This Chick Fil A Sauce recipe is the BEST Rooster Dipping Sauce! Smoky, candy, with a slight tang, it’s PERFECT for dipping hen nuggets, grilled hen, or french fries!
We’re OBSESSED with this Copycat Chik-Fil-A hen dipping sauce in our home. I make a double batch of the signature sauce each week…which could look like rather a lot, however we eat a ton of hen recipes! I attempt to grill 2-3 kilos of hen on Sunday so we have now it made through the week to seize for lunch or a fast dinner. I all the time use one of the best chicken marinade recipe, and this dipping sauce is SO good with it!
Like many individuals, we love Chick-Fil-A nuggets and sauce, however since we *attempt* to restrict the quantity of quick meals we eat, I made a decision to attempt my hand on the sauce at dwelling, as a result of we adore it simply as a lot (if no more).
What Is So Particular About Chick-Fil-A Sauce?
I get this query rather a lot, and honesty, I perceive the curiosity. When you’ve ever seen that line outdoors of the Chick Fil A at lunch time you understand they should have one thing individuals love, a “secret sauce” so to say. And naturally the juicy, moist hen and waffle fries are an enormous draw, it’s made solely higher with their dipping sauce on the facet.
What IS Chick Fil A Sauce?
However how does it style? When you’ve by no means had Chick-Fil-A sauce it has a barely smoky, slight candy taste with notes of honey mustard and just a little tang. It’s an especially versatile sauce and can be utilized on any protein like steak, pork, or shrimp, but it surely superior on burgers or as a sandwich unfold too. There are tons of recipes on the web for this sauce, and I’ve tried a couple of, however I tweaked the elements just a little bit and we adore it much more than the unique! And now they’re even packaging it and selling it, which is superb, however my model is MUCH cheaper and equally fairly spot on!
Chick Fil A has an enormous vary of iconic sauces like Polynesian Sauce (my husband’s favourite), Buffalo, or Honey Mustard, however the traditional Chick-Fil-A sauce is a scrumptious mix of elements with a smoky tang, and a creamy base.
Substances
This hen sauce recipe is SO straightforward and is simply 4-ish elements you most likely have in your pantry proper now! You want:
Actual Mayonnaise like Hellman’s or Duke’s
Barbecue Sauce (I all the time use Candy Child Rays)
Honey
Yellow Mustard & Dijon Mustard
Simply combine the mayo, BBQ sauce, honey, and mustards collectively in a small bowl and also you’re all set!
Variations
I labored arduous making an attempt to create an ideal copycat recipe, so any alterations you wish to make will most likely be scrumptious, however would possibly make it a real copycat! With that stated, listed below are a couple of concepts:
Add some spices. Garlic, black pepper, paprika, turmeric and even cayenne pepper for just a little warmth!
Up the tang. Add a splash of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.
Onion Powder would actually be scrumptious.
Use bitter cream instead of mayo for extra tang, or Miracle Whip so as to add extra sweetness.
Do You Have To Use Two Sorts Of Mustard?
Right here’s the deal…you may attempt all types of elements combos, like utilizing honey mustard as an alternative of yellow mustard, or omitting the dijon mustard altogether.
What Model Of BBQ Sauce Is Greatest?
Use any model you favor, however I discover to make it as near the unique sauce as attainable you’ll want to use a sweeter sauce, like Candy Child Rays over a sauce that’s extra vinegar primarily based.
Can Chick Fil A Sauce Expire / Storage
This sauce by no means lasts in my home so I not often have to fret about it going unhealthy, however do-it-yourself Chick Fil A Sauce might be good saved in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as every week.
What Else Might You Dip?
I’ve loads of straightforward recipes on my website that this dip can be nice alongside, however listed below are a couple of concepts:
