Shut Yo Mouth Sauce

A zesty dipping sauce somewhere between Freddy’s Fry Sauce and Chick-Fil-A Sauce made with a splash of pickle juice, that’s perfect for everything from French fries to chicken tenders to burgers to fried shrimp!

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. JUMP TO THE RECIPE
2. WHAT TO EAT IT WITH
3. WHERE THE NAME CAME FROM

I woke up today and had a massive craving for French fries! Well, actually, I had a craving for fry sauce. Hello, peri-menopause, you wretch! So happy to have survived puberty and pregnancies to deal with mood swings, acne, cravings and bouts of random nausea all over again.

Hey, at least the hot flashes are new! It’s all awesome. It’s super awesome.

ANYway… I make this sauce, somewhat inspired by the fry sauce at Freddy’s (Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers – my hands-down favorite burger chain) that I love to eat with, well, french fries, of course, but all sorts of other things too!

We use this sauce as a condiment and pull it out of the fridge for everything from burgers to fish sticks to vegetables to chicken fingers.

TRY SHUT YO MOUTH SAUCE WITH:

• Burgers and chicken sandwiches
• Grilled chicken and fish or Baked Blackened Cod
• Dipping sauce for veggie platters
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts and asparagus
• French fries and tater tots
• Chicken nuggets, chicken fingers and Crispy Chicken Fritters
• Fried fish and shrimp
• Po’ Boys
• Potato Wedges and Lipton Onion Roasted Potatoes
• Fish sticks and Salmon Patties
• Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli 

When I first concocted this sauce I was looking for something that fell between Chick-Fil-A Sauce and Freddy’s Fry Sauce, that leaned more toward the sauce at Freddy’s.

Since Chick-Fil-A sauce is primarily mayo and barbeque sauce, I knew to use those. But I didn’t want it to be too sweet so I experimented from there and arrived at this recipe.

I never knew if it was 'Chick-Fil-A brain' or if this is an actual ingredient in Freddy’s Fry Sauce but for some reason, I just knew the sauce needed dill pickle juice. In the back of my mind I figured I’d probably want to have it with fish sticks too so the dill pickle juice brought in a little tartar sauce vibe.

UPDATE: I’ve just been browsing online and see most copycat recipes for Freddy’s Fry Sauce have pickle juice. I legit did not know that when I created this recipe! If I ever become a superhero, maybe one of my powers will be flavor profiling. 

And finally, I wanted spices, not just a bowl of mixed-up condiments so I added a hefty amount of those too. Sometimes I add dried thyme or cayenne pepper but for the most part I stick with the basics: paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper.

Since I was craving the sauce, I decided to make Perfect Roasted Potato Wedges to dip in the sauce! And since I still wasn’t over it, I pulled it out again at supper to dip my asparagus in!

WHY IS IT CALLED SHUT YO MOUTH SAUCE??

Well, three reasons... 1- I didn’t know what else to call it, 2- there are a gozillion recipes out there simply called Fry Sauce and 3- the whole ‘shut your mouth’ thing has been a joke around here for a while. 

Very often when I try to explain what I do for a living and the name of the blog comes up (south your mouth) people will say something like, “And I sure will check that website out… what’s it called again? Shut Your Mouth?” Seriously, I get called That Shut Your Mouth Woman more times than I'd like to admit.

So when something is particularly delicious around here, the standing joke is to say SHUT YO MOUTH, that’s good! So, that’s what I’m calling the sauce because it’s a family favorite and has become somewhat of a staple.

UPDATE 2: Now that the sauce officially has a name, my entire family HOLLERS, shut yo' mouth! every time they drag it out of the fridge. Which is often.  So if you pull up in the driveway someday and it sounds like we're about to throw down, we're probably just eating supper.

TRY SHUT YO MOUTH SAUCE WITH:

• Burgers and chicken sandwiches
• Grilled chicken and fish or Baked Blackened Cod
• Dipping sauce for veggie platters
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts, broccoli and asparagus
• French fries and tater tots
• Chicken nuggets, chicken fingers and Crispy Chicken Fritters
• Fried fish and shrimp
• Po’ Boys
• Potato Wedges and Lipton Onion Roasted Potatoes
• Fish sticks and Salmon Patties
• Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli 

Recipe for Shut Yo Mouth Sauce

Shut Yo' Mouth Sauce

Yield: Approximately 1 cup

Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth

Prep time: 5 MinTotal time: 5 Min

A zesty dipping sauce somewhere between Freddy’s Fry Sauce and Chick-Fil-A Sauce made with a splash of pickle juice, that’s perfect for everything from French fries to chicken tenders to burgers to fried shrimp!

Ingredients

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 tablespoon barbeque sauce
• 2 teaspoons dill pickle juice
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients then mix well.
2. Refrigerate in an air-tight container.
3. Store up to 4 weeks.

Notes

Sometimes I add dried thyme and/or cayenne pepper as well. Feel free to make it your own!

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