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.
Very good! Best one so far ☺️
Thank you for sharing. This was so easy to make and delicious too! We’ used it for the viral “sushi bake”.
Soooo good and simple to make! I did Tweak it because I’m diabetic. Used sugar free ketchup and Splenda. Turned out amazing! Thanks for sharing the Recipe❤️
Thank you for the suggestion ,unfortunately so are my parents and I made fried rice, chicken skewers and potstickers me and the kids absolutely loved it and it made one of our already favorite meals even better.
But we felt bad that my parents being diabetes couldn’t enjoy it .
My personal favorite way to enjoy it is with onion rings but I add a dash of hot sauce when making it for an onion ring dipping sauce
Thank you for this suggestion ,unfortunately so are my parents and the last time I made fried rice,chicken skewers and potstickers everyone including my kids really enjoyed this and it made one of our already favorite meals even better..But we all felt bad my parents couldn’t enjoy it.
One of my families favorite ways is as a dipping sauce for homemade onions and fries.
I tweek it for a dipping sauce by adding some hot sauce instead of water and its now requested and a must have .
So good! I added a few extra things for more flavor such as more paprika, some soy sauce and a splash of Caribbean Jerk sauce for a little more spice and it’s DELICIOUS
Thank you for your new suggestions for this already really good sauce the next time I make fried rice and chicken skewers I will definitely be trying this.
My families new favorite way is to add a little hot sauce instead of the water and using it as a dipping sauce for homemade onions rings, and it’s literally now a must have condiment for onionrings and fries.
The best! WAY better than a store bought bottled sauce!
What in the world this is AMAZING!!!
Tried it! Loved it!
Absolutely delicious!!
This sauce is amazing. Just like what you get in a restaurant, and so easy! Thanks for sharing!
Definitely intended to give 5 stars!