It’s amazing how many great chicken wing recipes there are. Everything from the mild to the sweet to the volcanic hot. That’s why I love them, I can have a different flavor every day. Well, almost every day. I don’t actually eat wings every day, although I’m sure I could and never ever get bored with them.
I recently stumbled upon Mambo sauce (among many other great recipes) on a blog by Levy Restaurants, a family of different restaurants around the US. So, I thought “Now, here’s something different. A tomato-based wing sauce with Asian flavors. I gotta try it!” So I did, and boy, was I happy that I did.

Sweet Heat Perfection
Mambo sauce, like many great wing sauces, is a combination of sweet (a little pineapple and sugar) and acid (white vinegar and hot sauce), and the best part, a bit of heat (thank you Frank’s RedHot!). You’ll start out thinking you’re having a teriyaki-inspired wing, and finish up thinking you had a Buffalo wing. It’s great, like a journey of flavors.
According to the Levy Restaurant’s blog, Mambo sauce is also great on fries. I can definitely see that. And I will also try it as a steak marinade.
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…
You’ll want to make some mango barbecue wings too!
Check out my always-growing list of over 200 favorite store-bought wing sauces and seasonings!
Mambo Wings
Equipment
Ingredients
For the wings
- 3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
For the sauce
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- ½ cup distilled white vinegar
- ½ cup pineapple juice
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- your favorite hot sauce to taste
Instructions
- Toss wings in sauce before serving. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.
For the sauce
- Place all ingredients into a small pot and simmer, stirring, for 20 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
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