Worchestershire sauce. For salt, we used a smokey SF Fire sea salt. It definitely cleared our nostrils! Happy Holidays to you and yours.
I’m confused- the “prepared horseradish “ in your recipe looks like horseradish sauce you can buy because it looks creamy compared to the Prepared horseradish I buy which is like “minced “
Which one do I get?
You would want the mince rather than the sauce (which usually has dairy already in it).
Fell down when I made this it was so good. Served with filets. Use real horseradish. Heavenly!
Hi, this recipe looks lovely! But do you think I can substitute the “prepared” horseradish with freshly grated one?
(I’m not keen on the store bought ones I can find here)
I think that could work Yosh!
This sauce is delicious, I made it for Christmas and we had on beef, chicken and veggies, even my toddler loved it. I’m not sure I ever would have tried horseradish if it weren’t for your recipe, so glad I follow your posts Thanks for another great recipe Lisa!
Glad this recipe introduced you to the beauty of horseradish! It truly is the best paired with all sorts of steaks.
Even as Asian-American, I am not a huge fan of wassabi and horseradish, but I loved this sauce!! It paired perfectly with the beef tenderloin just as you said and I definitely plan to make more to eat with veggies and other cuts of meat. Thank you for sharing!
This truly is the best sauce to make with all sorts of steak mains :)
Hello! Looking forward to making your Garlic Crusted Prime Rib and just stumbled upon this sauce. I bought horseradish sauce and it’s overwhelming. I’d love to serve this alongside it instead, but I don’t have sour cream😕 Can I use buttermilk and double the Mayo? Or do you have any other suggestions
Hi Candice – I do think sour cream is pretty important in this recipe. I don’t think mayo or buttermilk will give you a similar texture or flavor. But hope you enjoy my prime rib recipe!
When I can’t find sour cream I use double cream and stir in a bit of lemon. It thickens cream and gives it the sour hint too.
Great with the beef tenderloin. Would double the recipe though.
Made this with the beef tenderloin last night for a dinner party, and it was seriously the perfect pairing! Also.. for those who haven’t made the beef tenderloin yet, it’s a must!
Glad you enjoyed both the beef tenderloin plus the horseradish sauce Emily!
Is it possible to substitute yogurt for sour cream?
Sure, it would just have a slightly different flavor.