Mild Buffalo Sauce

5 from 1 vote

Making this sauce at home is so easy and really saves on the amount of sodium you take in.

Cook Time6

Total Time6

Servings: servings

Calories: 102kcal

Cost: $2.10

Equipment

1 Sauce Pan

Ingredients

1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter
2/3 Cup Franks Red Hot Sauce
1.5 Tbsp Vinegar

Instructions

Add the butter to the sauce pan
Add the hot sauce to the sauce pan
Add the vinegar to the sauce pan
Cook over med heat until the butter is melted
Stir with a whisk in a circular motion
Turn the heat to low
Taste for heat level if you want to add more spicy heat add 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne and stir
Once it has come to a simmer for 2 minutes remove from heat
Let is cool for 30 minutes and move to a heat proof container with a lid like a Mason jar

Notes

While the amount of sodium in this homemade Buffalo sauce is almost half of the amount in most prepared sauces, it still has quite a bit of salt. If you are concerned about the amount of sodium in the recipe you can exchange the Franks Red Hot Sauce for a lower sodium brand like Dave's.

There is varying information about how long you can keep a sauce like this. Some keep it as long as up to one month. I would advise keeping this sauce covered for only up to 10 days in the refrigerator and only reheating the portion you plan to use in one sitting. After 10 days discard the unused potion.

The sauce when refrigerated will separate and congeal, this is due to the butter becoming solid. Let it sit out for a few moments to soften and then stir before heating any portion.

To make this sauce hotter more like a medium flavor you can add a 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper

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