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Mild Buffalo Sauce

Meal Prep Made
Making this sauce at home is so easy and really saves on the amount of sodium you take in.
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 6 minutes
Course Condiment
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 102 kcal
Avg Cost Per Serving .26
Avg Recipe Cost $2.10

Equipment

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

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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 

Nutrition

Calories: 102kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 615mgPotassium: 3mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 355IUCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Condiment, easy, Mason Jar, Sauce
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