Bang Bang Sauce is a sweet and spicy sauce homemade version of the bang bang sauce so popular on restaurant menus. This copycat recipe is made with simple ingredients and is the perfect sauce with a spicy kick to dip your french fries, chicken wings, nuggets, or fried shrimp into!
❤️ Why you'll love it
- It's a spicy dipping sauce with a touch of sweetness that everyone loves
- It is the easiest recipe for a delicious sauce in a flash
- Its very much like the popular bang bang shrimp sauce at Bonefish Grill restaurants
🥘 Ingredients
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Mayonnaise: this is a mayo-based sauce recipe, you can use full fat or reduced fat mayo.
Thai sweet chili sauce: this is a sweet thickened sauce made with chilies and sugar. Do not confuse it with chili garlic sauce which is not sweet.
Honey: a little honey is added to enhance flavor and add sweetness.
Sriracha sauce: adds more heat and flavor to the sauce.
Rice vinegar: this adds a tang, lemon juice can be used instead.
🔪 Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, honey, sriracha, and rice vinegar. Stir until no mayonnaise lumps remain.
- Store in airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days.
🥄 Equipment
Mixing spoon
Small bowl
🥫Storage
Store leftover sauce in an airtight container in the fridge up to 1 week. It is not recommended to freeze this sauce.
📖 Variations
- Lighten the recipe up and replace the mayonnaise with low fat greek yogurt or low fat sour cream
- For a touch of savory, stir in ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- Sub maple syrup for the honey.
- For extra spice, add more sriracha sauce or some cayenne pepper
FAQ
No, they are not the same but they all have similarities with the one major difference being yum yum sauce does not have any chilis. Boom boom and bang bang sauce are more similar. There are a lot of different versions of each recipe.
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🍽 Serve with...
Serve this creamy sauce as a dipping sauce for chicken nuggets, fish sticks, and crispy french fries. It also is a great topping for grilled shrimp or a burger sauce to top your favorite grilled burgers!
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Bang Bang Sauce
Equipment
- Mixing spoons
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Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- ½ tablespoon sriracha sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, honey, sriracha, and rice vinegar. Stir until no mayonnaise lumps remain.
- Store in airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days.
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