The best homemade copycat Arby’s Sauce

Arby’s Sauce is ketchup with a kick. No one does this better than Arby’s. You don’t need to worry about not having enough sauce anymore! Use it on your roast beef sandwiches, homemade beef and cheddar sandwiches, and so much more, this sauce packs so much flavor! Try this one today.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

More than just a basic barbecue sauce, this Arby’s sauce copycat recipe delivers that distinctive tang and complexity that made the original famous. It’s incredibly versatile, easy to make, and lets you enjoy that signature Arby’s flavor without leaving your kitchen

What is Arby’s sauce?

If you have never had Arby’s sauce, it has a sweet, tangy, and spicy flavor. It is a marriage made in heaven when it comes to flavor. You can make your own version of their signature sandwich at home with this easy recipe. It’s so much more than a tangy barbecue sauce!

Homemade Arby’s Sauce

Having to buy something just to get some sauce is kind of expensive, but you can make Arby’s tangy sauce just like they do at home. Mix this sauce up and make the family smile. Make a batch and store it in a covered container in the refrigerator so it will always be on hand.

Ingredients

Here’s what you need for this copycat Arby’s sauce recipe:

• Ketchup – Provides the tomato base and initial sweetness
• Brown sugar – Adds depth of sweetness and helps balance the acidity
• White vinegar – Creates the signature tang and helps preserve the sauce
• Onion powder – Adds savory depth without texture
• Garlic powder – Provides essential savory notes
• Paprika – Contributes color and subtle sweet pepper flavor
• Worcestershire sauce (Lea and Perrins) – Adds umami and complex flavor
• Salt – Enhances all other flavors
• Cayenne pepper – Provides the subtle heat kick
• Water – Helps achieve proper consistency
• Corn starch -Thickens the sauce to the perfect consistency

How to Make Arby’s Sauce

1. Place all sauce ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed for 15 – 20 seconds.
2. Pour ingredients into a small saucepan, and heat on medium-low. Simmer gently for twenty minutes, stirring several times.
3. After twenty minutes add the cornstarch mixture and stir well.
4. When the sauce begins to thicken, let simmer at a very low temperature for ten minutes.

5. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. The sauce will be similar in thickness to the steak sauce.
6. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator.

Troubleshooting Tips

Sauce Too Thin?

• Simmer longer to reduce
• Make an additional cornstarch slurry
• Add 1/2 teaspoon at a time

Sauce Too Thick?

• Add water gradually
• Whisk while warming
• Adjust 1 tablespoon at a time

Lumpy Sauce?

• Strain through fine-mesh strainer
• Blend again until smooth
• Ensure cornstarch is fully dissolved before adding

Scaling the Recipe

For Smaller Batches (1 cup):

• Halve all ingredients
• Reduce final simmer time to 5-7 minutes

For Larger Batches (4 cups):

• Double all ingredients
• Increase final simmer time to 15-20 minutes
• Store in multiple containers

Variations and Substitutions

Make It Your Own

• Spicier Version: Double the cayenne pepper
• Sweeter Version: Add extra tablespoon of brown sugar
• Lower Sugar: Use sugar-free ketchup and brown sugar substitute
• Gluten-Free: Ensure Worcestershire sauce is gluten-free certified

How to Use Arby’s Sauce

Of course, you are going to want to use this on your own shaved roast beef sandwich. This sauce has the perfect balance of flavor, so you can use it on other food like:

• Pour a little on your favorite burgers for a change.
• Dip french fries into this sauce.
• Use as a sauce for chicken tenders.
• Dip mozzarella sticks into this sauce!
• Make sloppy joes using this sauce, this is one of my family’s favorite dinners!

How to Store Arby’s Sauce

Now that you have made the sauce, you may not consume it all in one sitting. You can store this in either an airtight jar, mason jar, or other airtight containers. I love to place this into a squeeze bottle so I can squirt it into a sandwich!

This will last in your refrigerator for up to two weeks.

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