Awesome Sauce Recipe | Best Dipping Sauce For Chicken or Steak (2024)

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This Awesome Sauce recipe is a totally addicting dipping sauce for so many different foods! This easy sauce is great on steak, chicken, fish and sandwiches!

Try using this delicious dipping sauce on Fried Artichoke Hearts or with Homemade French Fries!

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What Is Awesome Sauce?

Is it an expression that people use to add another level to the word “awesome”, or is it a sauce that’s truly mind blowing?

The short answer is – it’s both.

So is there is actually an Awesome Sauce recipe…like is it not just a saying…but is it an actual thing? Some people call the McDonald’s signature sauce recipe “awesome sauce,” but there didn’t seem to be much on Google for how to make awesome sauce at home. So it got me thinking.

I should totally come up with a dipping sauce recipe to go along with this phrase, but it does obviously need to be awesome.

Awesome in flavor for sure, but also awesome in the sense that it can be used for so many different things like steak or chicken or fish or french fries or sandwiches.

Ok I’ll stop there but you get the idea.

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I have to admit, I used to be a TOTAL non-condiment guy.

I mean, I’d watch people eat a perfectly good steak and dip it in hollandaise or a red wine steak sauce of some sort and think what the actual *!#@ are they doing?

But as we make more things here on the site I have experienced more and more things I like covered in tasty sauce. Like these Honey Mustard Pulled Pork Taquitos,or this Sheet Pan Chicken Murphy.

Both recipes I love and wouldn’t be the same without the tasty sauces that are what make those recipes.

One of my catch phrases these days is actually “the sauce makes this recipe”. Christie thinks it’s funny for me, the non-condiment guy, because I’ll still go out to eat and order a burger with nothing on it.

Old habits die hard, my friends.

Is Awesome Sauce Easy To Make?

Now I have to tell you…this dipping sauce recipe is EASY. Just get all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them together.

Nothing complicated here.

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Can You Make This Dipping Sauce Ahead Of Time?

Absolutely! And you should. The flavors in this sauce recipe are going to blend together as they sit in the refrigerator for a while so it just gets better.

So even if you’re making it for a meal right away, try and give the sauce at least an hour in the refrigerator before you need it.

Should This Dipping Sauce Be Used Cold?

Now brace yourselves, I’m about to blow your minds. Because the other awesome thing about this sauce recipe is that it’s good cold or warm.

YES! Warm or cold. Or even just at room temperature! Also chilling the sauce will combine the flavors more, but I’m telling you. Right out of the bowl after you mix it will do just fine.

Make a big batch, eat it cold from the fridge or warm it up a little in the microwave and use it for a steak…or whatever else you can think of.

How Long Does This Sauce Keep?

This Awesome Sauce recipe is going to keep in your fridge for about a week, but it never lasts that long at my house so expiration time isn’t really an issue.

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    Awesome Sauce

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    • Author: Dan
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 0 minutes
    • Total Time: 5 minutes
    • Yield: 1 1/2 cups 1x

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    This Awesome Sauce recipe is a totally addicting dipping sauce for so many different foods! This easy sauce is great on steak, chicken, fish and sandwiches!

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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup mayonnaise
    • 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
    • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
    • 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
    • 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
    • 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
    • 2 tablespoon minced chives
    • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional but won’t make the sauce too spicy)

    Instructions

    1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk together well.
    2. Cover and refrigerate for an hour to let the flavors blend if you can wait.
    3. Use Awesome Sauce on everything you can think of.
    • Category: Side Dish
    • Method: Stir
    • Cuisine: American

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    Awesome Sauce Recipe | Best Dipping Sauce For Chicken or Steak (2024)

    FAQs

    What is awesome sauce used for? ›

    used to say that something is extremely good, or that you are extremely pleased: The video has gone viral! Awesomesauce! It's amazing!

    What condiment goes with chicken? ›

    Best Sauces to Pair With Chicken
    • Barbeque. Bake it and pull it for a pulled chicken sandwich or use your tenders as a vessel to dip up this delicious sauce. ...
    • Teriyaki. ...
    • Tzatziki. ...
    • Sweet Thai Chili. ...
    • Carolina Mustard. ...
    • Sriracha Ranch. ...
    • Guacamole Salsa. ...
    • Parmesan Cream Sauce.

    What are the best sauces for different meats? ›

    Chicken, turkey, and rabbit match pleasantly with bittersweet sauces, such as pepper sauce, with slightly spicy sauces such as quince sauce, or with lemon sauce, caper sauce, saffron sauce, or with a fresh mint sauce, recommended for lamb or goat.

    What is the side of awesome sauce at Wendy's? ›

    Our Side of S'Awesome Sauce combines the creaminess of ranch dressing, smoky barbeque, a kick of hot sauce, a hint of honey mustard and a dash of Worcestershire that perfectly complements the savory flavors of our Classic Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich. Some might say it's a perfect 10.

    Is awesome sauce a real sauce? ›

    In the 2003 episode “Strong Bad Email #75,” the character Strong Bad says, “Well, aren't you gonna go get your 409 or Awesome Sauce or whatever you're gonna clean this up with?” Awesome Sauce, in the episode, refers to an imaginary brand name of a cleaning product for tending to some ketchup that spilled all over a ...

    What is a good accompaniment to steak? ›

    Best Steak Side Dishes
    • Cheesy Garlic Dinner Rolls.
    • Sautéed Asparagus.
    • Creamy Potatoes au Gratin.
    • Sautéed Garlic Mushrooms.
    • Air Fryer French Fries.
    • Honey Roasted Carrots.
    • Baked Potato Wedges.
    • Creamy Garlic Mashed Cauliflower.

    What does steak taste good dipped in? ›

    The BEST Dipping Sauces for Steak

    Bearnaise Sauce – A classic steak sauce with a good tang, creamy texture and fresh herbs. Creamy Horseradish Sauce – The perfect sauce for dipping some filet mignon bites. Steak Diane – Made with dijon, heavy cream and cognac.

    What do Americans dip chicken in? ›

    Depends on your preference. In the South especially Nashville, fried chicken is dipped in hot sauce and called HOT chicken. Ketchup is only used if you have a fried chicken sandwich. Ranch is used as dipping sauce for buffalo chicken or HOT chicken.

    What flavors compliment chicken? ›

    5 best spice and herbs blends for chicken and meat
    • Paprika and garlic powder. Paprika is a great spice that makes any chicken dish stand out, it comes in many forms sweet, hot, regular and smoky. ...
    • Basil and rosemary. ...
    • Ginger and lemongrass. ...
    • Turmeric and chili. ...
    • Coriander and cumin.

    What helps sauce stick to chicken? ›

    Coating chicken wings in flour provides a slightly roughened exterior, giving the sauce a better grip on the surface. As the wings cook, the flour forms a delicate crust that not only seals in juices but creates the ideal foundation for the sauce to adhere.

    What are the 3 main sauces? ›

    There are three sauces we make VERY frequently when catering and running events: Veloute, Bechamel, and Hollandaise. All culinary students must become very comfortable with these three mother sauces.

    When did people start saying awesome sauce? ›

    The earliest known use of the adjective awesomesauce is in the 2000s. OED's earliest evidence for awesomesauce is from 2001, in Re: Shadowy Men in Taco Bell Ad!. awesomesauce is formed within English, by compounding.

    What is a sauce What are they used for? ›

    sauce, liquid or semiliquid mixture that is added to a food as it cooks or that is served with it. Sauces provide flavour, moisture, and a contrast in texture and colour.

    Is awesome sauce spicy? ›

    A spicy sweet and sour sauce with a hint of garlic. Great on chicken (wings), pork, ribs and even eggs.

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