Yum Yum Sauce
The creamy, pale-orange “white sauce” from hibachi restaurants: mayo, a touch of tomato, melted butter, garlic and paprika, with no added sugar.
Nutrition per serving
2 tbsp- Net carbs
- 0.3g
- Calories
- 135kcal
- Protein
- 0.3g
- Fat
- 15g
- Total carbs
- 1.1 g
- Fiber
- 0.1 g
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central values for each ingredient (optional ingredients excluded). Brands vary — check your labels if you track closely.
Ingredients
Spicy yum yum: Sriracha stirred in turns it orange-red and adds a garlicky chili kick. Try it on sushi bowls and burgers.
- Whisk the sriracha in with the other ingredients and use a little less water, since sriracha also thins the sauce.
Lighter (half yogurt): Half the mayonnaise is replaced with Greek yogurt for a tangier sauce with roughly half the calories.
- Whisk the yogurt in with the mayonnaise. It’s thicker, so you may need all of the water, and it keeps 5 days.
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Estimated cost $1.88 for 12 servings ($0.16 each) · how we estimate
Instructions
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Whisk the mayonnaise, tomato paste, melted butter, rice vinegar, sweetener, garlic powder, paprika and cayenne until completely smooth.
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Whisk in the water a tablespoon at a time until the sauce is thick but drizzly.
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Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, ideally overnight. The paprika blooms, the color deepens and the flavors mellow into that familiar steakhouse taste.
Tips for success
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Let the butter cool before whisking it in, or it can make the mayo loose and greasy. - Restaurant versions are sweetened with sugar; allulose dissolves cleanly into this cold sauce.
- Drizzle over hibachi-style shrimp, steak or chicken with cauliflower fried rice, or use it as a dip for grilled vegetables.
Storage & meal prepMeal-prep friendly
- Keeps 7 days in the fridge
- Doesn’t freeze well
Reheat: Serve cold
Prep tip: It keeps up to 10 days and tastes best after a night in the fridge, so make it a day ahead.
Refrigerate in a sealed jar up to 10 days.
Variations
2 variations, each with its own ingredients and macrosSpicy yum yum
FlavorSriracha stirred in turns it orange-red and adds a garlicky chili kick. Try it on sushi bowls and burgers.
- + 2 tbsp sriracha
0.9 g net · 138 kcal · 0.3 g protein · 15 g fat · ≈$0.19 per serving (+0.6 g net carbs vs the original)
Lighter (half yogurt)
SwapHalf the mayonnaise is replaced with Greek yogurt for a tangier sauce with roughly half the calories.
- mayonnaise → mayonnaise (half the usual amount)
- + ½ cup full-fat plain Greek yogurt
0.6 g net · 82 kcal · 1 g protein · 8.3 g fat · ≈$0.18 per serving (+0.3 g net carbs vs the original)
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