Everyone knows their wings taste best with cayenne.
Named for the location of its origin in Buffalo, New York, spicy and tangy buffalo sauce is a classic part of American cuisine. While there are many variations on this recipe, each with its own level of heat, tang or savor, the basic ingredients remain the same. Create your own sauce, then try adjusting the basic components to get exactly the combination you like.
Instructions
1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat until it is a semi-transparent liquid. Stir continuously.
2. Reduce the heat to "simmer" or "low" once the butter is completely melted.
3. Toss in the garlic and cook. Continue stirring as the garlic cooks until it is soft and slightly clear. Continue with the recipe before the garlic has time to brown or burn.
4. Mix in the cayenne pepper sauce. If you don't have cayenne pepper sauce on hand, substitute vinegar, then add powdered, ground cayenne pepper and salt to taste; the resulting sauce will not be as red in color as typical buffalo sauce, but it will taste right.
5. Add flour to thicken the sauce. Keep the flour in a small bowl and add a pinch at a time, sprinkling it over the cooking sauce with one hand while wire whisking the sauce vigorously with the other. Continue adding flour in that manner until the sauce is as thick as a thin gravy, or as thick as you like.
6. Sample the sauce and adjust the proportion of ingredients to taste. If the sauce has too much vinegar flavor, add more butter. If too thick, add a little water or a little more of all wet ingredients. Add extra cayenne pepper if you like more heat, and more garlic if you like more general flavor.
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