This Boom Boom Sauce recipe is a sweet, spicy, garlicky sauce that in unbelievably incredible. It’s for burgers, fries or just about anything!
This sauce has 5 simple ingredients this delectable sauce is one of my favorite dipping sauce.
Boom boom sauce is a staple from the Sheetz gas station. It 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.
If you’re looking for more flavorful sauce recipes, try these Campfire Sauce, Copycat Chick Fil A Sauce Recipe and Tiger Sauce.
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Why We Love This Sheetz Copycat Boom Boom Sauce Recipe
This mayonnaise-based sauce is incredibly versatile. It goes on just about anything. You will always want to have this sauce in your fridge, ready and waiting.
- 5 Minute Sauce: It is so quick but it transforms so much. It will make your taste buds sing. This mayonnaise and ketchup sauce is slightly sweet and slightly spicy.
- Easy Ingredients: All are pantry staple and only 5 ingredient.
- Family Friendly: Everyone will love this fun sauce to give your food a little kick. Great for crunchy shrimp, french fries, onion rings or as a burger sauce. It will become everyone’s favorite dipping sauce. favorite dipping sauces green chiles.
Ingredient Notes for this Easy Boom Boom Sauce
- Mayonnaise: The brand you enjoy most.
- Ketchup: Any tomato ketchup will work, whatever is on sale at the grocery store.
- Sweet Chili Sauce: Thai sweet chili sauce. Gives a spicy sweet flavor.
- Garlic Powder: Onion Powder works well too.
- Sriracha: A spicy sauce with a kick.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions for this Homemade Dipping Sauce
This homemade sauce is perfect for chicken tenders, fried shrimp or sweet potato fries. The sweet and spicy sauce is one of my favorite tangy dips.
- Mustard: Dijon mustard or hot mustard can add to this spicy mayonnaise-based sauce.
- Fresh Garlic: Enhance the fantastic dipping sauce with fresh crushed garlic.
How to Make Homemade Boom Boom Sauce
You can add this easy to make sauce with so many things. If you like bang bang sauce you will love to make this sauce.
These are the basic steps for making this Boom Boom Sauce Recipe. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions and nutritional information.
STEP 1: MAKE BOOM BOOM SAUCE
First, combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, sweet chili sauce, garlic powder and Sriracha in a bowl. Then stir to combine.
STEP 2: STORE
Next, place in the refrigerator in an airtight container and use as needed.
Recipe FAQs for Boom-Boom Sauce
Expert Tips for Making This Recipe
When you want to mix things up and add a punch of flavor to ordinary things, then this sauce is an easy way to elevate things. It is such a great dipping sauce.
- Not as Hot: One teaspoon of toasted sesame oil can replace the sriracha sauce. Use caution, the taste is strong. It is a personal preference.
- Add Lemon Juice: Want a little acidy tang, try a little splash of lemon or lime juice.
- 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.
- Variation tip: Like a little more heat, add some spice such as cayenne or red pepper flake, or green chilies, use your best judgement or more hot sauce or more sweet chili sauce.
What to Serve with Sheetz Boom Boom Sauce
We love this sauce with Boom Boom Shrimp Tacos and Baked Sweet Potato Fries. It also makes a great condiment for Air Fryer Catfish Nuggets. You can wash all of this down with our best Apple Pie Moonshine.
Boom Boom Sauce
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Sweet chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- ¾ teaspoon Sriracha
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
Expert Tips
- Not as Hot: One teaspoon of toasted sesame oil can replace the sriracha sauce. Use caution, the taste is strong. It is a personal preference.
- Add Lemon Juice: Want a little acidy tang, try a little splash of lemon or lime juice.
- 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.
- Variation tip: Like a little more heat, add some spice such as cayenne or red pepper flake, or green chilies, use your best judgement or more hot sauce or more sweet chili sauce.
Boom boom sauce is used In other places around the world and uses Japanese Mayo , sweet chili, Sriracha and gochujang.
Delicious! We loved it on veggie sushi so tonight we had it on trader joes sweet chili Thai veggie burgers. Its also awesome for dipping sweet potato fries! I am sure I will find more great ways to use it. Bonus that I always have these simple ingredients on hand.
Excellent. I use a full teaspoon of the siracha sauce as it is easier than trying to measure 3/4 tsp,
Was wondering if the sauce would be similar flavor to Hot Head Sauce. This is the served at a chain restaurant in our area called Hot Head Burritos. It is similar to Chipotle but with more options. I was looking for a copycat recipe for that and found this one so thought I would ask….
I’m not sure. I’ve never heard of that sauce. Maybe another reader can weigh in.
Would this be good as a wing sauce? We want to try something other than buffalo!
I would definitely give it a try!
Can this go with fish thanks
I have never tried it with fish but that would definitely pair well! Let me know what you think of it!
where can you buy this sauce boom boom sauce?
I know that Sheetz uses it on their products. Otherwise you can easily make it following the recipe I provided 🙂
I found it at Walmart and Food Lion. Since this recipe is so easy and the sauce so good, might as well make your own, though
Love “Pinchers” boom boom shrimp(a restaurant in Naples, Florida) can’t wait to try this recipe!
I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
My daughter always wants this sauce with her fries. So glad to finally have a recipe for it. Thanks!
I hope she likes it! We can’t get enough of the stuff!
Oh boy…my husband looooooves sriracha he would love this! I love it when you can just dump a few ingredients together and mix.
Delicious sauce! I put it on our burgers this weekend but didn’t tell my family it has mayo. They LOVED it!
Woo-hoo! Two thumbs up for this fabulous Boom Boom Sauce! I used it as a French fry dipping sauce. It was perfect. 🙂
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.
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!
Try it with Onion Rings!!
Chef Tate
AWESOME idea!!! I’ll bet it’s ah-mazing!
My husband loves the tiny “kick” of sriracha, we put it on everything.
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!
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.
What is shriracha!!!
A spicy Asian sauce. Here’s a link: http://amzn.to/2A73TNv
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!
This is one of my favorite sauces!
What kind or brand of sweet chili sauce?
This is the brand I use: https://alexa.design/2nWd6OZ (affiliate)
Delicious,,Thank you.