Homemade Buffalo Sauce
This homemade Buffalo sauce is smooth, buttery, and spicy, with a touch of honey to balance the tangy hot sauce. It comes together in 10 minutes and is easy to adjust to your preferred level of heat.
Servings: 1 Cup
Ingredients
- 6 ounces Franks Hot Sauce or Crystal
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper or black pepper
- ½ cup unsalted butter cut into 1/2-inch bits
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
Instructions
- Add the hot sauce to a small skillet or saucepan.
- Whisk in the honey, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder and white pepper until well combined.
- Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and whisk the butter into the sauce, a few pieces at a time, until the sauce becomes smooth and slightly thickened.
- Whisk in the salt and cayenne pepper according to taste.
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Notes
Balance the tang: The honey softens the sharp, vinegary edge of the hot sauce without making the sauce noticeably sweet.
Choose your pepper: White pepper blends into the sauce, while black pepper will leave small dark specks. Either one works.
Add the butter gradually: Whisk in two or three pieces at a time, allowing them to blend in completely before adding more. This helps the butter emulsify and keeps the sauce smooth.
Adjust the heat with butter: Whisk in a few additional pieces of butter for a milder sauce.
Season after adding the butter: Taste the finished sauce before adding the salt and cayenne, then adjust both as needed.
Store and reheat: Refrigerate leftover sauce in a covered container. It will firm up when chilled, so set the container in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes and whisk well before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 322mg
