honey chipotle wing sauce Archives

I first made this honey chipotle wing sauce for deep-fried chicken tenders. It was so good that I knew I had to make a bigger batch and use it on wings next. This is easily one of my favorite homemade wing sauces. It has just the right amount of sweetness. From honey. Yummy honey. There’s just a little bit of heat and smokiness. Chipotle chili pepper is great in a sauce. It adds that bit of a kick from jalapenos. And it adds the flavor and aroma of the smoke used to smoke the jalapenos. It’s great stuff and it’s what really makes this sauce fantastic.

“Oh My Goodness” Good

You can make this honey chipotle wing sauce as thick or as thin as you want. The longer you simmer it, the thicker it gets. It also likes to thicken up a bit as it cools. I’ve been known to add more honey. That’ll thicken it up a bit while of course adding a bit more sweetness.

Brrrrrrrrrrr!

Put any leftover sauce in an air-tight container and keep it in the fridge until the next time you make wings. When it’s time to sauce your wings don’t just pour that cold sauce over them. You’ve spent all that time getting your wings perfect. Crispy skin. Perfect coating. Hot. No matter how you cooked them, you devoted time to making sure they are spot-on delicious. Do not ruin them by adding a cold sauce. First, obviously, it’ll make them cold. In an instant. And secondly, and just as important, cold sauce will make that crunchy skin un-crunchy even quicker than a hot sauce.

So bring your sauce to at least room temperature before using it. If you want, warm it on the stovetop. I’m not a fan of using a microwave to warm sauces, but you can do that if you want.