Spicy Fry Sauce

Spicy fry sauce is a creamy spicy sauce made with mayonnaise, ketchup, garlic and sambal chili paste. A perfect french fry dip! 

When it comes to french fries, do you have a favorite dip? Are you a Ketchup fan? Or maybe you prefer the creaminess of Ranch or the sweet, smokiness of BBQ sauce? For me, if I’m being honest, I haven’t met a french fry dip that I don’t like. Our newest favorite is this Spicy Fry Sauce. It is creamy, tangy, a little sweet and a little spicy.

Traditionally fry sauce is made with equal parts mayonnaise and ketchup. Sometimes there are other seasonings like Worchestershire and garlic powder. If you’ve spent much time around here, you know that I like to spice things up so, of course, I had to make a spicy version of fry sauce.

Let’s talk about what ingredients you need to make it. 

Spicy Fry Sauce Ingredients: 

You’ll just need a handful of ingredients to make this spicy fry sauce! 

• MAYONNAISE: The basis for many fry sauce recipes, it helps give the sauce it’s creaminess. 
• KETCHUP: Will add sweetness, color and flavor. 
• SAMBAL OELEK CHILI PASTE: Sambal Oelek Chili Paste (affiliate link) is an Indonesian style chile paste made with chiles, salt and vinegar. It’s spicy, tangy and I love it for all kinds of things from drizzling over stir-fry, dunking my eggs rolls and adding to this fry sauce. You should be able to find it in the Asian aisle of your grocery store. 
• RICE VINEGAR: Rice vinegar is a mild, slightly sweet vinegar made from rice wine. If you don’t have any you can substitute apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar or lemon juice. 
• SALT 

How to make Spicy Fry Sauce: 

Making fry sauce could not be any easier. All you need to do is combine all of the ingredients together in a bowl and whisk. For the best flavor, allow the fry sauce to set for about 20 minutes. This will give the flavors a chance to mingle.

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Storage and Leftovers: 

Store any leftover sauce in the refrigerator and use within a week. 

This fry sauce is not just for fries either! Try using it as a burger or sandwich spread too.

If you love dipping your fries, you’ve got to try these other french fry dips! 

Garlic Aioli is one of my absolute favorite dips for french fries and just about anything! 

This French Fry Dip and Burger Sauce is a copycat of my favorite fast food place and is a must make for burger night.

Note: Originally published in 2015. Updated in 2024 with new photos, step by step photos and nutrition information.