{"id":27383,"date":"2026-04-27T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acouplecooks.com\/?p=27383"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T20:03:21","slug":"yum-yum-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acouplecooks.com\/yum-yum-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Yum Yum Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This Yum Yum sauce<\/strong> recipe is a flavor-packed savory sweet sauce using 7 pantry ingredients and one bowl. Stir it together in 5 minutes and put it on shrimp, fried rice, veggies, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There’s nothing like a great sauce recipe to spice up a taco or a bowl meal, and here’s one that’s become a favorite or mine over time: this Yum Yum sauce! It’s a tasty way to amp up flavor and a little goes a very long way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I originally created this Yum Yum Sauce recipe to go on my popular Crispy Cauliflower Tacos<\/a>, but it’s so delicious that I love using it for dipping many other things. It’s great with sauteed shrimp<\/a> or roasted broccoli<\/a>! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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5 Star Reader Reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 “Make this all the time, it is SO GOOD. We use Veganaise. We discovered it with your cauliflower tacos, but also delicious on salads, burgers, and eggs!” -Laura<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 “So great; used it on salad. Added sweet pickle relish and 1 more tablespoon of tomato paste. Awesome — closest thing to good homemade thousand island yet!” -Katie<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What Is Yum Yum Sauce? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yum Yum sauce is a condiment used at Japanese steakhouses, typically used on seafood. <\/strong>It’s a mayo-based sauce, typically made with tomato paste, a little butter, a hint of sugar, and a few other seasonings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And before we go any further: this stuff is delicious<\/em>. Creamy, savory, and a little sweet, the uses for Yum Yum sauce are endless. Try it on tacos, eggs, roasted or raw vegetables, as a dip for fries, with shrimp, over salmon, steak: anything you like! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients You’ll Need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n