If this is your first time making burger sauce yourself, it's better to go with proven, classic recipes traditional to it. These sauces are: Big Mac, Ranch, Teriyaki, Guacamole, Torrisi, and pesto. All of them are used in snack bars around the world. But you can also make them at home.
The five most commonly used ingredients in burger sauce recipes:
| Product | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soy sauce | 51 | 6 | 0 | 66.6 |
| Ginger | 80 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| Mustard | 417 | 5 | 40 | 10 |
| Tomato paste | 28 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 16.7 |
| Shallots | 72 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 16.8 |
Besides these, there are so-called nameless sauce recipes based on a single ingredient or a mix of them: mustard, sour cream, cream, tomato, mayonnaise, garlic, herb, and cheese. The plain, familiar horseradish also pairs very nicely with a burger patty. So does homemade ketchup.
Keep in mind that different sauces suit different burgers. For example, an American Ranch sauce whisked with heavy cream is a perfect fit for a patty of lean, low-fat meat. And with a fattier patty, something more tart like tomato, teriyaki, or torrisi pairs harmoniously.
The simplest burger sauce is made from products almost everyone has in the fridge: ready-made mustard and mayonnaise. Just mix them in equal parts and add salt, garlic, and dry spices of your choice to taste. This sauce is good for burgers made from drier meat like turkey or white and red fish.
The five fastest burger sauce recipes:
| Dish Name | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niçoise sauce for burgers | 10 min | 123 | +46 |
| Sour cream mayonnaise sauce with herbs and garlic for burgers | 10 min | 218 | +59 |
| Honey mustard sauce with onion for sandwiches | 15 min | 257 | +456 |
| Cumberland sauce for burgers | 20 min | 89 | +32 |
| Hamburger sauce | 20 min | 127 | +58 |
The main thing to remember is that the consistency of a burger sauce shouldn't be too runny. Otherwise it will simply leak out. So pay special attention to the sauce's thickness. If it's not thick enough, use one of the thickening methods. For example, toasted flour, wheat or oat, handles the job well (you don't even have to toast the oat kind).
It's not bad if small pieces of vegetables like onion can be felt in your sauce — it won't spoil it. And yes, the sauce is usually poured over the patty. But you can experiment with different layers of the sandwich.