Japanese Shrimp Sauce

Japanese food has a unique taste which cannot be compared to any other foods. Most Japanese foods, especially side dishes, are served with a sauce. There are different kinds of sauce, depending on the dish, of course. But out of them, soy sauce and Japanese shrimp sauce are the most popular ones. Though this sauce is quite popular in Japan, we do not get it in other countries so easily. Only the 'authentic' Japanese restaurants serve it with foods like fried rice. Anyone who eats this sauce, keeps wondering about how to make this yummy sauce! Talking about the nutrition facts in this sauce, there are about 200 calories and 15.7g total fat in it.

3 Easy Japanese Shrimp Sauce Recipes

How You Can Make This Sauce
Ingredients
  • 2 tsp of melted butter
  • 4 tsp of granulated sugar
  • ½ cup of water
  • 3 tsp of apple cider or rice vinegar
  • ½ cup of ketchup
  • ½ tsp of garlic powder
  • 1 cup of mayonnaise
Process

Take a medium-sized bowl and add all the ingredients to it. Mix it well until they are completely smooth. It is better to taste the sauce while making it so that you can add more ingredients as per your liking. For example, if you want a tangy sauce, you can add more ketchup or vinegar, while if you wish to have a sweet sauce, you can add 1 tsp sugar. After mixing the ingredients well, let it chill in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, your shrimp sauce will be ready to serve!

Mayo Shrimp Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tbs lemon concentrate
  • ½ ginger
  • Paprika
  • 1-1½ tbs sugar
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
Process

Take a medium-sized jar and mix the ingredients in the jar. Add ginger and sugar gradually. You might like to add more ginger or sugar according to your taste; generally these sauces are sweeter, with a tinge of ginger. Once you are done with this, mix the ingredients well and then add in paprika. Continue adding paprika until you get a pinkish hue. Tighten the lid and shake the jar well, so that all the ingredients are mixed and coated well. You can refrigerate for chilling before you serve.

Zesty Shrimp Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ¾ tsp ground white pepper
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp garlic juice
  • 1 tbs ketchup
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp hot pepper sauce
  • 1 tsp ground mustard
  • 1 tsp white sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
Process

All you need to do for this recipe is simply whisk all the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl; whisk well and then refrigerate for about 10 minutes before serving. You can serve this sauce with anything, however it tastes best with salad, rice, chicken or steak.

Spicy Shrimp Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • ½ tsp Japanese togarashi powder/cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbs ketchup
  • Salt/pepper
Process

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, blend well. After all the ingredients are mixed well, only then add salt to taste along with pepper. You can adjust the taste by adding more salt or pepper, according to your liking.

These were some of the best Japanese shrimp sauce recipes, that are not only tasty, but also easy to make. Bon Appetit!