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Buffalo Sauce Recipe

Instead of buying a commercial buffalo sauce from the store with all sorts of ingredients in, give this easy homemade buffalo sauce recipe a try. It takes less than 30 minutes of active prep in the kitchen and the result is stunning. A delicious, hot, spicy sauce to dress up your chicken!
  • cook TIME 10 mins
  • prep TIME 15 mins
  • total TIME 25 mins
  • INACTIVE TIME 7 days
Course: SauceCuisine: American
Keyword: Buffalo Sauce, Buffalo Sauce Recipe, homemade buffalo sauce, how to make buffalo sauce
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 13 kcal

Ingredients (9)

  • 1 oz bird’s eye chili
  • 3 oz jalapeno chili
  • 1/2 cup white rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

1

Remove the ends of the jalapeno chili peppers, bird’s eye chili and cut them into 2-inch pieces. We suggest using rubber gloves for this step since your skin might get burned or irritated cutting them without gloves.

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2

Add 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup rice vinegar, and 1/4 tsp salt into a glass container. Then transfer 1 oz chili peppers, 3 oz jalapeno chili peppers into the container. Store it in a dark place at room temperature.

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3

After 5-7 days, it will have some small bubbles floating on the surface. Transfer the chili mixture from the jar into a high-speed blender for 1 minute to get more liquid out of them.

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4

In a small pan, melt the 1 tsp butter, then add in 1/4 tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp garlic powder, and 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce.

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5

Strain the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve to create a smooth sauce.

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6

Pour the butter mixture into the chili sauce and stir to incorporate. Keep the sauce in a food container. Store the buffalo sauce in the fridge for up to 2 months.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 13 kcal | Fat 1 g | Saturated Fat 0 g | Trans Fat 0 g | Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | Monounsaturated Fat 0 g | Cholesterol 1 mg | Sodium 90 mg | Potassium 41 mg | Carbohydrate 1 g | Fiber 1 g | Sugar 1 g | Protein 0 g | Vitamin A 187 IU | Vitamin C 21 mg | Calcium 3 mg | Iron 1 mg