How to make homemade buffalo wing sauce with only three ingredients. Swap the store-bought bottles for homemade. You can even store for month in the fridge. Jump to the Three Ingredient Buffalo Wing Sauce Recipe
It’s no secret that we’re buffalo chicken fans — we’ve added it to pizza, dips, stuffed shells, baked wings and chicken rice bowls. We’ve been making homemade buffalo sauce for ages. It’s simple, tastes amazing and doesn’t have any unnecessary ingredients added. Recently, we figured out that you can make a big batch of sauce and store it in the fridge for weeks. The sauce thickens in the fridge, but 10 seconds in the microwave and a good stir gets it back into shape.
Thanks to Buffalo, NY, we have buffalo sauce (hooray). There’s lots of play when making it at home, but you’re going to start with two main ingredients — butter and hot sauce. No wonder it tastes so good, right?
Melt butter over low heat — I like low since it keeps the butter creamy and there isn’t any risk of it browning. Not that brown butter is a bad thing, it’s delicious. It simply isn’t what we are looking for in our sauce.
Finally, whisk in hot sauce and garlic powder. Whisk until the sauce is smooth and red. We use Frank’s hot sauce, it’s got everything we’re looking for when a craving for buffalo wing sauce hits. That said, it would be fun to play around with other hot sauces (Crystal is popular and I’ve been wanting to try Cholula for a while, too).
We’ve also kicked around making our own hot sauce, but haven’t gotten there yet. I’ll keep you updated!
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Three Ingredient Buffalo Wing Sauce
With three ingredients and 10 minutes, this homemade buffalo sauce is simple to make. Check the notes section below for inspiration on adapting and storing it. The recipe below makes a medium-hot sauce. For a spicier version, add some cayenne pepper — start with 1/4 teaspoon, taste and go from there. For a milder version, reduce the hot sauce by 1/3 to 1/2 cup.
Prep: 5min
Total: 10min
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 tablespoon, calories 52, Protein 0.1g, Carbohydrate 0.1g, Fiber 0g, Sugar 0g, Fat 5.8 g, Saturated Fat 3.6g, Cholesterol 15.3mg, Sodium 307.5mg
Ingredients:
- 16 tablespoons (1 cup or 8 ounces) unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/3 cups hot sauce, like Frank’s or Crystal
Instruction:
- Melt butter in a medium pan over medium-low heat until melted. Remove pan from the heat to prevent the sauce from breaking.
- Whisk in the garlic powder and hot sauce until a cohesive sauce forms, about 1 minute.
- Use immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 month — mason jars are great for this.
Homemade Buffalo Sauce Recipe
Tangy, spicy, and so much better than store-bought buffalo wing sauce, this recipe takes just 5 minutes to make and tastes delicious with everything from wings to sliders to vegetables – and everything in between!
Prep: 5min
Total: 5min
Yield: 3
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 276 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 31 g, Saturated Fat 19 g, Trans Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 81 mg, Sodium 2733 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, unSaturated Fat 9 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- ½ cup butter (melted)
- 1 cup Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Hot Sauce
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- salt and black pepper (to taste)
Instruction:
- Melt the butter to a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Once the butter is nearly melted, stir in the hot sauce, white vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper (optional). Bring to a gentle simmer (do not boil), stirring often.
- Remove from heat and season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.
- Gently stir before serving over wings.
How to Make Buffalo Sauce
FAQ
What is Buffalo wing sauce made of?
How is buffalo sauce made from scratch?
- Combine: In a medium saucepan add the hot sauce, butter, white vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne, and garlic.
- Heat: Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and whisk for 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat and serve.
How to make buffalo sauce stick to wings?
