Description
Best Classic Homemade Buffalo Sauce is a quick, buttery, tangy, and spicy homemade sauce made with hot sauce, butter, vinegar, and seasonings. This easy buffalo sauce recipe is perfect for chicken wings, tenders, wraps, sandwiches, burgers, and dips, making it a classic spicy sauce you will want to keep on hand.
Ingredients
1 cup hot sauce
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
Instructions
1. Add the butter to a small saucepan and melt it over low heat.
2. Whisk in the hot sauce, white vinegar, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, salt, and cayenne pepper if using.
3. Heat gently for 2 to 3 minutes, whisking often, until the sauce is smooth and fully combined. Do not boil.
4. Taste and adjust if needed by adding a little more butter for a milder sauce or a little more hot sauce for extra heat.
5. Serve warm right away, or let it cool and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
Use low heat so the butter blends smoothly into the sauce without separating.
For a milder buffalo sauce, add 1 to 2 extra tablespoons of butter.
Warm refrigerated sauce gently and whisk before serving to bring back the smooth texture.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 103
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 410mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 31mg