Zesty Buffalo Sauce Recipe is a homemade sauce that's bold in flavor and ready in about 5 minutes on your stove top. An easy homemade sauce, it's delicious on chicken wings, in dips and mac and cheese, on popcorn and more!
Zesty Buffalo Sauce Recipe
No need to buy store bought buffalo sauce with preservatives and chemicals when you can make your own homemade sauce right at home.
And if you're a fan of Chick-fil-A zesty buffalo sauce and love spicy food then this is the recipe for you!
A pinch of cayenne makes this an extra spicy buffalo sauce that will be heavenly on so many foods.
This sauce is tangy and spicy and gets extra heat from the added cayenne.
I made the cayenne pepper optional because it does add a lot of spiciness and heat to this recipe.
I made this recipe with the cayenne pepper and without the cayenne pepper and my family preferred the sauce without the cayenne.
Trust me when I tell you that there is a lot of heat in this homemade sauce without the cayenne but if you love it extra hot then go ahead and add it!
Make chicken wings and toss them in buffalo sauce before serving with your favorite blue cheese dip.
I also love making a buffalo chicken dip as a party appetizer.
Want to change up your usual taco dinner? Buffalo Chicken Tacos are a delicious twist on the traditional taco.
There are so many ways and different foods to use homemade buffalo sauce on.
So go ahead and add a bold flavor to your favorite food with this Zesty Buffalo Sauce Recipe! You'll be so happy that you did!
And if you love making your own sauces and condiments, be sure to give chipotle mayonnaise a try!
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How to make homemade buffalo sauce
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- Melt the butter in a small saucepot over medium heat.
- Stir in the hot sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt and cayenne pepper.
- Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and whisk until the mixture is fully combined and blended.
- Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Prefer a mild buffalo sauce? Just leave out the cayenne pepper.
- Buffalo sauce is delicious when used as a dipping sauce
- Toss cooked chicken wings in buffalo sauce before serving
- Stir some buffalo sauce into ranch dressing for a buffalo ranch salad dressing or dip
Substitutions
- Using salted butter instead of the unsalted butter? Then don't add the kosher salt before tasting the sauce or it may be too salty. Add the salt if you think it needs it.
- You can substitute apple cider vinegar for the white vinegar
- If you don't like the spicy heat from cayenne pepper you can substitute black pepper for a milder flavor
Storage
- Cool the homemade sauce and then store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Buffalo sauce will stay fresh in the refrigerator for about one week.
- The sauce may settle and solidify when in the refrigerator so be sure to shake it or whisk it until blended again.
- You can also reheat the sauce and whisk it to bring the ingredients together again
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
Related recipes
- Buffalo chicken dip
- Buffalo chicken tacos
- Slow cooker buffalo chicken
- Buffalo chicken pizza
- Roasted buffalo cauliflower
What can buffalo sauce be used for?
You can use buffalo sauce on and in many foods including these 6 ways to use buffalo hot sauce:
- Buffalo chicken wings - toss cooked chicken wings in buffalo sauce to coat
- Mac and cheese - stir some buffalo hot sauce into your favorite macaroni and cheese recipe
- Buffalo ranch dip - stir buffalo sauce into ranch dip
- Buffalo ranch salad dressing - add buffalo hot sauce to your favorite ranch salad dressing
- Grilled cheese - use this spicy sauce as a spread on your grilled cheese sandwich or as a dipping sauce
- Buffalo Chicken Dip - make a warm cheesy chicken dip with buffalo sauce
What is buffalo sauce?
Buffalo sauce is a hot sauce that is made with butter and other ingredients.
This sauce is rich and smooth and is used as a dipping sauce or a condiment.
What is buffalo sauce made of?
Traditional buffalo sauce is made of butter, cayenne pepper sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and some spice.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter
- hot sauce
- white vinegar
- Worcestershire sauce
- garlic powder
- kosher salt
- cayenne pepper, optional
Zesty Buffalo Sauce Recipe
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Ingredients
- 12 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup hot sauce
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- pinch cayenne pepper , optional
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Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small saucepot over medium heat.
- Stir in the hot sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt, and cayenne pepper if you want an extra spicy buffalo sauce, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove the saucepot from the heat and whisk until the mixture is fully combined and blended.
- Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
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