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Hot Honey Wing Sauce

Whisk hot honey, butter, hot sauce, and cider vinegar into a quick wing sauce. It balances sweet heat with enough tang to coat freshly cooked wings.

By Honey & Heat Kitchen · Last updated

Prep
2 min
Cook
3 min
Total
5 min
Serves
8
Heat
Hot

Buttery · Tangy · Five-minute sauce

Glossy amber-red hot honey wing sauce with chili flecks in a white ceramic bowl
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Ingredients

Servings: 8

Quantities for 8 servings

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Prep timer

02:00

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The method

  1. 01

    Measure the hot honey, hot sauce, vinegar, and garlic powder into a bowl.

  2. 02

    Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat for 1–2 minutes; do not brown it.

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  3. 03

    Whisk in the honey mixture for about 1 minute until smooth and warm, then remove from the heat.

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  4. 04

    Toss with fully cooked wings or serve as a dip. Keep a separate clean portion for serving; never reuse sauce that touched raw poultry. Refrigerate leftovers promptly and use within 3–4 days.

Times are estimates. Check doneness and any required internal temperature before serving.

A little sweet. A little heat. All yours.

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