Yum Yum Sauce
Yum Yum Sauce earned its name by being phenomenally YUMMY! This Japanese steak house sauce is a luxuriously creamy, sweet, tangy and as spicy-as-you-like mayo based dipping sauce (aioli). It’s the type of sauce that makes the meal, and goes with practically everything from meats, seafood, vegetables, burgers, French fries, rice, noodles and more! Yum Yum Sauce is also ridiculously easy to whip up in less than 10 minutes with pantry friendly ingredients and zero chopping! Best of all, this homemade Yum Yum Sauce recipe tastes 1000X better than store-bought and is make-ahead friendly for up to a week!
Servings 1 1/4 cups
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt or sour cream (may sub more mayo)
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 tablespoon mirin/sweet Japanese rice wine or dry sherry
- 1 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1/2-1 teaspoon sriracha (may sub cayenne to taste)
- 1/2 tsp EACH garlic powder, ground ginger, smoked paprika, onion powder
- 1/4 tsp EACH salt, pepper, ground mustard
Instructions
- Whisk all the ingredients together in a medium bowl.
- Cover, and chill for 2 hours before serving, best if overnight. Taste and adjust to taste with additional sriracha for spicier, rice vinegar for tangier or rice wine for sweeter.
- Store in the refrigerator for 7-10 days.