Japanese Spicy Mayo

Shrimp tempura sushi roll dipped in spicy mayo with chopsticks over a wooden board

Japanese spicy mayo is a simple sauce used on sushi rolls and seafood dishes. It’s creamy, a little spicy, and takes about a minute to make at home. Use it as a dipping sauce or spoon it over rice bowls.

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Prep Time 2

Total Time 2

Course Sauces

Cuisine Japanese

Servings servings

Calories 127.6 kcal

Ingredients

½ cup mayonnaise Hellmann's or Kewpie Japanese mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sriracha sauce
1 teaspoon lime juice or lemon juice
pinch sugar and rice vinegar if not using Kewpie

Instructions

Add mayo sriracha and a squeeze of lime juice to a small bowl.
Taste and more sriracha if you want more heat.
Add a pinch of sugar and rice vinegar if using American mayonnaise.

Notes

If you don’t have sriracha, mix a little ketchup and hot sauce as a substitute. At the very least, mayo and hot sauce will get you close.

If using regular mayo like Hellmann’s, add a tiny pinch of sugar and a splash of rice vinegar to get closer to that Japanese-style flavor.

Storage: Store in an airtight container, such as a mason jar, in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Nutrition

Calories: 127.6kcalCarbohydrates: 0.3gProtein: 0.2gTotal Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2.2gCholesterol: 7.8mgSodium: 233.1mgPotassium: 10.9mgFiber: 0.02gSugar: 0.2gNet Carbohydrates: 0.2g

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