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Whenever we are in the Cincinnati area we make a stop at Quaker Steak & Lube for wings. They have the best sauces and service around. My wife’s favorite sauce there is Thai ‘R’ Cracker, a somewhat sweet chili sauce. We also usually pick up a few bottles of sauce to take home. Those bottles don’t normally last long, so I decided to copycat Quaker Steak and Lube Thai ‘R’ Cracker wings.
A finger-licking good copy
Just like the original, this chili sauce-based mixture combines a bit of sweet and a bit of heat all with a slight Asian zing. It’s really, really good stuff. The kind of stuff that makes you want to lick your wings, which is borderline weird.
The key to success
The secret to this copycat Quaker Steak and Lube Thai R Cracker Wing Sauce is in the chili sauces you choose. Both garlic and sweet chili sauces come in a lot of different variations, making it difficult to match the original taste exactly. I recommend getting a few bottles of each different sauce and mix them and try them to find the combination that you prefer. Our local grocery store had several different brands of each. You can also try your local Asian market for others.
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 some of Chef Hak’s Buffalo wings!
Check out my always-growing list of over 100 homemade wing recipes, including sauces and seasonings!
Copycat Quaker Steak and Lube Thai ‘R’ Cracker Wings
Ingredients
For the wings
- 3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
For the sauce
- ¼ cup chili garlic sauce or more as desired
- ½ cup sweet chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons grated ginger I substituted 1/2 teaspoon dried ground ginger
- ¼ cup soy sauce
Instructions
For the wings
- While the wings are cooking, make the sauce (see below).
- Serve wings tossed in the sauce. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.
For the sauce
- Combine all ingredients. Add more garlic chili sauce and sesame oil as desired.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
