What am I missing to make the best buffalo wing sauce??
Give me all your secrets! I prefer sweet baby rays for the base I’m just looking for ways to kick it up a notch! I also do have franks wings and kinders Buffalo
by bodhi1990
32 Comments
openhighapart
That sweet baby rays buffalo wing sauce is pretty legit off the shelf. I usually doctor it with black pepper and ground cayenne.
Temporary_Nebula_729
Get rid of the sweet baby Rays use Frank’s Red hots sauce butter and garlic
ArmyofNugz
Honey
titos334
If it doesn’t start with Franks original it’s not buffalo sauce. Period.
FoxLark
butter and frank original. thats all
BETLJCE
The extra vinegar is the key for my tastebuds. Enjoy.
lewisfairchild
Never use a pre mixed buffalo sauce.
Start with Frank’s hot sauce or Crystal garlic flavor hot sauce.
HECK_YEA_
Use hot sauce instead of pre made buffalo sauce. Franks red hot with a ratio of 1/1 sauce/butter is the classic but you can also experiment with other hot sauces over franks. My personal favorite to use is crystal hot sauce.
BabousCobwebBowl
My secret is always a few dashes of Worcestershire (L&P), crushed red pepper flakes and a little bit of honey to round out the flavor. And yes, start with Frank’s as your base.
Jolva
One thing worth noting is that Franks and Texas Pete’s sell hot sauce and wing sauce. The difference between the two is butter. The wing sauce versions take the hot sauce and add shelf-stable butter substitute. I assume this Rays stuff is something like that. Personally the idea of adding more vinegar and butter to this isn’t how I’d start a good sauce.
Franks hot sauce Crystal hot sauce Worcestershire sauce (few drops) Garlic/Garlic Powder Dash of honey for sweetness but it does cut the heat, add cayenne/white pepper to bring that back as desired
DirectCustard9182
I’ve tried everything recently. I even tried the so called butter, franks, and vinegar crap. It’s disgusting. So now I buy every buffalo sauce I can find, and if it’s decent, but not amazing they all get mixed into a container. Then I add the secret ingredient. Jalapeños. Juice and all. I honestly can’t quit eating the stuff. The Jalapeños take it to a whole new level. And when I say I bought everything and tried everything I mean it. So get a big ass container and start buying. I usually pour the sauce into a small plastic dish. Add in some Jalapeños and use it as a dipping sauce. You can try making that nasty concoction on the stove but I tried it 3 times and it’s not even remotely good. I also do the same w my steak seasoning. If it’s decent it get dumped in a bag and mixed. Then I grind in onto my steak with an electric pepper grinder. Hope this helps.
FruitNVeggieTray
Hot honey garlic is the best, so you need honey.
Jiggles_Ba
More butter, but looks good
talks-a-lot
Franks
words1918
Skip franks and use Crystals hot sauce.
yaksplat
Franks original and butter is all you need.
Greglebowski74
Franks original, cayenne pepper powder, butter, a little garlic.
No_Lawyer4733
Celery seed and cayenne pepper
Mel_Zetz
Use Frank’s, Crystal, Louisiana or Texas Pete’s hot sauce instead (or something similar). Ditch the apple cider vinegar and white pepper. You can use fresh garlic. But if you do, make sure it’s smashed or chopped into tiny pieces. I prefer garlic powder. Onion powder. A splash of Worcestershire sauce. Plenty of butter. Salt. Black pepper. Maybe a little Cayenne pepper.
Scissorsguadalupe
Forget about base. Just get peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic, and water. Simmer them for a while and then blend until desired texture. Sugar is optional
mkomaha
Just mix: Trappey’s cayenne pepper sauce A bit of yellow mustard Melted butter A little bit of vinegar and salt. Boom buffalo sauce.
AMB3494
You don’t use already made buffalo sauce to make buffalo sauce.
Regular franks, butter, garlic powder and a few drops of W sauce.
TommyTwoFlushes
Just franks n butter
Necessary-Quit-3831
Bleu Cheese dressing for dipping.
whsky_tngo_foxtrt
I LOVE the garlic version of their buffalo
enchiladas_R_me
I sweat grated garlic and onion in a pan with either pepper flakes or chopped habanero depending on your spice level then add trappeys red devil hot sauce and cook it on low for a few minutes then swirl in your butter . I like to strain it after but its not needed if you dont want to do that
Figran_D
I know it’s not using your baby rays but I am a traditional wing sauce guy.
This is the one I use every time:
⅔ cup Franks hot sauce ½ cup unsalted butter 1 ½ tablespoons white vinegar ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
Planning on experimenting with home made blue cheese next. I’ve had some amazing one while going out for wings and want to take a run at it.
32 Comments
That sweet baby rays buffalo wing sauce is pretty legit off the shelf. I usually doctor it with black pepper and ground cayenne.
Get rid of the sweet baby Rays use Frank’s Red hots sauce butter and garlic
Honey
If it doesn’t start with Franks original it’s not buffalo sauce. Period.
butter and frank original. thats all
The extra vinegar is the key for my tastebuds. Enjoy.
Never use a pre mixed buffalo sauce.
Start with Frank’s hot sauce or Crystal garlic flavor hot sauce.
Use hot sauce instead of pre made buffalo sauce. Franks red hot with a ratio of 1/1 sauce/butter is the classic but you can also experiment with other hot sauces over franks. My personal favorite to use is crystal hot sauce.
My secret is always a few dashes of Worcestershire (L&P), crushed red pepper flakes and a little bit of honey to round out the flavor. And yes, start with Frank’s as your base.
One thing worth noting is that Franks and Texas Pete’s sell hot sauce and wing sauce. The difference between the two is butter. The wing sauce versions take the hot sauce and add shelf-stable butter substitute. I assume this Rays stuff is something like that. Personally the idea of adding more vinegar and butter to this isn’t how I’d start a good sauce.
I use Franks and Papa johns garlic butter sauce.
Crystal Hot Sauce — best thing ever.
[https://crystalhotsauce.com/product/crystal-hot-sauce/](https://crystalhotsauce.com/product/crystal-hot-sauce/)
Measure with your soul:
Franks hot sauce
Crystal hot sauce
Worcestershire sauce (few drops)
Garlic/Garlic Powder
Dash of honey for sweetness but it does cut the heat, add cayenne/white pepper to bring that back as desired
I’ve tried everything recently. I even tried the so called butter, franks, and vinegar crap. It’s disgusting. So now I buy every buffalo sauce I can find, and if it’s decent, but not amazing they all get mixed into a container. Then I add the secret ingredient. Jalapeños. Juice and all. I honestly can’t quit eating the stuff. The Jalapeños take it to a whole new level. And when I say I bought everything and tried everything I mean it. So get a big ass container and start buying. I usually pour the sauce into a small plastic dish. Add in some Jalapeños and use it as a dipping sauce. You can try making that nasty concoction on the stove but I tried it 3 times and it’s not even remotely good. I also do the same w my steak seasoning. If it’s decent it get dumped in a bag and mixed. Then I grind in onto my steak with an electric pepper grinder. Hope this helps.
Hot honey garlic is the best, so you need honey.
More butter, but looks good
Franks
Skip franks and use Crystals hot sauce.
Franks original and butter is all you need.
Franks original, cayenne pepper powder, butter, a little garlic.
Celery seed and cayenne pepper
Use Frank’s, Crystal, Louisiana or Texas Pete’s hot sauce instead (or something similar). Ditch the apple cider vinegar and white pepper. You can use fresh garlic. But if you do, make sure it’s smashed or chopped into tiny pieces. I prefer garlic powder. Onion powder. A splash of Worcestershire sauce. Plenty of butter. Salt. Black pepper. Maybe a little Cayenne pepper.
Forget about base. Just get peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic, and water. Simmer them for a while and then blend until desired texture. Sugar is optional
Just mix:
Trappey’s cayenne pepper sauce
A bit of yellow mustard
Melted butter
A little bit of vinegar and salt.
Boom buffalo sauce.
You don’t use already made buffalo sauce to make buffalo sauce.
Regular franks, butter, garlic powder and a few drops of W sauce.
Just franks n butter
Bleu Cheese dressing for dipping.
I LOVE the garlic version of their buffalo
I sweat grated garlic and onion in a pan with either pepper flakes or chopped habanero depending on your spice level then add trappeys red devil hot sauce and cook it on low for a few minutes then swirl in your butter .
I like to strain it after but its not needed if you dont want to do that
I know it’s not using your baby rays but I am a traditional wing sauce guy.
This is the one I use every time:
⅔ cup Franks hot sauce
½ cup unsalted butter
1 ½ tablespoons white vinegar
¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
Planning on experimenting with home made blue cheese next. I’ve had some amazing one while going out for wings and want to take a run at it.
Frank’s, butter, garlic powder, Worcestershire, cayenne.
Franks