Comeback Sauce

Name: Comeback Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 480 ml
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 180 ml Ketchup; 180 ml Mayo; 60 ml Chili Sauce; 30 ml Onion; 15 ml Lemon Juice; 15 ml Worcester; 6 g Garlic; 2 g Mustard Pwdr; 2.3 g Paprika; 1.2 g Pepper; 3 g Salt; 30 ml Olive Oil

Independent adaptation of a publicly published John Currence recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by John Currence.

Mississippi's do-it-all dipping sauce from an Oxford kitchen.

Ratio

Ketchup 180 mlMayo 180 mlChili Sauce 60 mlOnion 30 mlLemon Juice 15 mlWorcester 15 ml

Ingredients

Ketchup — 180 ml
Mayo — 180 ml
Chili Sauce — 60 ml
Onion — 30 ml
Lemon Juice — 15 ml
Worcester — 15 ml
Garlic — 6 g
Mustard Pwdr — 2 g
Paprika — 2.3 g
Pepper — 1.2 g
Salt — 3 g
Olive Oil — 30 ml

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Provenance

James Beard Best Chef: South winner (2009); chef-owner of City Grocery and a family of restaurants in Oxford, Mississippi.

Adapted from a John Currence recipe (James Beard Foundation recipe archive / John Currence).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts in the ingredient list are from the published source, converted to ml and grams where the ingredient allows. On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from James Beard Foundation recipe archive / John Currence (published as “Comeback Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.