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. It’s essentially a totally kicked-up store-bought BBQ sauce. Really, really kicked up. 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. Although it’s great on darned near everything, this sauce makes for some of the best wings ever!
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.
You can cook your wings however and where you like. The sauce is the star of this show. Toss them in the air fryer, oven… It doesn’t really matter. If you’re looking for steps to cook wings in and on darned near anything, click here for my ultimate guide to cooking wings!
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!
- Leak-proof Cap: Our condiment squeeze bottles are…
- Food-Grade BPA-Free Plastic: Durable squirt…
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.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
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