Pub Sauce is the ultimate creamy, savory, sweet, and smoky sauce for a sandwich spread, steak topping or use for dipping. Easy to make today!
Pub Sauce is a tasty but simple recipe and the perfect condiment to add to your favorite Main Dishes. It’s sure to become a favorite spread and dipping Sauce among classics like Honey Mustard, Creamy Ranch Dressing, and Queso Cheese Dip.
With this recipe, you can enjoy the London-Style Pub Sauce from the comfort of your home. The brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and spices give it a combination of sweet, tangy, and savory flavors, so it really ticks all the boxes.
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Sabrina’s Pub Sauce Recipe
My delicious Pub Sauce recipe is similar to a dip you could find in a London pub. It’s so good, it might just become your own personal signature house sauce! You can add my Pub Sauce to your next party platter, it’ll make a great addition to classic Appetizers. Or use it as a delicious savory burger or sandwich spread instead of your normal mayo or mustard.
Plus, this easy recipe for Pub Sauce is the perfect way to change things up from typical store-bought sauces. It tastes a lot more fresh, flavorful, and it only takes a few seconds to whip together. The only trick is to make sure you do the hands-on work of combining the ingredients a few hours in advance. That way, the hearty sauce has time to set in the fridge before serving.
Ingredients
- ¾ Cup Mayonnaise: For the most part, Pub Sauce is made with popular pantry items, and you’ll probably have most or all of the ingredients ready to go. Mayonnaise is the perfect base for the recipe because of its creamy consistency. Plus, its mild flavor profile lets the other bold ingredients shine.
- 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar: Adding a tablespoon of brown sugar balances out the smoky and slightly spicy ingredients with a rich, sweet taste.
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce: The Worcestershire sauce is essential to giving the sauce its distinct smoky, umami flavor. If you don’t have Worcestershire, you could substitute 2 tablespoons soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, or steak sauce in a pinch.
- Spices: Finish the recipe off by adding in a blend of spices. You’ll use 1 teaspoon each of onion powder and garlic powder, ½ teaspoon pepper, and ¼ teaspoon paprika to season the sauce.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Medium Mixing Bowl: Grab a bowl large enough to hold all your ingredients, plus room to whisk them together. If you use a mixing bowl with a lid, you won’t need anything else to cover your sauce. Otherwise, you’ll also need some plastic wrap to use as a cover.
- Whisk: Use your favorite whisk to fully combine all of the sauce ingredients and spices.
How to Make Pub Sauce
Time needed: 2 hours and 5 minutes.
- Prep Time
Check the ingredient list and make sure you don’t have to run to the store for anything before starting the recipe.
- Stir
Once you have everything, all you have to do is add the mayonnaise, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and paprika to a mixing bowl. Whisk the mixture together until the Pub Sauce is well combined.
- Refrigerate
Cover the finished sauce with a lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate the sauce for at least 2 hours before serving. If you plan to store it for a few days, you can transfer it to a more long-term airtight container.
- Serve
Serve the sauce as a topping for a tasty meal, or as dip with your favorite snacks, sides, and appetizers.
Can I make Pub Sauce ahead?
You can make this amazing Pub Sauce a few days in advance of when you plan to use it. The important part is to store it properly. Just whisk together the ingredients as usual. Then transfer it all to an airtight container, and put it in the fridge to keep fresh until you use it.
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Recipe Tips & Tricks
Achieve legendary flavor with this pub sauce by following these handy tips.
- Always use a whisk
- Take the time to find a whisk to combine the Pub Sauce auce ingredients. With all of the ground seasonings being added, you want to ensure the flavors are fully mixed into each bite or dip of sauce.
- Allow flavors to develop
- The longer your Pub Sauce sits in the refrigerator, the more the flavors will develop as the spices and sugar seep out into the creamy mayonnaise base. Therefore, it will work in your favor to make this sauce a couple days ahead of when you want to enjoy it!
What to Pair With Pub Sauce
Pub Sauce is a wonderfully flavorful sauce or dip that you can use with a variety of your favorite dishes. Try spreading a sauce layer over toasted burger buns for a pub-style burger sauce that you can enjoy with Beef or Turkey Burgers. Pub Sauce would also taste excellent on a Steak Sandwich or used as a creamy steak sauce.
In addition to a classic burger sauce, Pub Sauce can also be enjoyed with a dinner of Beef Tenderloin. Just spoon the mixture over your meat. Another great option is use it as a dipping sauce for your favorite comfort food like Sausage Balls or tasty Fries, or your favorite healthy vegetables.
How to Store
- Serve: You don’t want to leave Pub Sauce at room temperature for more than a couple of hours.
- Store: After that, you can use a funnel to transfer the sauce into glass bottles or store it in another airtight container. As long as you keep it in the refrigerator, the English Pub Style Sauce can stay good for 3-5 days.
- Freeze: You can also freeze the sauce for up to 6 months. Let it thaw in the fridge, and stir the ingredients again before serving.
Frequent Questions
Pub Sauce is a wonderfully versatile dip or spread that you can use with a variety of your favorite dishes. Try spreading the sauce over toasted burger buns for a pub-style burger sauce that you can enjoy with Beef or Turkey Burgers.
You can also enjoy pub sauce with a dinner of Beef Tenderloin. Just spoon the mixture over your meat. Or, use it as a dipping sauce for your favorite Sausage Balls or with Fries.
You can make Pub Sauce a few days in advance of when you plan to use it. The important part is to store it properly. Just whisk together the ingredients as usual. Then transfer it all to an airtight container, and put it in the fridge to keep fresh until you use it.
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Whisk together all the ingredients.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
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Variations
- Pub Style Horseradish Sauce: To add a burst of horseradish flavor to the sauce, you can stir ¼ cup horseradish into the mixture. Then spoon the pub-style horseradish flavor over your favorite steak recipe for a bold, tangy steak sauce.
- Fresh Garlic: If you prefer using fresh garlic, you can replace the garlic powder with minced garlic cloves. We only used 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, which means you’ll want even less minced garlic. Typically, the conversion is ⅛ the amount of fresh garlic as garlic powder. So, only add a pinch. If you like a more robust garlic flavor, you can add to your preference.
- More Sauce Flavors: You can flavor sauce with a variety of different ingredients. Try whisking in a tablespoon soy sauce, BBQ sauce, or honey to experiment with the taste. If you want to make Pub Sauce a bit spicy, you could also add a dash of hot sauce to the mixture.
- Sour Cream: For a tangier sauce flavor, you can replace the mayonnaise with sour cream. Another option is to both by mixing half mayonnaise and half sour cream.
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