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If you don’t know what Fry Sauce is, you are missing out! Just mix a few simple ingredients and you will never dip your fries in anything else again!
Not too long ago, if you’d walk into a restaurant in most states and ask for fry sauce, you would likely get either a strange look or a handful of ketchup packets. Trust me. I know from experience. Thankfully that’s not the case anymore! The secret is out! This irresistibly creamy sauce is the belle of the french fry ball, and has won over tastebuds throughout the nation with its charming deliciousness. Seriously, this fry sauce is so yummy and super easy to make! I can’t explain how just a couple simple ingredients can take the potato world by storm, but they have and they do. I grew up on this stuff. To be honest, it’s probably the first “recipe” I ever made when I was 4 or 5. Try it. You will love it. You will never go back to eating fries with plain old ketchup again.
What is Fry Sauce?
Originally, this tasty condiment was mainly found in Utah, Idaho, and parts of Oregon. At its most basic level, a fry sauce recipe is just a combination of ketchup and mayonnaise. Put a couple of spoonfuls of each in a bowl and whisk until you get an orange-y pink color. Once you have the basics down, the options for what to dip into it are endless. Make sure to store it in the fridge, and the batch will last up to a week.
Fry Sauce Ingredients
Fry sauce is made of 2 ingredients: Ketchup and Mayonnaise. Pretty simple, right? There is no need to overcomplicate it. In my opinion, it is very best with Best Foods Mayo (Hellmann’s for you East coasters) and Heinz Ketchup. Combine 1 part ketchup to 2 parts mayo (1:2 ratio) and stir well. That’s it!
Restaurant Variations
As you will see in the recipe below, there are all kinds of variations you can make to the original fry sauce. Here are some of our favorites
Red Robin Campfire Sauce: BBQ sauce replaces ketchup in Red Robin’s Campfire Sauce. It tastes great with onion rings, fries, and chicken strips or nuggets. This is a sweet and savory sauce that is a delicious dip to go with a variety of recipes. The perfect combination for thick fries!
In-N-Out Fry Sauce: This version has a pickle relish in it. The relish gives it more of a dill flavor and the little chunks of pickles give it some texture and crunch. Mix together in a small bowl and get ready for loads of flavor!
Outback Steakhouse Blooming Onion Sauce: A little horseradish and brown mustard give this fry sauce some kick. It gives onion rings and French fries a richer, more mature taste.
More Additions and Variations
You can mix and match or substitute the flavors above or come up with your own. They are all the same basic idea and they are ALL so tasty in their own way. Here are a few additional ideas to try:
- Mustard: Yellow mustard is the most popular addition for most fry sauce recipes. It adds a new dimension of flavor that I absolutely love. Just a little squirt of mustard is all you need to take your fry sauce to the next level.
- Pickle Relish: Add a little pickle relish or juice (dill or sweet) to the mayo and ketchup for an extra tangy flavor.
- Hot sauce: For a little kick, toss in a dash or two of hot sauce, cayenne pepper and paprika.
- Spices: Add any spices you like to a basic ketchup and mayo mixture: garlic powder, salt, black pepper, onion powder, or grill seasoning.
- Worcestershire: A teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce will give the fry sauce a deep flavor that tastes delicious on a burger.
What Tastes Good with Fry Sauce?
There are some people who will tell you that pretty much anything tastes better with fry sauce. But there are several things that go best with this sauce. Our delicious Baked Potato Wedges are one of the first things that come to mind. You could try one of our alternate versions on our Loaded Cheesy Potato Skins, Onion Rings, or chicken tenders. The next time you pick up takeout french fries, whip up some of this amazing dipping sauce and see how much better even the best restaurant french fries can taste.
More French Fry Dipping Sauce Recipes
Fry sauce isn’t the only dip for fries! Try any of these other popular dipping sauces:
Homemade Chick-Fil-A Sauce
Red Robin Campfire Sauce
Tartar Sauce
Homemade BBQ Sauce
Blue Cheese Sauce
Sweet Potato Fry Dip
How to Make Fry Sauce
Fry Sauce (made 4 ways!)
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
Variations:
Red Robin Campfire Sauce
- 1 cup Fry Sauce (see above)
- 1/3 cup BBQ Sauce
In-N-Out Fry Sauce
- 1 cup Fry Sauce (see above)
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1/4 cup dill relish
Outback Steakhouse Bloomin' Onion Sauce
- 1 cup Fry Sauce (see above)
- 1 tablespoon brown mustard
- 1 tablespoon creamy horseradish (or to taste)
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients until smooth.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Eat with fries or chicken nuggets.
This combination of ingredients really hits the spot. Good for any dipping.
My grandkids love love this
The kids love this stuff!!
I love this recipe, have been using it for decades! I also add Worcestershire sauce to it, some vidalia onion relish to it, for when we would have fish fries at our house. Everyone loved it, wanted to know where I got it from, when I told them I made it, they had to know how I made it, so I shared my “secret recipe” with them!
I’m all about easy and versatile recipes and you can’t beat this one! The sauce is great for fries, wedges and add some horseradish and Old Bay for seafood. The blooming onion option is delicious on chicken tenders or nuggets and, of course, blooming onions!
I made the fry sauce for the blooming onion, that sauce was great, can’t wait to make onion rings again.
so good & simple! great for chicken strips, too!
Absolutely yummy and so easy to make. Everyone loves the tater tots in this as well.
MMMMMM Fry & Nugget Sauce
I’m going to try each recipe listed. I will probably mix each recipe to save in the frig and have on hand. Yuuuuummmmyyyyy!!
Delicious!
Great classic recipe that we love with homemade potato logs. If you are at a restaurant that doesn’t have fry sauce then ask for some ranch dressing and add ketchup – a tasty substitute!
We love fry sauce in our house, we use the original and the Red Robin sauce they are so delicious!!!
This sauce is delicious! Adding pickle relish turned it into a salad dressing! I try out a lot of the “Familu Recipes” they are easy to follow and I am always delighted with the outcome! Thanks for sharing!
I love this sauce made with the dill and also I add lemon to serve with Fish n Chips 😋😋😋
My grands love fry sauce so now I have varieties to make for them, Thxs
Please come back and tell us which one(s) they like best!
This is a delicious recipe the only thing I have to go light on horseradish cause the grand peeps love to dip dip this on them french frys and chicken tenders! Great taste!
Totally understandable, so glad it’s a hit with the grand peeps!
Really good! My whole family loved it and now it’s a fridge staple!
I love french fries, potatoes wedges, and onion rings. I make them all from scratch because of allergies and Celiac Disease. I love this sauce recipe! Printed it and going to make it tomorrow with my onions rings!! Thank you.
So happy to hear it’s something that will work for you with your allergy!
As a kid I remember making fry sauce. Only difference is when we made it we used ketchup, a little bit of mustard and mayonnaise. The hilarious thing is, fry sauce used to be only found in Utah. Go figure. Lol
It’s so versatile! Glad that it’s getting to be more common in restaurants all over!
This fry sauce was better than anything I’ve ever had in a restaurant