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Copycat Guthrie’s Sauce – The Perfect Fry Sauce

Chicken fingers. To most, they are the ubiquitous food of children. Pre-formed bits of chicken squished together into an oblong shape and fried. Not to me. You see, I grew up in the South.

In the South, we love chicken fingers made of strips of real chicken breast that is hand-breaded and fried to a golden brown. In fact, there are whole restaurants that only sell chicken fingers.

Yep, you heard me right. The entire menu is made up of chicken fingers, french fries, coleslaw, and toast. That’s it. My favorite of these is Guthrie’s. Deep-fried deliciousness at its best. The other awesome thing about Guthrie’s is their delicious dipping sauce. I loved it and could drink it by the gallon if given the chance.

Homemade Guthrie’s Sauce in a small, silver bowl with a chicken burger and French fries

Then I moved to Canada where chicken fingers are not all that. At least not at most places. I broke down a few weeks ago and bought frozen Southern Style chicken fingers from Superstore. They were actually pretty good which sent my brain back to Guthrie’s. And that sauce. I had to make my own and soon.

Little did I know that it is made up of a host of ingredients that I have in my refrigerator at all times. This does not bode well for my waistline. This dip is super easy to make and it is so tasty. It may actually be BETTER with fries. If you want to experience a little bit of Southern, stir up some of this super yummy dip for the next time you make chicken fingers or fries.

This weekend, I made a batch of Guthrie’s Sauce. I skipped the chicken fingers altogether and used it as fry sauce. We had leftover pulled pork in the fridge. I air-fried a batch of crinkle cut fries, sprinkled it with shredded cheese and topped it with pulled pork. A drizzle of Guthrie’s sauce brought everything together.

Basically, this is the quite possibly the yummiest condiment EVER.

Homemade Guthrie’s Sauce in a small, silver bowl with a chicken burger and French fries on a blue plate in the background

What Ingredients Do I Need To Make Guthrie’s Sauce?

The best part about this recipe is that it doesn’t require many ingredients. In fact, you most likely have everything in your kitchen! Here is a quick list of the ingredients to make your very own copycat Guthrie’s Sauce:

  • Mayonnaise
  • Ketchup
  • Garlic powder
  • Worchestershire sauce
  • Black pepper
  • Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
Ingredients required to make Guthrie’s Sauce, including mayonnaise, ketchup, and garlic powder on a marble countertop with a white subway tile background

How to Make Copycat Guthrie’s Sauce

Here are the easy step-by-step instructions to make your very own Guthrie’s sauce. Keep on scrolling below for the recipe card so that you can also get the exact ingredient measurements.

Begin by mixing the first four ingredients in a small bowl.

Grind fresh ground pepper on the sauce until the top is covered.

Ingredients for Copycat Guthrie’s Sauce mixed together with a spoon in a white bowl and sprinkled with ground pepper.

Stir the pepper into the sauce.

Ingredients for Copycat Guthrie’s Sauce mixed together with a spoon in a white bowl.

Repeat another coating of pepper and stir.

Let sit for two hours for flavors to mingle. Serve and enjoy!

Guthrie’s Sauce or Fry Sauce Printable Recipe

Guthrie’s Sauce is a delicious condiment for fries, chicken fingers… and just about everything else! Take a look at my Copycat Guthrie’s Sauce that’s incredibly easy to whip-up!
Yield: 10

Copycat Guthrie's Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

The perfect dip for chicken fingers and french fries! You may have heard it called fry sauce. Whatever you call it, I call it delicious!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonaise
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp Worchestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp black pepper, see instructions
  • Optional: Frank's Red Hot Sauce to taste

Instructions

  1. Mix first 4 ingredients in a small bowl.
  2. Grind fresh ground ground pepper on to the sauce until the top is covered.
  3. Stir.
  4. Repeat another coating of pepper. Stir.
  5. Let sit for 2 hours for flavors to mingle.
  6. Serve.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

10

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 85Saturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 128mgCarbohydrates: 2gSugar: 1g
Guthrie’s Sauce is a delicious condiment for fries, chicken fingers… and just about everything else! Take a look at my Copycat Guthrie’s Sauce that’s incredibly easy to whip-up!

Ryan79

Friday 11th of October 2024

I used to be a manager at one of the gutherie's and used to make this sauce 1 5gallon bucket at a time, everyday. I can tell you for a fact, there is no franks red hot in the gutherie's sauce.

Merry Kuchle

Friday 11th of October 2024

Okay. But this tastes great so 🤷🏻‍♀️

Nova Zimmerman

Thursday 6th of April 2023

It’s not quite the same and I tried variations and couldn’t figure it out but I just looked on their nutrition on their website and it contains anchovy. That’s why it’s so salty, delicious and unique.

Bryan Rush

Sunday 30th of July 2023

@Nova Zimmerman, anchovies are an ingredient in Worcestershire sauce

Rocky

Saturday 1st of January 2022

Add Sugar free Ketchup, Add a shake of tonys and a little vinegar = very close. Thanks for sharing.

Jason

Saturday 28th of November 2020

We have Zaxby’s around here. But Guthrie’s sauce is so much better.

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