Level up your dishes with this homemade Bang Bang sauce! Creamy, sweet, and spicy sauce that goes together perfectly, and makes for a great dipping sauce or topping.
BANG BANG SAUCE
Not only is this Bang Bang sauce easy to whip up, but it is also creamy and tangy that elevates all your dishes! The sauce is a combination of creamy, sweet and spicy that goes great with chicken, shrimp, and more. This simple sauce brings restaurant level sauce straight to your kitchen!
WHAT IS BANG BANG SAUCE?
This sauce is a popular sauce that is creamy, sweet and spicy that is used as a dip or topping, especially for the popular Bang Bang Shrimp recipe.
WHAT YOU NEED-
- Mayo– The base to this sauce is mayo, you want to use high-quality mayo. Hellman’s mayo, kewpie mayo, light mayo, or even avocado oil mayo can be used.
- Chili Sauce– You want to use Thai sweet chili sauce, not garlic chili sauce. The sweet chili sauce gives this creamy sauce sweetness that goes so well with the spice!
- Sriracha– For the best results, you want to use the classic Huy Fong Sriracha hot sauce. You can also use any of your favorite off-brand sriracha sauces, like Trader Joe’s sriracha.
HOW TO MAKE BANG BANG SAUCE
Have this copycat sauce ready in under 5 minutes, easy and so delicious!
- Add all the ingredients for the sauce into a bowl.
- Using a whisk or fork, mix the ingredients until creamy and well combined.
- Use immediately or transfer to a container or sauce jar and store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
HOW TO USE-
There are so many ways you can enjoy this creamy, sweet, and spicy bang bang sauce! Use this as sauce over your meat to elevate your dishes.
- Chicken– Toss or brush this sauce over your chicken skewers, chicken cutlets or even chicken drumsticks. Swap out the BBQ sauce for this sauce on my grilled chicken thighs recipe for a different twist.
- Tenders– Coat your chicken tenders in this delicious sweet and spicy sauce for the ultimate bang bang chicken tenders!
- Pasta– Make a delicious Bang Bang pasta out of this sauce! Toss your choice of cooked pasta and protein in this sauce for a delicious dish.
- Shrimp– The most popular way to enjoy this sauce is to make Bang Bang shrimp! You can also toss coconut shrimp or air fryer shrimp in this sauce.
- Salmon– Brush this sauce onto your salmon fillets for added flavors! I love to serve with my blackened salmon. Toss your salmon bites with this sauce, for a delicious meal!
- Wings– Make bang bang chicken wings for the ultimate appetizer! Crispy wings coated in this sweet and spicy bang sauce recipe. Use this sauce on classic oven baked wings or on my crispy boneless wings.
- Sandwich– Make a delicious bang bang chicken sandwich! Make my grilled chicken sandwich recipe and once the chicken is grilled, brush the sauce over the chicken, assemble and enjoy!
DIPPING SAUCE
This sauce is also great to enjoy as a dipping sauce for your meals!
- Bowls– Drizzle your salmon or shrimp bowls with this bang bang sauce!
- Veggies– Use this sauce as a side for your grilled, roasted or sauteed veggies.
- Fries– This bang bang sauce is a great dipping sauce for your French fries, potato wedges, or even onion rings.
- Tacos– Make fish tacos, salmon tacos or chicken tacos and use this sauce to elevate your tacos.
- Sushi– Elevate all your sushi by using this sauce as a topping or dipping sauce.
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE:
There is a slight kick to this sauce from the Sriracha hot sauce, but you can adjust it by adding more and less hot sauce.
Yes, for a healthier sauce you can use Greek yogurt. The texture and flavor will be slightly different than when using mayo.
No, bang bang sauce is not the same as spicy mayo. They both do have mayo as the base, but this sauce has added sweetness.
No, I do not recommend that you freeze this sauce.
This sauce is typically cold, since it is mayonnaise-based, which does not warm well.
This sauce is typically on the thicker side. If you want a thinner sauce, you can add some lemon juice or rice wine vinegar for added flavor and to thin it out.
OTHER COPYCAT SAUCE RECIPES
Making homemade verisons of popular sauces is so easy and taste just as good! Try some of these other delicious sauces:
Bang Bang Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup Thai sweet chili sauce
- 2 Tbsp sriracha hot sauce**
- 1 tsp honey
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the mayo, sweet chili sauce, sriracha, and honey until creamy and smooth.
- Serve immediately or transfer to an airtight container or jar and store in the fridge until ready to use. (Will stay fresh for up to 1 week.)
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