Sriracha Aioli brings just the right spicy creaminess to so many meals. A well-rounded dip in the realm of garlicky emulsions, this robust combination melds the spicy flavors of Southeast Asia with the smoothness of the Mediterranean classic.
But before we get to the recipe, what is sriracha anyway? Invented in Thailand in the early 20th century, the famous ‘rooster sauce’ has gained popularity worldwide for its addictive spiciness, tanginess and versatility.
Sriracha Aioli Ingredients
- Eggs: large or extra-large
- Garlic: fresh, medium cloves
- Lime Juice: ideally fresh
- Avocado Oil: or grapeseed oil
- Olive Oil: good, extra-virgin olive oil
- Sriracha Sauce: your favorite store bought brand
- Kosher Salt
Sriracha is made with chili pepper paste, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt, but it’s certainly greater than the sum of its parts. If you’ve tried spicy pho or fiery noodles before, you already know sriracha.
The right amount of heat can liven any meal, sure, but for a milder sauce, a great way of taming spiciness is combining the sauce with something creamy — like aioli.
Aioli is garlicky and smooth; it’s an egg yolk and olive oil emulsion flavored with garlic and any other aromatics you can think of. So why not sriracha?
When combining the fiery red sauce with the classic creamy dip, you get the best of both worlds. And once you try sriracha aioli, I predict it will become one of your favorite homemade condiments.
You can easily make sriracha aioli with store-bought mayonnaise and sriracha sauce in just under a minute, but making it from scratch is not much harder with this quick recipe and it’s worth the effort! Here’s what you need to know.
Recipe Tips
- It's easy to make aioli from scratch with an immersion blender. The key is to use a blend of oils because the speed of the blade can make olive oil bitter. So you begin your egg, garlic and oil emulsion with a neutral oil like avocado oil using the immersion blender, then whisk in olive oil at the end. This skips the adding oil drop by drop that's required when you make aioli completely by hand. The recipe does involve using raw egg yolks. If you prefer to avoid them, use high-quality store bought mayonnaise instead, see recipe notes for specific instructions.
- The best part of making your own condiments is that you can adjust the recipe to your taste. Add less garlic to reduce the potency of the aromatic bulb. And modify the spread's / dipping sauce’s spiciness by adding more or less sriracha sauce, just taste and adjust.
Serve With
- Sriracha aioli is a superb spread for burgers and sliders (I'm looking at you Brioche Buns + Lamb Burgers and Pork Belly Sliders + Brioche Slider Buns), but also excellent as a perfect sauce for all kinds of grilled meat, from Chicken Kabobs to Spicy Grilled Shrimp. This spicy sauce can replace mayonnaise, ketchup and/or barbecue sauce in just about anything you're serving.
- You’ll love what this versatile sauce can do for fish and seafood. Enjoy as a dip for Crispy Baked Coconut Shrimp and Crab Cakes or drizzle onto Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tacos or Grilled Shrimp Tacos (Lemon Garlic Aioli is another great option for seafood!). Prep the tortillas, cook the shrimp and top with crunchy slaw, a healthy dollop of this spicy aioli and a squirt of lime juice. It’s heavenly!
- It's also a spicy dipping sauce no one can resist. Fries, Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings, ribs, potato wedges or veggies. If you can dip it, it goes well with this fresh tasting spicy sauce.
Recipe Video
Sriracha Aioli
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 egg yolks
- 4 medium cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- ½ cup avocado oil
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce or 2 tablespoons for a spicier aioli
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Add egg yolks, garlic, lime juice and avocado oil to a 2-cup glass measuring cup (or other container that is just large enough to allow the head of your blender to reach the bottom). Place the head of an immersion blender on the bottom of the pitcher; turn it on to its highest speed. When you see aioli beginning to form, slowly lift the blender head from the bottom and move it up and down and side to side until all of the oil is incorporated. (see recipe note)
- Add olive oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly until emulsified. Whisk in sriracha sauce and salt and serve or refrigerate. Store refrigerated in a sealed container for up to 4 days.
Notes
- You may want to transfer the aioli to a separate bowl before whisking in the olive oil, sriracha sauce and salt.
- To make the recipe with store bought mayonnaise: whisk minced garlic, lime juice sriracha sauce and kosher salt to taste into 1 cup of mayonnaise until smooth. Serve or refrigerate for up to 1 week.
I love making homemade sauces Marissa. They're always so much better than store-bought. We'd love this aioli on our crab cake sammies!
I love making homemade aioli! The flavor is absolutely stunning, and I swear I could eat it with a spoon. (Don't judge...haha!) However, I've never made aioli with sriracha before...what a great idea! I can see this being great with grilled chicken in the summer - perhaps as a topping on a grilled chicken sandwich? Yum!
No judgment here - I could eat it with a spoon too, haha! Love your idea of serving it on a grilled chicken sandwich!
Actually, I am not much familiar with sriracha sauce (As I am not a fan of hot things). But with the combination of homemade mayo, the flavour must be very good and more balanced. I also love the combination of mayo and ketchup (Not sure if it has any name); it's pretty nice sweeter-kind of condiment.
If you like ketchup and mayo, I bet you'd like this, Ben. Just a little kick.
Clearly I need a jar of this right next to my pesto aioli! 😀 ~Valentina
Yes! Thank you, Valentina!
Loving this aioli....and loving your new blog design! WOW! Truly stunning! And so user-friendly!! Brava!
aww...thanks so much, Annie!
I love sriracha aioli, but I've never made it from scratch like this (just usually use store-bought mayo). What a wonderful way to take things up a notch. I'm thinking this would be delicious with some fries right about now … and now I'm hungry! 😉
Love how you think, Dawn. Thank you!
I love my immersion blender...now I can't make mayonnaise using a hand whisk anymore :-((
Love the spicy kick from sriracha! I have to make a batch too.
Yay! Thanks, Angie. The immersion blender is definitely a great little kitchen tool.