How to make Raising Cane’s Sauce

A few weeks back I tried Raising Cane’s for the first time. Oddly enough I had already tried the sauce because apparently it’s delicious on Smashed Burgers like the one served at Dayne’s Craft BBQ in Fort Worth TX. The sauce is the main draw at Raising Cane’s and the best part about it is that you can easily make Raising Cane’s Sauce at home.

What you need to make Raising Cane’s Sauce

The most crucial elements to making Raising Cane’s Sauce is probably already in your fridge. Mayonnaise and Ketchup are the two most important elements in the recipe. After that, most people have to speculate how to make Raising Cane’s Sauce because the recipe is a secret.

The best Raising Cane’s Sauce Copycat recipes according to Google

I did a search for the Raising Cane’s Sauce recipes that topped Google’s rankings. The Kitchn has been a long time resource for me so trying that recipe out was a no brainer. I enjoy Sonny Hurrell’s cooking videos so I was happy to try his version. Finally I found a Raising Cane’s recipe by Alpha Foodie, a recipe blogger.

Which Raising Cane’s Sauce recipe was the best?

I tried all three versions of Raising Cane’s sauce and compared them a sample of Raising Cane’s sauce from an actual Raising Cane’s location. Watch the video below to see which one was my favorite:

The winner:

The Raising Cane’s Sauce copycat recipe that came the closest was Sonny Hurrell’s aka That Dude Can Cook. In his video he struck me as being nonchalant about the key ingredient but trust me, make sure you add the lemon juice. And now for the recipe

How to make Raising Cane’s sauce at home, step by step recipe

Ingredients: Steps

1/2 cup mayo
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp lemon juice

Steps:

in a mixing bowl, add mayonnaise and ketchup, whisk vigorously(ok maybe not super vigorously)
add garlic salt, Worcestershire, black pepper and lemon juice, whisk as vigorous as before
Or just dump everything at once, then whisk vigorously
voila – you just made Raising Cane’s sauce at home, serve at once or keep it in fridge till it’s ready because it’s mayo for Christ’s sake