Fry Sauce Recipe - Marie Recipe (2024)

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  • Bill

    Fry sauce is so good. It really is very versatile. I like the addition of the paprika and vinegar. I will have to mix some up soon. I have also used Greek yogurt to cut back on the fat and it is pretty good. That recipe box was a real find. I prefer thin and crispy fries and of course the answer to the big question is .. Mustard.

    • Ole

      Don’t cut back on Fat, Fat is good for you, if it is the right Fat… Worry about Carbs instead, that is the killer!

      Try making a Baconnaise (The Fat from cooking Bacon) that is delicious and good for you! Go Paleo!

      • VeryBerry

        Don’t cut out carbs! Your brain needs a variety of carbohydrates to function and only a very small percentage of the fuel your brain needs comes from protein. Best idea? Stop worrying about the latest fad diet and eat a well-balanced variety of foods. Your brain and body (and wallet) will thank you for it.

  • Nancy

    I love reading your recipes and trying them , what a gem to find someone’s recipes and also see a small part of their life . I’m going to try the fry sauce I’m thinking of using it as a spread for hamburgers , theirs a restaurant that uses that kind of sauce instead of mayo, thanks!!

    • Sara

      sounds great 🙂

  • Bobbi Sue Hiber

    I do ketchup and ranch dressing…omg sooooooooooo good!

  • Vallerie

    hello I love your site I just need to know do you know an online spice source for the sweet paperika I can not find it anywhere I just see smoke or regular paprika but not sweet helppppppppp please

    • Sara

      You do not need to use sweet it is just what my parents have on hand 🙂

    • Sheri

      Smoked paprika is a whole lot cheaper than hungarian sweet… and has a smoky baconish flavor… hope this helps… if you really want the hungarian wal-mart.com sells it… as well as Amazon and many others

    • jayexley

      We like hot sauce and ranch dressing mixed together..

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  • Brooke

    Wow that looks amazingly easy! Plan on trying it tonight!!

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  • Emily M

    That looks so delicious. It looks similar to what a local restaurant near me called Come Back Shack uses, and it’s hands down my favorite sauce. Can’t wait to try it!

  • Jan Engle

    my mother in law used to make this as salad dressing. Never thought to try it as a dip!

  • Cheryl W

    Awesome….I never HEARD of FRY sauce until I moved to Idaho….it seems like many people have to have this with their fries. It looks like a great recipe and sounds a little like the sauce at Red Robin…I think they use smoked paprika, though…..

  • Susan

    Is there a place you can find all of Marie’s recipes that you have posted in the past? I would love to see them!

  • LaDivaa

    I grew up using this sauce…
    we use it as a chip dip, as a fry sauce, a
    burger sauce ect. Ect. Ect. I love the
    taste of garlic in my food… I would
    add about 2 cloves of garlic use a grater
    to make it a paste and add… if you add
    The garlic raw it gives it a spicy kick, my favorite..
    Ifyou dont like the spice of raw garlic
    well you can always roast it then smash and
    add to sauce…

    • Mack

      I add garlic a pinch ceyanne and a tiny horseradish and worcheshire and can eat anything with it because it’s so yummy.

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  • Kristin

    YUM…..
    I have been making what I call “special sauce” for years, but this takes the cake ! Fantastic ! My new “special sauce” recipe.
    Thanks for sharing…..

  • Amy

    I have heard that fry sauce is a Utah thing (which is where I grew up) but maybe not. When I make it at home for me I use ketchup, mayo and dill pickle juice and my boyfriend swaps the pickle juice for worcestershire sauce; but we both use it as a dip for fries and grilled cheese sandwiches.

    • Cassee

      It absolutely is a Utah thing (invented there, as fry sauce anyway). That’s how we make it too. Best foods mayo, ketchup, and dill pickle juice. The other Utah thing that is a jolt when leaving is scones, LOL. NOT the same thing the rest of the world calls scones.

  • Linda

    Utah only serves Fry Sauce. When I lived in Salt Lake City, no one served ketchup with fries.

  • CARLA HILDEBRAND

    In the 50s my mother made a Cole slaw dressing using this recipe with the ketchup. Absolutely the best ever! Will try the addition. We love homemade fries!

  • CARLA

    I meant without the ketchup! That would be strange with cabbage! Sorry for the goof

  • Kim

    I fell in love with fry sauce when we moved to Idaho! My husband (who grew up out here) makes it with mustard instead of the vinegar… he uses dijon when he makes it for me, and then he makes his own fry sauce with brown (spicy) mustard. So yummy!

  • Beck

    My momma loves the fry sauce from Freddy’s. I suspect this would be close to what they serve. I think she would love this sauce too.

  • Sandra barina

    This sauce is soo good. Thanks for the great receipe.

  • Kelli

    on the gulf coast we all use a very similar sauce with our fries, fried & boiled seafood, chicken tenders/nuggets; just about anything. It’s very popular in the south. Of course you know down here we’re gonna kick it up a notch with a little Tony Cacchere’s or cayenne pepper/garlic maybe a small squeeze of lemon juice. But it’s always interesting to see how people eat in other parts of the country. Thanks for sharing

  • Ellen D

    I recently discovered fry sauce and I love it. I use dill pickle juice instead of vinegar and add steak seasoning in mine.

  • Mari

    Hi, tried this last week and you definitely need to make this a day ahead or the vinegar overwhelms it, IMO. I still prefer ketchup with a little yellow mustard on my fries, but I found a recipe on Pinterest for Grilled Cheeseburger Wraps (MostlyHomemadeMom.com) and this sauce complements them perfectly. So it’s a keeper! Thanks!

  • Rita

    I have been making this for over 20 years .. one of my favorites ..
    I use basalmic vinegar instead … a dash of cayenne instead of the paprika and a few drops of Worcestershire sauce and a little squirt of mustard ..
    There used to be a reastaurant in Oregon that used to serve this with their fries and this was the closest I could come up with

  • Yolly

    I’m from Texas and never heard of fry sauce, but it sounds good. I will try. Thanks for sharing.

  • Mary C Garrett

    Oh my! My husband use to make a sauce for his fried fish which he call his “Special Sauce”
    It was very similar to your Fry Sauce recipe except he added a dash of hot sauce and instead of the vinegar he used the juice from pickled jalapeno peppers! He obviously liked a “kick” in his sauce.
    MCG

  • Denise Johnson

    I added 1/4 cup sour cream with some red pepper. Excellent!

  • L. G.

    This is a ramolade… cajuns have been using this with different variations for years and years try horseradish or hot sauce to your mayo and ketchup. Put whatever you like in it. It’s great with seafood. Try with steamed or fried shrimp, you’ll never want co*cktail sauce again

  • Lynne

    Thanks. My mouth is watering!

  • Deborah

    Sara, love that your trying and posting Marie’s recipes. I am on a search for a gelatin salad recipe that uses lime jello and a number of other ingredients. I’ll have to look for my list as a woman rattled them off to in the check out lane of the grocery store years ago. If you find any such recipes in Marie’s tin, would love to have you share with me even if you aren’t ready to make it. Thanks.

  • Patty

    I’ve been mixing mayo and ketchup for years. I don’t care for the taste of ketchup by itself.
    Will need to try this recipe.

  • Pat Carter

    Going to try this one, mouth watering already.

  • Dean

    Yummers

  • Matthew Costello

    mayo, cole slaw dressing, French’s hot mustard, Nance’s chili sauce pepper salt a dash Worcestershire sauce

  • tom

    sub mayo for MIRACLE WHIP
    sub 1 Tblsp ketchup for Siricha
    Sub Cayenne pepper for reg pepper and make at least 1/2 tsp
    add puree’d horseradish to taste too

  • Gayle

    I just introduced my 14 year old grandson to fry sauce. He had never heard of it and now he is hooked! I will send this recipe home with him to make his own. To answer the question, I have eaten my fries with tartar sauce since I was in high school.

    • Pennie

      I mix a glob of mayo, some Western salad dressing (my family always called this “Cow Dressing” because there is a picture of a cow on it), paprika, garlic powder and a little bit of lemon juice. Mix it up and let it sit covered in the fridge for at least a couple of hours. I use this as a salad dressing as well as a sauce for fries. Have to admit I’d never heard the term “fry sauce” before but that would be a good name for my concoction too.

  • Joyce

    Try mixing sweet and sour sauce with miracle whip for dipping, as a condiment for anything and even grilling as if it were a barbecue sauce. I’ll have to try yours it sounds yummy as well. Thanks for sharing.

  • Ron

    Mayo and Chili Sauce instead of Catsup. If not available 1 Tblsp. of sweet relish and the other ingredients. This is a real upgrade ! Been making it for more than 30 years.

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  • Linda L

    Will look forward to more of Marie’s recipes. This sure sounds good.

  • Donna

    I bought a jar of lite Miracle Whip and hubby doesn’t like it on his sandwiches or banana (!!!). Can I use this in this sauce successfully?

Fry Sauce Recipe - Marie Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is fry sauce made of? ›

Fry sauce is a condiment often served with French fries or tostones (twice-fried plantain slices) in many places in the world. It is usually a combination of one part tomato ketchup and two parts mayonnaise.

What is idaho fry sauce made of? ›

Whisk together 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons mayonnaise with sugar, salt, onion powder, ground mustard, and paprika until smooth. Stir in ketchup, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce until well blended. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes. Store covered in the refrigerator.

Why is fry sauce only in Utah? ›

The 2002 Utah Olympics also played a role in cementing fry sauce as a Utah-specific food, Eliason says, as Utah searched for a state-identity that didn't necessarily involve religion. “Out of those kind of discussions emerged fry sauce, Jell-O, scones—all of these kinds of Utah-distinctive foods,” Eliason says.

What is Utah fry sauce made of? ›

Utah Fry Sauce
  • 1 cup mayonnaise.
  • 2/3 cup ketchup.
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons dill pickle juice.
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce.
  • 1 teaspoon paprika.
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
Mar 23, 2021

Is Thousand Island and fry sauce the same thing? ›

While fry sauce is not the same as Thousand Island or Burger Sauce, it is still similar with the use of mayo as the base.

Is Thousand Island and fry sauce the same? ›

How have we never heard about this stuff?! Fry sauce fans will be quick to tell you that while it may look similar, fry sauce is NOT the same as Thousand Island dressing. Fry sauce is “slightly sweet, totally creamy, with just a hint of tang from the vinegar,” according to food blog Buns in My Oven.

Is fry sauce like yum yum sauce? ›

Yum Yum sauce could be viewed as the upgraded. version of fry sauce. The fact that it has a few more. flavoring ingredients (including paprika and garlic.

Is fry sauce a Washington thing? ›

Christensen said fry sauce is “unique to Utah,” giving the state a competitive edge. Whether you are from Utah, Washington or North Idaho, fry sauce clearly remains a fan favorite.

What state eats the most fry sauce? ›

For those unfamiliar with fry sauce, many people in the great state of Utah would deem fry sauce as the ultimate dipping sauce and condiment. There are many variations to the recipe nowadays, but, in its simplest form, it is a mixture of equal parts ketchup and mayonnaise.

What is ketchup and mustard called? ›

MustKetch® is so much more than just Mustard and Ketchup. Discover new food pairings and unlock the unlimited potential of your two favorite condiments!

What is it called when you mix tomato sauce and mayonnaise? ›

What Is Mayo Ketchup? A staple of the Puerto Rican table, Mayo Ketchup is also a popular condiment in many different countries, where it can be known as fry sauce, salsa rosada, or pink sauce. The combination of mayonnaise and ketchup creates a rich and creamy dressing with slightly honeyed and tart notes.

What is mayo and mustard mixed called? ›

Mayonnaise with mustard is called sauce rémoulade. It is well known in French cooking.

What is salt lake city fry sauce? ›

Mayonnaise and ketchup. Put them together and you have a condiment that is known by a number of names across the globe, including Russian dressing, hamburger sauce, and salsa golf. But all of those sauces are just imposters. Ask anyone from the state of Utah, and they'll tell you that's fry sauce.

Which mayonnaise is best for French fries? ›

Kewpie Mayo

Because it's made with egg yolks instead of whole eggs, it is creamier and richer than other brands of the egg-based condiment. It also has a light sweetness that sets it apart from other mayonnaise.

Is fry sauce an idaho thing? ›

It was invented by the fast-food chain Arctic Circle in neighboring Utah in 1948. Idahoans wholeheartedly adopted it as their own, and can't imagine life without it.

Is fry sauce the same as yum yum sauce? ›

Because Yum Yum sauce is mayonnaise-based, it does share some flavor profiles with mayonnaise as a light, vaguely eggy dipping sauce. The combination of ketchup and mayonnaise means it does share some mild similarities to fry sauce (a mixture of ketchup and mayo popular as a DIY condiment).

Is fry sauce Thousand Island dressing? ›

And no, it's not Thousand Island Dressing either. This fry sauce is so yummy and really easy to make, I can't explain how just a few simple ingredients can take the potato world by storm, but they have and they do. I grew up on this stuff.

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