Yum Yum Sauce is so easy to make and just as good as your favorite Japanese hibachi restaurant! You’ll love this tangy, savory, sweet sauce on any meat!
YUM YUM SAUCE! To go along with our Hibachi Chicken post from earlier this week of course! We can’t have hibachi without this stuff, it is so good! This sauce is made with super simple ingredients and you probably have most all of them in your pantry! It took several tries and experimenting, but I am happy to say this tastes just as good as the restaurant! Yum Yum Sauce is made of mayonnaise, ketchup, vinegar, garlic, sugar, paprika and water to thin the sauce out. That’s it! It’s really just a matter of the right ratios of ingredients to get the flavor you want! You could easily also serve this over London Broil or any chicken at all like Baked Chicken Breast or even Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs!
This might be the shortest post I’ve ever made on this blog! But, the recipe is really self explanatory. You’ll just grab a bowl, or a jar and whisk everything together! As far as vinegar goes, I like rice vinegar best so use it if you can. If not, apple cider vinegar will absolutely do just fine. I like to thin our sauce out quite a bit and typically use about 3 Tablespoons of water. I do this so we can drizzle it over the meat. You can also keep it thicker and use it as more of a dipping sauce. Once everything is mixed up, it really is best to let this sauce chill for several hours to let the flavors combine. I’d say at least an hour, and really up to 24 if you can. Yum yum sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Yum Yum Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons Ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 Tablespoon Paprika
- 2 teaspoons Rice Vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
- 1-4 Tablespoons Water as needed
Instructions
- Whisk all ingredients together in a medium bowl until smooth, using only 1 Tablespoon of water to start, and adding more as needed for desired consistency.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving for best flavor.
- Store leftover sauce in a tightly sealed container or jar for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Use stevia and no sugar added ketchup to make it keto/low carb ….its delicious!!!!
Loved this!! So easy and a really yummy sauce. I really crave the flavor of soy sauce with hibachi so I decided to add a little more than 1/2 tsp. And it was fabulous!!! This will definitely a new staple for our family. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
This is the best Sauce I have every taste kudos to Maker.???
Quick easy and delicious
“Yummy” easy to make recipe! Love it when I already have all of the ingredients in my pantry.
I don’t need to go to hibachi grills to get my yum yum fix anymore!
I have been looking to make my own yum yum sauce and thought I’d try this one. Turned out great but I made a few modifications that take it to another level.
I used roasted garlic rice vinegar and smoked paprika. I really wanted to use Kwepie Japanese mayo but can’t find it locally.
This yum yum sauce is brilliant. Such a great option for dipping everything from french fries to grilled veggies in
It doesn’t get much easier than this yum yum sauce! It took hardly any time to put together, and it was so delicious and versatile.