Tangy delicious and SUPER EASY. READY IN JUST 10 MINUTES! If you can resist simply drinking this down, you are going to make your friends and family very happy!
Japanese White Sauce is one of the tasty sauces the chef offers you at a Japanese steak house. 100% Recommended!
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
- Ready in JUST 10 Minutes.
- Easy!!
- Ingredients you probably already have
- It keeps perfectly for a week or more.
HERE'S HOW IT IS DONE:
STEP 1:
In a LARGE bowel, mix the mayonnaise and the spices together.
STEP 2.
Whisk your heart out and get all of the lumps out.
STEP 3.
Put in the refrigerator for a while to let the flavors meld and marry!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS JAPANESE WHITE SAUCE?
If you've been to the south, you might know how popular Japanese restaurants are! We LOVE to sit and watch the chef prepare our meal in a family seating style restaurant.
They always offer this sauce with the meal here in the South, enjoy!
HOW CAN I MAKE THIS A LITTLE SWEETER?
Simply add more sugar, but do so carefully.
Add one teaspoon at a time, whisk and then wait for 5 minutes before taste testing.
It can take a little bit for the sugar to melt and spread across the sauce.
WHAT IF I DON'T LIKE SPICY STUFF?
This sauce is NOT spicy in the least. If you are concerned, only add a pinch of cayenne pepper.
The cayenne and the sriracha are both for flavor.
If you leave either out, you'll be missing something.
DOES THIS HAVE SHRIMP IN IT?
No, its just that lovely pink color that shrimp turn when cooked.
HOW LONG DOES JAPANESE WHITE SAUCE KEEP?
Keeps 5 days in a closed container in the refrigerator
Do NOT leave out for more than 2 hours at a time.
WHAT CAN I SERVE JAPANESE WHITE SAUCE WITH?
This sauce is perfect on any meat, rice, vegetable..... really anything. It's good by itself. We enjoy it as a dip too!
Try it with these Frozen Carrots or Frozen Broccoli.
Especially good with Restaurant style Chicken Fried Rice (our family favorite).
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR JAPANESE WHITE SAUCE
- Some people really like this sauce to be sweet, if that is you, add more sugar.
- If you don’t like any spiciness whatsoever, then don’t add the ground pepper. The sriracha isn’t adding much heat, it is adding flavor , so don’t remove that unless it is a last resort.
- Allow this to sit in the fridge for a while before you add more sugar or before using on your dinner. The flavors have to marry and meld and generally get to know each other.
- Pour this sauce on EVERYTHING! It is good as a chip dip, a veggie dip, on eggs, on noodles, literally everything.
- It takes a little bit of whisking to get any and all lumps out. Whisk quickly and for a while and they will come out!
IF YOU ENJOYED THIS RECIPE FOR JAPANESE WHITE SAUCE, YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE…
Appalachian Mountain Tiger Sauce
Crockpot Pot Roast (goes great with this!)
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Japanese White Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 Cups of Mayonnaise
- ½ Cup Ketchup
- 3 tablespoon Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder
- 1 tablespoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ Cup of water
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha or other hot sauce
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients into a large kitchen bowl.
- Whisk all of the ingredients briskly until the sauce is smooth without lumps. (about 2 minutes)
- Refrigerate in a closed container or bowl with lid (plastic wrap) until ready to use.
Notes
- Add more sugar if you prefer your sauce sweeter. Add by small amounts (no more than a teaspoon at a time, stir in, allow to rest for a minute or two and then taste test before adding more).
- If you are concerned about a spicy flavor, you can cut back on the cayenne to just a pinch. The sriracha and cayenne add wonderful flavor, so you will be missing something if you leave it out. Please don't.
- Allow this sauce to rest in the fridge for at least an hour (it's better if you let it rest over night). The flavor gets so much better by the next day.
Nutrition
*** This recipe first appeared on the pages of Loaves and Dishes on March 15, 2018 and has been updated with new information, photography or video***
A VERSE TO SHARE
Today, I don’t have a lot to say about the verse. I’m simply sharing. It is too awesome for my simple words anyway. I pray for your blessing in what you are reading. Amen.
Mark 16: 1-8
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”
But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’”
Blake says
It was realy good! My 1 mistake was using smoked paprika instead of regular...dont do it...
Wendi Spraker says
I agree. I've done that too. While it isn't terrible, it isn't the taste we all know and love. Thank you for coming back and leaving a comment!
linda says
Made this for the first time and it is absolutely amazing! Best sauce ever.
Wendi Spraker says
Thanks Linda, also thanks for leaving a comment!
Shera says
I made this last night to go with some shrimp fried rice I was making today. I tasted it when done and wanted to cook the shrimp fried rice right then. I didn't and was happy to wait. It tasted amazing. I loved it. Definitely will be making this again for sure.
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Shera! So glad that you loved the sauce! It is GREAT on everything! Thanks so much for coming back and leaving a comment!
Lind says
Tastes and looks just like the restaurant! And best thing I already had all the ingredients at home! We made stir fry rice but I’ve since put it on pizza and will probably eat with everything bc it’s delicious. So glad I found this recipe thank you!
Wendi Spraker says
Fantastic! I'm so glad you loved it! Thanks for coming back and leaving a comment
Joy says
Easy & delicious!
Wendi Spraker says
Thanks Joy! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Lloydine Seale says
I’ve tried many many yum yum sauces . Was about to give up when I tried the Japanese White Sauce . It is so good . Just like the hibachi grill sauce you get . Happy !
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Lloydine, I'm so glad you loved it and that you left a comment! Thanks
Cindy says
Awesome sauce! So much better than any store bought! And I had everything in the pantry. We had it with our grilled steaks and vegetables. So good!! I would not change a thing.
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Cindy! I'm so glad that you LOVE it!
Ann says
Thanks for your comment and the info on your Japanese Fried Rice recipe! Looking forward to the sweet carrots and again thanks!
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Ann! Will do!
Ann says
Great recipe for Japanese White Sauce/Shrimp Sauce!
We need recipes for Japanese Fried Rice and the Sweet Carrots. My husband would be a happy camper with both of them.
Thanks for all your hard work and wonderful recipes, tips, and info.
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Ann! Thank you so much! I have a really very good recipe for fried rice! I'll work on the sweet carrots too! 🙂 If you type into the search bar on the Loaves and Dishes website "fried rice" the recipe will come up. I can't include a link here because it does something weird to the comment stream, but please check it out! 🙂 Thank you so much for leaving a comment!
Saphira says
Tried this today and everyone loved it. Like I never had this before and just tried it based on the receipt. Didn't have any onion powder so I just used onions and chopped them really fine but next time I'll have onion powder. Our family has some picky eaters, but this really was a hit. Only thing is that it's really thin. I'll probably use less water next time and more hot sauce because I was careful with it (also I only had sriracha mayo on hand). I'll totally use this for so many things now!
Wendi Spraker says
Saphira- I'm so glad you gave this a try and that it was a hit!! Yay!!!!
Ann says
I have some of that same sauce in my frig now, Yum! Yum! sauce. I buy mine at the Food Lion store. I absolutely love this sauce toooooo! I will have to try the sauce on the veggie you have pictured.. Thanks for your bible verse above, it makes my day to read the KJV bible scriptures.
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Ann! If you enjoy the store bought sauce, I challenge you to try this homemade sauce- just one time. I bet you'll never go back. :). Let me know if you do, I would love to hear your reaction. :). Have a great weekend!
Moxie says
I made this over the weekend and it was THE BOMB DOT COM! (Do people still say that - probably not). Anyway, it was great! Thanks for another great recipe!
Wendi Spraker says
I have no idea if people say that still or not - I think I hear it sometimes. You are still cool!
2pots2cook says
This one, homemade, will definitely be on my to do list: this week ! Thank you so much !
Wendi Spraker says
Hey! Thanks! I hope you love it!
Ushmana @ Our Food and Home says
You make it sound so easy! Definitely making a whole batch of this for toppings on every meal ,love this!
All the love from Nepal xoxo
Wendi Spraker says
Wow! Greetings to you in Nepal! I hope you love it!
Mary says
We love this sauce! Yours sounds so darn good and easy to make. Sriracha definitely should NOT be left out...makes everything better. Well, not everything-just a lot of things. Pinned. Thanks.
Your scripture is the foundation of our faith, we have a living God! Christ arose and now sits on the right-hand of God, and the Holy Spirit dwells in us. Thank you Lord!
Wendi Spraker says
Hi Mary! Hope you are well! I agree about the sriracha! Please please try this sauce- you won't be disappointed. Just make sure to let it sit for a little before using it. Your tummy will be happy. 😉