This Boom Boom Sauce recipe is a sweet, spicy, garlicky sauce that in unbelievably incredible. It’s for burgers, fries or just about anything!
What is Boom Boom Sauce
If you’ve never been to a Sheetz gas station, you may not know what Boom Boom Sauce is. Boom Boom Sauce is a type of fry sauce that Sheetz serves with some of their menu items.
It’s a mayonnaise based garlic chili sauce. The flavor is incredible – there’s a touch of heat, a little bit of sweetness and a great garlic taste. It’s the perfect combination of flavors, in my opinion.
What to Use Boom Boom Sauce On
This sauce is incredibly versatile. It goes on just about anything. Heck, I’d probably eat my shoe if it had this sauce on it.
I love it on burgers, fries and sandwiches. But, I especially love it on these Shrimp Tacos.
How to Make Boom Boom Sauce – Step by Step
- Start with mayonnaise: Add the mayo to a small mixing bowl. (Photo 1 below)
- Add flavor ingredients: Add sweet chili sauce
, garlic, ketchup and sriracha
to the mayo. (Photo 2 below)
- Stir: Stir all of the ingredients together until they’re completely combined. (Photo 3 below)
Expert Tips for Making Boom Boom Sauce
- Use a plunger measuring cup for the mayonnaise. I love this using plunger measuring cup
for ingredients like mayo, ketchup or peanut butter. It’s so easy.
- This recipe can easily be doubled. We go through a lot of this Boom Boom Sauce at my house. I usually make a double or triple batch so that I always have it on hand.
- Store extra sauce in a jar with a tight fitting lid. I love using these jars
.
- For best results, make this Boom Boom Sauce several hours ahead of time. It gives all of the flavors a chance to become with each other and amp up the deliciousness factor. The longer it sits, the better it is.
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Boom Boom Sauce
Ingredients
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp ketchup
- 1 Tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ¾ tsp Sriracha
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
Notes
- Use a plunger measuring cup for the mayonnaise. I love this using plunger measuring cup
- This recipe can easily be doubled. We go through a lot of this Boom Boom Sauce at my house. I usually make a double or triple batch so that I always have it on hand.
- Store extra sauce in a jar with a tight fitting lid. I love using these jars
- For best results, make this Boom Boom Sauce several hours ahead of time. It gives all of the flavors a chance to become with each other and amp up the deliciousness factor. The longer it sits, the better it is.
Nutrition
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jim says
where can you buy this sauce boom boom sauce?
Christina Hitchcock says
I know that Sheetz uses it on their products. Otherwise you can easily make it following the recipe I provided 🙂
Lori says
Love “Pinchers” boom boom shrimp(a restaurant in Naples, Florida) can’t wait to try this recipe!
Christina Hitchcock says
I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Sarah says
My daughter always wants this sauce with her fries. So glad to finally have a recipe for it. Thanks!
Christina Hitchcock says
I hope she likes it! We can’t get enough of the stuff!
vicki finn says
Oh boy…my husband looooooves sriracha he would love this! I love it when you can just dump a few ingredients together and mix.
Sandra says
Delicious sauce! I put it on our burgers this weekend but didn’t tell my family it has mayo. They LOVED it!
Denay DeGuzman says
Woo-hoo! Two thumbs up for this fabulous Boom Boom Sauce! I used it as a French fry dipping sauce. It was perfect. 🙂
Wendy | Around My Family Table says
I’ve got a big back of french fries begging to be dipped in this sauce! I love the addition of sriracha….mmmm! That’s got to make it amazing.
Cerys says
This has now become my daughter’s favourite sauce – it’s going on everything – fries, burgers, sausages you name it she’s adding it to them. Great recipe and delicious too!
Tom Tate says
Try it with Onion Rings!!
Chef Tate
Christina Hitchcock says
AWESOME idea!!! I’ll bet it’s ah-mazing!
Sandra says
My husband loves the tiny “kick” of sriracha, we put it on everything.
Denay DeGuzman says
This boom boom sauce was the perfect condiment for shrimp I brought to a holiday party. A little squeeze of lemon juice on top of the shrimp and then a dip into this fabulous sauce was heavenly!
Kelli Miller says
Ooohhh this was a huge hit! I have always mixed mayo and ketchup together for my chicken and fries, but adding just a few simple spices really takes it to another (even fancier) level.
Papaye says
What is shriracha!!!
Christina Hitchcock says
A spicy Asian sauce. Here’s a link: http://amzn.to/2A73TNv
charwelsh says
Thank you for posting this recipe. I love Sheetz Boom Boom sauce but have been unable to find any recipes. I’ll definitely be giving this a try!
Christina Hitchcock says
This is one of my favorite sauces!
Cj says
What kind or brand of sweet chili sauce?
Christina Hitchcock says
This is the brand I use: https://alexa.design/2nWd6OZ (affiliate)
Kay Coules says
Delicious,,Thank you.