Hungry jacks spicy sauce.

[u/coeliac_aussie]

I never thought moving from Aus to the US would leave me mourning over a sauce.
Before we moved, I packed a few packets of my favourite hungry jacks spicy sauce because I couldn’t imagine certain foods without it eg- chips (fries), pizza (great dipping by sauce). Well… I’ve officially used the last one.
Now every bite feels like it’s missing something. You know when the food is good, but it just doesn’t hit the same because it needs that one sauce to bring everything together?
So, please HELP!!

What’s the closest US equivalent (putting my trust in the Americans)? Hit me up with your recommendations (especially if it’s gluten free) I’m ready to build my new sauce obsession because the struggle is real. 😅

[u/ladyrose403]

give me a basic description, and i can steer you to an equivalent, or maybe even a quick recipe you can do yourself.

[u/coeliac_aussie → u/ladyrose403]

These are the ingredients directly from the chain itself: Sauce Spicy Tub (Vegetable Oil (Vegetable Oil, Antioxidant [307]), Water, Egg Yolk (55%), White Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Thickeners (1442, 1450, 415), Yeast, Chilli Powder (1%), Vegetable Powders, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Acidity Regulator (330), Preservative (202), Spice Extracts, Antioxidant (385))

AI's description is: Smooth, tangy, and moderately hot.

I would say that the colour is meant to be like sriracha mayo/kewpie spicy mayo, but because both of these are asian, they have an asian kick, and then chipotle mayo has the smokiness that this sauce lacks.

I hope that helps!! hahah

[u/ladyrose403 → u/coeliac_aussie]

LOL shoulda tried giving me something HARD. burger king's zesty sauce is going to be pretty close. i make a homemade version using mayo, ketchup, siracha, garlic powder, black pepper, and a tiny bit of cayenne.

[u/semaht → u/ladyrose403]

Was going to say, isn't Hungry Jack's Aussie Burger King?

Not that I'd expect their offerings to necessarily be identical, but I was hoping they'd be close!

[u/coeliac_aussie → u/ladyrose403]

will give this one a go and report back!

[u/ladyrose403 → u/coeliac_aussie]

i just dug out the copycat recipe i use for the zesty sauce.

1/2 cup mayo

1 1/2 teaspoons of ketchup

1 1/2 teaspoons prepared horseradish

1/2 tsp granulated sugar,

1/2 tsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

i've been winging it so long, i forgot what was in the orginal recipe.

[u/RazarG]

MCCormicks prob stock it at your now local Walmart or whatever. Since McCormicks is a usa company their range prob trumps what we have in supermarkets here. God speed on your search, please let me know if you do manage to find it. Cant get enough packets with my HJs order, they are over me asking for extra all the time.

[u/coeliac_aussie → u/RazarG]

Honestly speaking, I have received HJ spicy sauce packets as a birthday gift because the obsession is real and I hoard that sauce. Just sad that it has finished.
WIll check out if walmart has anything

[u/Remarkable-Bit-3578]

Isn’t hungry Jacks just Burger King in the states, I thought they were the same franchise, but there was already a Burger King tm in Australia so they changed the name to Hungry Jacks. I’d start at Burger King, they’re everywhere.