The sour cream sauce is quick, simple, and delectable.

It gives a delectable tart creaminess to whatever you use it with, including chicken, fish, and potatoes. I especially love it drizzled on tacos and as a dip with nachos. If you’re looking for a fast and easy sour cream sauce, this is it. No roux, no flour, just sour cream and flavor!

Sour cream sauce: what is it?

It is exactly what it says it is—a sour cream-based sauce. It is essentially flavor-infused sour cream that is a little bit looser than normal sour cream, making it simple to pour or smother over anything that requires a touch of creamy, fresh, tart taste.

What's the composition?

Sour cream is the major component. No surprises there, sour cream sauce is simple and consists of: sour cream, spices, and a bit of milk to thin it out.

Ingredients for sour cream sauce

Sour cream is essentially ordinary cream that has been thickened by fermentation with enzymes and live microorganisms (much like yoghurt). Good Culture is the sour cream I always choose. The thickness, tanginess, and creaminess of sour creams differ, so choose one whose flavour you enjoy.

powdered garlic and onion Even though the texture of a tiny bit of garlic and onion powder in sour cream is practically same, it adds a tonne of flavour and savoriness. Although you might use fresh garlic and onion, I believe that garlic and onion powder is preferable since it results in a smoother sauce. Just make sure to purchase garlic and onion power, not garlic or onion salt.

Just a tiny quantity of milk will be enough to thin down the sour cream and make it saucy and pourable. If you don't have milk on hand, you can actually use a little amount of water instead of whole milk, which I prefer to use to make the sauce creamy.

It should go without saying that you should season your sauce with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

Lemon/lime juice is an optional addition. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon or lime juice to your sauce for extra sour acidity and tartness. This complements Mexican cuisine really nicely. A traditional sour cream and onion flavour is produced by thinly slicing green onions or chives. To taste, mix them in or sprinkle them on top of your sauce with a generous amount.

Can sour cream be heated?

Since you don't need to heat up your sour cream for this sauce, this topic is irrelevant, but let's discuss it nevertheless for the purpose of research. You can, is the response. The secret to mixing sour cream into heated sauces is to do it at the very end, after the heat has been removed from the hot sauce. The sour cream will be gradually heated and melted by the sauce's residual heat without being broken. Sour cream has a propensity to shatter or curdle when heated excessively or fast. It's preferable to use crème fraîche if you want to add anything that resembles a warm sauce that you bring to a boil.

Is it the same thing as crème fraîche or crema?

Even while sour cream sauce isn't exactly the same as crema or crème fraîche, you may use it as a stand-in, especially if you're using it to top off your meal.

Between sour cream, crema, and crème fraîche

30% butterfat, rich, thick, and versatile crème fraîche naturally rich and tart cultured cream.

Mexican crema has 30% butterfat, is creamy, tart, and nutty, and may be served both cold and heated. Natural sour, somewhat thickened cream with a crème fraîche and sour cream fusion flavour.

Our cream has 20% butterfat, plenty of body, is thick, moderately tart, and is best used for cold sauces and finishing. Rich, creamy, cooling, and naturally cultivated.

What to cook with sour cream sauce

The following dishes go well with this sauce: paprika chicken wings

salmon \schicken \ssteak \stacos

chili \stostadas

potato casserole

potatoes and chilaquiles with meat tenderloin

Enchiladas soup with lasagna

taco noodle soup

also pasta!

Also, if you enjoy sour cream, be sure to try our penne with sour cream and onion roux dish, which is served with a warm sour cream sauce and is quite delicious.