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Easy 10-Minute Classic Buffalo Wing Sauce – vegetarian recipe
Stav Kogan

Easy 10-Minute Classic Buffalo Wing Sauce

Forget bottled sauce! Learn how to make rich, tangy, and perfectly spicy classic buffalo wing sauce in just 10 minutes with only three simple ingredients. The secret to restaurant-quality flavor at home.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 1 cup
Calories: 135
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup (113 g / 4 oz) salted butter
  • 1 cup (240 ml) Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce, room temperature
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • for Perfect Buffalo Sauce
  • Use room-temperature hot sauce. Adding cold hot sauce to melted butter can cause the butter to seize and the sauce to separate. Let it sit on the counter for 30 minutes first.
  • Gentle heat is key. Melt the butter over medium-low heat. If the sauce gets too hot, it can separate. If it does, remove it from the heat and whisk vigorously to bring it back together.

Method
 

  1. In a small saucepan, melt the salted butter over medium-low heat. Be careful not to let it brown.
  2. Once the butter is fully melted, pour in the room-temperature hot sauce.
  3. Whisk continuously until the mixture is smooth, glossy, and completely emulsified.
  4. Remove the saucepan from the heat and season with a few cracks of freshly ground black pepper to your liking.
  5. Let the sauce cool for about 10 minutes to thicken slightly before tossing with wings or serving as a dip. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
  6. Whisk constantly.
  7. Don't just stir! A whisk is essential for emulsifying the butter and hot sauce into a smooth, cohesive mixture that won't break.

Nutrition

Calories: 135kcalCarbohydrates: 1gFat: 15g

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