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Bourbon Street sauce has quickly become the go-to sauce in our house. It’s a very easy sauce to make, using ingredients I always have on hand. I put it on a lot of dishes, like these outstanding Bourbon Street wings. The sauce has a hint of Bourbon, with a little sweetness, and a little heat. Everything you want in a sauce.
A Great Sauce on More Than Wings
I make chicken wings in a variety of ways, from deep-fried, to cooked in my Char-Broil Big Easy, to grilled. I recently picked up a Vortex, an insert for your charcoal grill that really concentrates the heat, which makes it possible to make crispy, tasty wings on a grill. What a great invention!
I tossed a family pack (3 or 4 pounds) of wings with a little oil and our Fire-Eater rub and let them ‘get happy’ while I lit up the charcoal. Then the wings went onto the grill, while I made up a batch of Bourbon Street sauce. In less than an hour we were enjoying Bourbon Street wings, and moaning in delight over just how great they were.
I store my leftover homemade sauces in squeeze bottles. If refrigerated, I set them out an hour before using so they come to room temperature. You don’t want to put cold sauce on hot wings!
Also try my Kentuckyaki wings for a perfectly bourbon-infused sauce!
Check out my always-growing list of over 100 homemade wing recipes, including sauces and seasonings!
Bourbon Street Wings
Ingredients
For the wings
- 3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
- 1-2 cups Bourbon Street sauce below
For the Bourbon Street sauce
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons red onion minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1-2 ounces bourbon
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup honey
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 8 ounces chili sauce
- 8 ounces spicy barbecue sauce any store-bought brand will do
- 3 ounces your favorite wing sauce
Instructions
For the wings
- Toss wings in sauce before serving. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.
For the Bourbon Street sauce
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan.
- Add the onion and saute for 3 minutes.
- Add the garlic and saute for 1 more minute.
- Add remaining ingredients. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Optional: Let sauce cool slightly and puree in a blender, or use a hand blender to make the sauce super smooth.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
