Benihana-Style Yum Yum Sauce
Yum Yum sauce is basically mayo mixed with butter and cream, plus the specific spices that give it that hibachi restaurant flavor - dry mustard, garlic powder, paprika, and a little sugar. The weird part is using butter in a cold sauce, but when it's whipped in really soft, it makes the whole thing incredibly rich and smooth.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter very soft
- 1 cup Kewpie mayonnaise
- half a cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 teaspoons ketchup
- 4 teaspoons granulated sugar
- half a teaspoon table salt
- half a teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
- half a teaspoon white pepper
- half a teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 2 pinches coarse ground black pepper
Instructions
- Whisk softened butter, Kewpie mayonnaise, heavy cream, and ketchup until smooth.
- Mix all dry spices in a separate bowl.
- Add spice mixture to wet ingredients and whisk until fully incorporated with no lumps.
- Transfer to container and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
Notes
Butter must be very soft for smooth blending. Sauce will thicken during chilling.