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A sauce with a kick that you can serve with chicken tenders, chicken wings, or fried chicken. Whip it up in a matter of minutes. So, are you ready to learn how to make the best buffalo sauce from scratch? Let’s get started!
What You Need For This Recipe
To make this sauce you need less than 4 ingredients. So have the following ready when you start:
- Hot sauce – use Sriracha sauce or Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
- Butter – you need unsalted butter
- Vinegar – add white vinegar
- Worcestershire sauce
- Cornstarch – if the sauce doesn’t thicken add cornstarch
Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Buffalo Sauce
- To make this sauce start by heating a saucepan and melting the butter. Then add the hot sauce, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Let the sauce simmer on medium heat so it can thicken and incorporate it into a sauce.
- Gently boil it and then turn off the heat.
- Serve immediately.
Buffalo Sauce Recipe
Not based on a buffalo or bison but is named after the location of a family-owned restaurant in Buffalo New York. If you want to know the whole story take a look at how did buffalo flavoring gets its name.
This sauce is the best way to transform any cooked or grilled chicken to the next level. It has bite and spice and once you start to dip you can’t stop. Believe me, this sauce is seriously an instant family favorite.
Everybody will be asking for more.
How To Thicken Your Buffalo Sauce
If your sauce doesn’t thicken there is an easy way to thicken it. You can add cornstarch to your sauce. Combine a tablespoon of cornstarch with half or 1 tablespoon of water before adding it to the sauce.
Pour it into the sauce. Let it simmer until it has the right consistency and is thick enough.
Can You Make This Buffalo Sauce Vegan?
Yes, you can make a vegan version of buffalo sauce. Two ingredients need a vegan substitute:
- Butter – this is easy because you can substitute it for a plant-based butter, cashew nuts or you can use coconut oil
- Worcestershire sauce – this sauce contains fish as an ingredient but the good news is you have vegan versions of Worcestershire sauce
What Is The Best Substitute For Hot Sauce?
If you do not like Frank’s red-hot sauce or sriracha sauce you can easily substitute it for a mild version. Just add barbecue sauce to this recipe and you have an amazing buffalo wings sauce.
How To Store Buffalo Sauce?
The best way to store this sauce is in an airtight container. You can store it in the refrigerator for up to 4 weeks.
If you have leftover sauce just reheat, stir, and serve.
More Sauce Recipes
If you love a good sauce, take a look at these sauce recipes:
- Fish sauce
- Taco sauce
- Quesadilla sauce
- Peri-peri sauce
- Burrito sauce
- Chimichurri sauce
- Mushroom sauce
- Tzatziki sauce
- Barbecue sauce
Have fun trying this easy buffalo sauce recipe and use it to make a breaded buffalo chicken wrap with fried buffalo chicken tenders.
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Buffalo Sauce
The best spicy buffalo sauce for your chicken wings or chicken tenders. Make it once and you will want it all the time.
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- ⅔ cup Sriracha sauce
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional)
Instructions
- Heat a saucepan and melt the butter. Then add the hot sauce, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce
- Let the sauce simmer on medium heat so it can thicken and incorporate it into a sauce
- If the sauce is still too runny combine 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Add the mixture to the sauce
- Let it gently boil until the sauce is incorporated and then turn off the heat
- Serve immediately
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Nutrition facts
Calories: 148; Fat: 14g; Carbs: 6g; Protein: 1g;
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