Yum Yum Sauce
This Japanese-American sauce is also known as white sauce, shrimp sauce, hibachi sauce and yummy sauce. It’s actually a glorified fry sauce, and it is an American invention, not a Japanese invention. Whatever you call it, it is YUMMY! No Japanese steakhouse meal is complete without it – whether drizzled on grilled chicken, fried rice, noodles, vegetables and as a dipping sauce for shrimp, crab cakes, potstickers and sushi, it’s simply scrumptious!
HOW TO USE YUM YUM SAUCE
- as a dipping sauce for shrimp
- drizzled over fried rice and noodles
- with grilled chicken, meat and seafood
- slathered on hamburger and hot dog buns
- with French fries and sweet potato fries
- as a dipping sauce for potstickers and wontons
- as a vegetable dip
- with sushi and rice balls
- in pasta salads
- in potato salads
- as a salad dressing
- on baked potatoes
Yum Yum Sauce
This Japanese-American sauce is also known as white sauce, shrimp sauce, hibachi sauce and yummy sauce. It’s actually a glorified fry sauce, and it is an American invention, not a Japanese invention. Whatever you call it, it is YUMMY! No Japanese steakhouse meal is complete without it – whether drizzled on grilled chicken, fried rice, noodles, vegetables and as a dipping sauce for shrimp, crab cakes, potstickers and sushi, it’s simply scrumptious! It is especially good for dipping Gyoza (Japanese Dumplings.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 1/2 cups 1x
- Category: Sauces & Salsas
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 cup good-quality mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- Salt and pepper
- 2 to 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk all ingredients except the water.
- Add water as needed to get the desired consistency.
