Yum Yum Sauce

4.67 from 18 votes

Yum Yum Sauce is the pale pink sauce that you have probably enjoyed at your local hibachi restaurant. This sauce is packed with flavor and is perfect to pair with seafood, veggies, chicken, and fried rice.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Chinese, Japanese

Keyword pink sauce, sakura sauce, yum yum sauce

Prep Time 5 minutes

Chill Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 212kcal

Author Melissa Williams | Persnickety Plates

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup ketchup or tomato paste
2 Tb sugar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp onion powder

Instructions

To a small mixing bowl, whisk together the mayo, water, ketchup, sugar, garlic powder, paprika, salt, ginger, and onion powder.
Cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour for the flavors to come together.
After an hour, give the sauce a stir and serve.

Notes

Use a store brand mayo instead of name brand (Hellman's, etc.) because they will have milder flavor and lend better to this sauce.

If you're using tomato paste instead of ketchup, you may need to add more sugar for balance. Taste as you go.

Store covered in the fridge for 7-10 days.

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