Japanese Steakhouse Yum Yum Sauce

This quick and easy Japanese Steakhouse Yum Yum Sauce recipe is just like the one you find at your favorite Japanese steakhouse! Perfect for dipping appetizers like egg rolls, drizzling over hibachi-style stir-fried chicken, beef, pork, or seafood, and even spreading on burgers and sandwiches. This creamy, flavorful sauce is a must-have for elevating both snacks and main dishes.

Ingredients to Make Japanese Steakhouse Yum Yum Sauce Recipe

If you’ve ever been to a Japanese hibachi restaurant, you’ve probably found yourself obsessed with that creamy, slightly sweet, and tangy sauce they serve with almost everything, well, that’s Yum Yum Sauce. It’s also known as Japanese white sauce (despite its light pink color), or japanese steak sauce, this versatile condiment is a staple at japanese steak houses and hibachi grills.

While store-bought versions vary in color and texture, nothing beats making it fresh at home. This easy Japanese Steakhouse Yum Yum Sauce recipe pairs perfectly with chicken, pork, steak, seafood, and all your favorite hibachi-style entrées.

Quick list needed to make Japanese Steakhouse Yum Yum Sauce Ingredients: (Scroll down for full printable recipe card.)

• Mayo – I recommend using real mayonnaise for yum yum sauce, skip the miracle whip.
• Liquid – Ketchup or chili sauce (i.e. Heinz chili sauce or similar) adds color and flavor.
• Butter – Melted salted or unsalted butter for richness.
• Sugar – Granulated sugar for a hint of sweetness.
• Rice Vinegar – Rice wine vinegar is my first choice to add the acidic taste to the sauce. Apple cider vinegar will also work.
• Hot Sauce – Sriracha sauce adds spice.
• Spices – Garlic salt, paprika, garlic powder and onion powder.
• Oil – A small amount of sesame oil adds authenticity to the flavor.

How to Make the Best Homemade Yum Yum Sauce

• Measure Ingredients – Place mayonnaise, ketchup, melted butter, rice wine vinegar, sugar, sriracha sauce, garlic salt, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and sesame seed oil in a large bowl.
• Whisk to Combine – Use a large whisk to fully combine.
• Transfer to a Container and Refrigerate – Chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Kitchen Equipment to Make Yum Yum Sauce Recipe

• A large bowl.
• Large whisk for combining the ingredients.
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Airtight container for storing.

Recipe Variations, Tips and Substitutions

• Mayonnaise – You can use a Japanese mayonnaise, like kewpie mayonnaise. You can adjust the calories for this recipe just like any other dressing, by using a lower fat mayonnaise of choice.
• Sweetness – You can also lower the sugar content using your favorite sugar substitute in place of the sugar called for in the recipe. Likewise, if you’d like a sweeter sauce, use ketchup and add more sugar.
• Desired Consistency – You can adjust the thickness of this yummy sauce to suit your taste. Add heavy cream, dry sherry, white wine, or rice vinegar to your taste. You can also use apple cider vinegar.
• Spice – You could add a pinch of cayenne pepper for added spice.
• Serving Options – We use it as a dipping sauce for french fries, sushi, grilled hibachi steak, hibachi chicken, pork, potstickers, as a shrimp sauce and drizzled over fish. It’s also might tasty served on hamburgers or with vegetables as a dip. Use it as a sauce for noodles, a salad dressing, we’ve even drizzled this delicious sauce on tacos.

Storage and Leftovers

• Make-Ahead Tip – Can I make this sauce ahead of time? I highly recommend that you do make it several hours in advance, or even one day in advance and let it chill overnight to allow the flavors to come together and balance.
• Storage and Leftovers – How long can I store Yum Yum Sauce? You can store this sauce chilled in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days.

More Easy Homemade Sauce Recipes to Make 

This Japanese steakhouse style Yum Yum Sauce is addictive and my hope is, that you’ll find as many uses for it as we have. A few other homemade sauce recipes you may like to try:

• My recipe for Copycat Chick Fil A Sauce is simple to make using pantry staples.
• Homemade Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce is the perfect option for dressing pork, chicken. kabobs, brisket and beyond.
• My Special Burger Sauce is another copycat recipe you can make at home.
• Homemade Cocktail Sauce for your next back of peel and eat shrimp.
• The best ever Ranchero Sauce recipe.
• Southern Comeback Sauce is delicious for dipping seafood, chicken, vegetables and more.
• Seafood ready Copykat Red Lobster Tarter Sauce from Copycat Recipes.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• Mixing Bowls
• Measuring Set
• Mason Jars
• Whisks