How to Make Hot Wings Sauce

Spicy chicken wings are a sports bar favorite. However, you can mix up a batch of hot wings sauce with common household spices and ingredients. Keep it around to spice up salads, soups and sandwiches, in addition to chicken.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. (8.1g) chili powder


• 1/4 tsp. (0.6g) smoked paprika


• 1/2 tsp. (1.2g) sweet paprika


• 1 tbsp. (9.3g) garlic powder


• 1/2 tsp. (1.2g) onion powder


• 1/2 tsp. (0.9g) cayenne pepper


• 1/4 tsp. (1.5g) salt


• 2 tbsp. (30ml) canola oil


• 1/2 tsp. (2.5ml) honey


• 1/3 cup (79ml) rice wine vinegar


• 1 tbsp. (8g) cornstarch


• 1 cup (204g) butter

Steps

Part One: Cooking the Sauce

1. Measure chili powder, smoked paprika, sweet paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper and salt in a bowl. Whisk to mix thoroughly.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   • You can replace these spices with one half cup of your favorite hot sauce, such as Tabasco or Frank’s Red Hot Sauce.
   
   
   
   


2. Heat the canola oil in a small saucepan on medium-high heat.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


3. Pour the honey into the saucepan. Heating the honey for a few seconds in a microwave-safe container will make it easier to measure and pour.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


4. Add the rice wine vinegar and the cornstarch. You can use apple cider, balsamic or white wine vinegar for slightly different flavors.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


5. Pour in your mix of spices. Whisk them into the liquid ingredients. Allow the mixture to heat until it starts to bubble and thicken slightly.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


6. Store the spicy sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator until you are ready to use it.^[1]
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Part Two: Finishing the Sauce Before Serving

1. Remove the hot wings sauce container from the refrigerator.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


2. Soften the butter on the counter. For quicker results, place it in the microwave for 20 seconds.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


3. Combine the spice mix with the softened butter in a food processor. Toss it on the wings right after they are cooked.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Tips

• Adding the butter just before serving allows the hot wing sauce to last longer. It will only last two weeks combined with butter, while it can last several months in the refrigerator without the butter.

Things You'll Need

• Food processor


• Saucepan


• Whisk


• Airtight container

Related wikiHows

• How to Make Buffalo Wings


• How to Grill Chicken Wings


• How to Make Buffalo Sauce


• How to Barbecue Hot Wings

Sources and Citations

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