Spicy Mayo is a versatile quick and easy Asian sauce with a secret ingredient making it restaurant-worthy to top all foods. Try it today!
Spicy Mayo is a delicious Sauce that you can easily make at home with just a few simple ingredients. For more sauce ideas, try Sweet and Sour Sauce and Peri Peri Sauce.
Sabrina’s Spicy Mayo Recipe
Spicy Mayo is rich, delicious and incredibly popular in a variety of sushi restaurants. As far as dipping sauces go, it is more versatile than soy sauce and much easier to make at home. It goes well with all sorts of delicious recipes. One of our favorite recipes to top with this mayo is Korean Ground Beef. It takes a simple ground beef dinner to another level!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons Sriracha sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- Combine mayonnaise, sriracha, and sesame oil.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours before using.
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Sabrina’s Tips
The secret ingredient that makes this a restaurant-level Spicy Mayo? It isn’t anything crazy, it’s a few drops of sesame oil! The complex flavors change the entire sauce with just a tiny amount of sesame oil. It combines so well with the mayonnaise and Sriracha. Once you try it, it will add a whole new depth of flavor to your mayo you wouldn’t have expected but now you’ll never want to skip.
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About this Recipe
Spicy mayonnaise is very common on sushi rolls because of how well the savory, slightly sweet sauce goes with the earthy taste of fish, but it also complements beef, chicken, and tofu. The nice thing about using this recipe is that you can customize it as much as you’d like, so if you’re not a fan of overwhelmingly spicy sauces you can cut the hot sauce with more mayo. If you want to cut the flavor of mayo a bit without just spice you can even add in a bit of lime juice.
Can this be made ahead of time?
Yes, Spicy Mayo can absolutely be made ahead of time, and it tastes even better the next day. You can prepare it up to 3–5 days in advance and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. If the sauce thickens slightly in the fridge, simply stir it before serving. You can also add a teaspoon of water to adjust the consistency if needed.
Recipe Tips & Tricks
If you’re nearing the end of a sriracha bottle, this is actually the perfect time to make Spicy Mayo. You can store it in the bottle! You should make the sauce, wash the bottle thoroughly, then pour it back in. You’ll have a built-in squeeze bottle and an easy way to remember what the sauce is!
Pairing Suggestions
The next time you sit down to enjoy homemade Asian Peanut Noodles, potstickers, or chicken satay, you should try drizzling a little Spicy Mayo on top. The mayo is creamy, savory, and great on top of everything from you favorite sushi like Spicy Tuna Rolls and dragon rolls to French fries, and any other kind of appetizer you can imagine.
How to Store
- Serve: Do not leave mayo at room temperature longer than 2 hours. It is best to refrigerate until serving and return to the cold as soon as the portion has been used.
- Store: Seal up the mayo in an airtight container or empty ketchup bottle and keep it in the fridge. It should stay good for up to about a week before you should throw it out and make some more.
- Freeze: It is not recommended to freeze mayonnaise or any recipe with mayonnaise as an ingredient.
Ideas to Serve
Try serving this delicious spicy sauce on a variety of burgers, sandwiches, and meats. Or use it as a dipping sauce. Try it will some of my favorites!
- Spread on burgers or sliders
- On chicken sandwiches
- Mixed into tuna or chicken salad
- Wrap or panini spread
- French fries or sweet potato fries
- Onion rings
- Chicken tenders
- Egg rolls or spring rolls
Frequent Questions
Try adding in some lemon juice or lime juice. Stir well and shake the bottle you store it in between uses. The added citric acid or oils make the mayo have a more complex flavor, which compliments a whole variety of main dishes.
Try adding a little bit of Korean gochujang, sriracha hot sauce, chili sauce, bbq sauce, soy sauce, or Thai peanut sauce to your mayo. Based on what kind of food you’re making, adding a few drops of sauce to the mayo can alter the flavor and make it complement the rest of the meal better.
Variations
- Heat: Adjust your heat level by adding more or less siracha to your spicy mayo.
- Zest: Add lime to your mayo for a more zesty flavor.
- Garlic: Add garlic powder for a more savory flavor.
- Green Onions: Add chopped green onions for a more fresh flavor.
- Smokey Flavor: Use chipotle to add a more smokey flavor to your mayo.
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Can I leave the sesame oil out
Sure, it is just to your taste, with the sesame oil it has a bit more international flare. You could also add just a touch of Worcestershire sauce for a fun flavor.
That’s a vinegar-based sauce and mayo already has enough vinegar!
Stir in some ground Cayenne powder and you’ll add no additional flavors, just heat.
To add some pepper flavor, (without the nasty vinegar) use El Yucateco Green Habanero, or for some smoky hot flavor, use their Black Label Reserve.
Mexico Lindo, Bufalo and Tapatio make some awesome vinegar-free pepper sauces, as well.
Thanks for your suggestions.
This is best I have ever used, it is great on almost any of of sandwich. My family loves it.
Thank you so much.
Evie
It’s a sandwich staple in our house!
Literally the easiest thing to make but with so much flavor!! This is the best on burgers and with fries… I love it!!
My Hubby loves this mayo. It’s delicious on burgers and sandwiches!
Ooh I can just imagine this on some deep fried sweet potato fries. Mouth is watering!!!
This was so so simple! Tasted great on beef!
mmmm..this sounds soooo GOOOOD!!! YUM!!