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Fry sauce is the easiest and tastiest way to dress up a plate of french fries. It’s fabulous on burgers, too!
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When I was a kid my parents would dip their french fries in this horrible pink concoction of mayonnaise and ketchup. It seriously grossed me out. I liked mayo, I liked ketchup, but in true kid form, I would throw up if you tried mixing them together for me.
Then I grew up.
I can’t live without fry sauce in my life!
These days, I don’t eat french fries or burgers without my beloved fry sauce. It’s not quite as simple as my parent’s version of equal parts ketchup and mayo, but it’s 10o times better (sorry, mom and dad, but it is!) and I can not get enough of it. My kids are pretty leary of it, but the husband and I gobble it down like it’s going out of style. Circle of life and all that.
This stuff is perfect for dipping your fries in, but it’s so freakin’ amazing on burgers. If we get drive through (which we totally do more often than we should!), I order my burger plain, because no mixture of ketchup and mustard can compare to dipping your burger in fry sauce. It’s slightly sweet, totally creamy, with just a hint of tang from the vinegar.
Can’t stop, won’t stop.
We recently moved to Nebraska (like, days ago) and they have a Freddy’s restaurant there. Have you ever been? Their burgers are simply amazing! But the best part? They have a big ol’ vat of fry sauce. This is the first restaurant I’ve been to that served fry sauce. I think it’s more popular the further west you get, so I’m a little excited about our move to Nebraska now! We might not find much sweet tea, but we have fry sauce! And cinnamon rolls…seriously, Nebraska. WHAT is your deal with cinnamon rolls? They’re everywhere!
Anyway, my fry sauce recipe is super similar to Freddy’s, so if you’re looking for a Freddy’s copycat recipe, give this one a try! You’re going to love it!
Try this fry sauce recipe on anything from fries to burgers to onion rings!
Fry Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon season salt
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients. Adjust to taste as needed.
- Store in a covered container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition Information:
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Stacy says
My son said it was good, he added a day of thousand island dressing to it, he’s 13 and is going to be a chef someday.
Kelly T says
Also, adding some horseradish is what I have found best.
Barb Harter says
My grand-daughter grew up loving fry sauce, the katsup & mayo kind. I will try this one for her next. (She is now a new mom, presenting me with a new first Great-Grandson!! )
Teresa says
I knew someone who worked at Arctic Circle. She gave me their recipe for fry sauce.
1 cup mayo
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon Paprika
Throw it all in a bowl and mix.
My family LOVES it.
I’m going to try some of the recipes on here.
Thanks for sharing!!!
Joe says
Never heard of fry sauce… intrigued so I tried it. Very good, I can almost eat the sauce alone.
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Devin says
This was delicious, a hit at the table tonight. The only “seasoning salt” we have is Bad Byron’s Butt Rub which is more of a BBQ seasoning but we put it on basically everything and it was great in this. I’ll try it with pickle juice next time instead of vinegar just to see if it’s better… but no complaints and it was so easy to make. Thanks for posting!
Karly says
Oh, I bet it’s great with a bbq rub! 🙂
Ole says
It can store way longer than 3 Days 🙂
Darren Addy says
A big “Welcome to Nebraska” to you and yours! I thought that you might want to know about this… Exercising my Google-Fu, I found a former Freddys employee who shared this as the real recipe. It **IS** in restaurant quantities, so you will need to do some math.
“2 Gallons of Mayo, 1 Gallon of Ketchup, 1 cup of the seasoning sold in store, 2 cups of pickle juice.”
So then I googled for the recipe for the Freddys SEASONING and found this post: http://www.mamaplusone.com/just-like-freddys-fry-sauce-and-seasoning/
So that is two sources listing both the seasoning options and the pickle juice as the ingredient that seems to be missing from most recipes. Hope someone finds this useful!
Karly says
Thanks for sharing! Look like I had the ratios correct, but used vinegar in place of pickle juice. Good to know!
John says
I have never eaten at a Freddy’s, so I have no idea about their menu offerings. However, I know a good dipping sauce when I see it and this sauce looks really good! Will have to this a try on my next cheat day lol!
Suzanne says
Hi, Karly!
Can you tell me what kind of vinegar to use. Apple cider or regular white vinegar?
Want to make this next time I make french fries!
Thanks so much.
Karly says
I prefer white vinegar. 🙂
Suzanne says
Thanks, Karly! Appreciate the quick response!
st says
This is great but even better, try this: instead of 1/4cup mayo, use 1/2 mayo and 1/2 ranch dressing in that 1/4 cup…
Cesar Diaz says
In Puerto Rico we have been using this sauce for years, the said that Utah invented. Sorry, but in every restaurant in Puerto Rico the used this sauce, we call it Mayoketchup.
Jess says
I added a pinch of sugar to the recipe and I think it worked out pretty well.
Doug says
Add some hot horseradish (and lemon juice) for another variation. Good with chicken & seafood.