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

    Is there such a thing as awesome sauce? ›

    The term may riff on weaksauce, evidenced in 2002 as slang for something unfunny or “lame.” Awesome Sauce spread on the internet, and by the 2010s, evolved into awesomesauce, a noun, adjective, or interjection characterizing something as “very good.” Awesomesauce was used frequently in popular culture.

    How to get sauce to stick to chicken? ›

    Whether you're working with breasts, thighs, drumsticks, or wings, pat the meat dry. This is especially important for skin-on chicken or marinated pieces, as this can help sauce to stay put. Applying a rub can also be useful, much like working with a thicker sauce.

    What is a steak diane sauce made of? ›

    The recipe calls for pan-frying the steak, using the pan juices as a base for the "Diane" sauce—a sauce made with mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and cream—and then serving the steak with the sauce poured over it. No flames are involved.

    Which sauce is best for meat? ›

    Roasted meats love to pair with smoother sauces, with a thick texture and a sweet or bittersweet taste. Forest fruit sauces, honey sauce, or onion sauce are the best companion for roasted meats.

    What is Texas Roadhouse steak sauce? ›

    In addition to such expected ingredients as vinegar, tomato paste, corn syrup, and salt, along with the usual colorings and preservatives, Texas Roadhouse steak sauce contains two fruity surprises: tamarind (which is also found in Worcestershire sauce) and raisin paste.

    What is awesome sauce made of? ›

    Directions. Stir water, sugar, tomato paste, basil, minced onion, oregano, granulated garlic, salt, cayenne pepper, and pork neck together in a large pot.

    Why was S'awesome sauce discontinued? ›

    It was the best known as being served at Wendy's as a sauce to dip chicken nuggets in. This huge fan favorite was ultimately discontinued, not due to lack of popularity or fabulous flavor, but because it was embroiled in a legal battle with a company claiming to create it.

    What is the best sauce of all time? ›

    A world tour of the 10 most popular sauces
    • 1 Bechamel | France.
    • 2 Andalouse | Belgium.
    • 3 Tzatziki | Greece.
    • 4 Alfredo | Italy.
    • 5 Guasacaca | Venezuela.
    • 6 BBQ | United States.
    • 7 Pico de gallo | Mexico.
    • 8 Sweet & Sour | China.
    May 25, 2022

    Do I cook chicken before adding sauce? ›

    A: I would poach or sear the chicken first and add it to the sauce.

    How to make sauce stick to skinless chicken? ›

    Before you toss your chicken in sauce, coat them with enough flour or dry mixture (aka a seasonings mixture or dry rub).

    Do you add sauce before or after cooking chicken? ›

    Barbecue sauce typically contains sugar that will brown faster than the meat. This can make it difficult to tell when the chicken is done. To ensure you don't pull the chicken off too soon, add the BBQ sauce when you're nearly done cooking the meat.

    Why is it called Diana sauce? ›

    In the 19th century, sauces made “a la Diane” were dedicated to Diana the Rome goddess and was originally served as an accompaniment to venison. Sauce a la Diane was composed of cream, truffles, and ample amounts of black pepper.

    What is the pink juice in a steak called? ›

    Well, the liquid you see in those packages isn't blood at all. It is actually a combination of water and a protein called myoglobin. Myoglobin is a protein found in red meat that transports oxygen in the cells. As a piece of meat ages, the muscle tissue breaks down, causing the liquid and myoglobin to leak out.

    What is the red sauce that comes out of steak? ›

    The red liquid is actually myoglobin, a protein that's only found in muscle tissue. Myoglobin carries oxygen through the muscle and contains a red pigment – which is why muscle tissue is red. As a steak is cooked, the myoglobin darkens – which is why the more “well-done” the meat is, the grayer it looks.

    What is traditionally served with steak? ›

    Steak goes with everything. You can serve it with a side of pasta with marinara sauce, any type of vegetable, French fries, onion rings, white truffle studded mashed potatoes, rice pilaf, fried rice, a hunk of seared foie gras, a simple salad or gigantic pile of king crab legs drown in melted butter.

    Should I put sauce on my steak? ›

    Most steaks are perfect just the way they are. There's no need for gravy, steak sauce , or any spices that cover up the beefy flavors you love, save for a little salt and pepper to enhance the bite. However, a pan sauce is something you may not want to cast off as just another thing to ruin a good steak.

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