4 Burger Sauce Recipes to Spice Up Your Burgers
- by Omaha Steaks
- Last updated Nov 21, 2024
And while they deliver next-level flavor all on their own, they’re truly born to be styled. So, if you’re looking to improve upon perfection and up your burger game to a whole new level, these four chef-curated burger sauce recipes will introduce you to a world of mouthwatering possibilities you’ll never forget. Grab some extra napkins and try them all to discover your favorite!
Smoky-Sweet Onion Mayo
You won’t find this mayo at your local grocery store! Made with a stupendously savory, tangy, spicy, and creamy combination of barbeque, Worcestershire, and hot sauces, sherry vinegar, mayo, and butter, wonderfully complemented by sweet onions, earthy garlic, and more, your taste buds won’t know what hit them – but they will absolutely want more of it.
Smoky-Sweet Onion Mayo
Ingredients
- 1/2 large yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3 large garlic cloves, smashed
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon of your favorite barbeque sauce
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 3 dashes hot sauce
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat a medium-sized saucepan to medium-high heat and add oil, butter, onions, and garlic. Continuously sauté, then reduce to medium heat and continue to cook for 10 minutes, stirring onion mixture every minute or so until browned, caramelized, and translucent.
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Pesto Mayo
If you’re craving the herby, salty, rich flavoring of pesto but want something with a little more kick, this unique and irresistible mayo has it all. Turn your favorite condiment into your new favorite burger sauce when you add the light heat of crushed red pepper and the citrusy tang of fresh lemon juice to create a satisfying and creamy flavor profile you have to taste to believe.
Pesto Mayo
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons pine nuts
- 3 large fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a food processor, add pine nuts, basil, Parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper, and olive oil and blend until finely minced.
- Place contents in medium bowl, add lemon juice and mayonnaise, and whisk until fully incorporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Special Sauce
As satisfying to taste as it is easy to make, this “special” sauce will forever hold a special place in your heart. To create something this amazing requires the expert balancing and simple whisking together of unique flavors, including briny capers, sweet pepperoncini, tangy ketchup, fiery hot sauce, and more. Who knew something this special and delicious could be this easy to create? We did.
Special Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon capers, finely minced
- 1 medium pepperoncini, seeds removed, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon caper juice
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
- Pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in medium bowl and whisk until well-incorporated.
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Cheese Sauce
If you’re lovey dovey for ooey gooey cheese, this sauce will have you saying, “Be mine.” With only five simple, but vital, ingredients and just two steps to create, you may worry the end result couldn’t possibly deliver on the promise of cheesy, creamy perfection. But once you taste it, you’ll never be so happy to be wrong! So, get ready to fall in love with this tangy, umami-packed game-changer.
Cheese Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 3 dashed hot sauce
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Bring heavy cream to a boil and whisk in cheese, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and pinch of salt and pepper.
- Reduce to medium heat and simmer about 3 to 4 minutes until thickened and sauce-like consistency; season to taste with salt and pepper.
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