Orange soda wings are a great example of how you should never think that something sounds weird and will taste even weirder. I thought that and I was wrong. I found these wings to be fantastic. The sauce is perfect. Think traditional Buffalo wing sauce, but with a bit of sweetness from honey, and a wonderful light hint of citrus. The soda cooks down and thickens, making sure that every drop sticks to the wings. Every bite is delicious. I was so pleasantly surprised!
A Surprisingly Good Sauce
I think the orange soda wings sauce would be great on something other than wings too. Grilled chicken breasts for sure. Grilled pork chops definitely. Smoked ribs too!
Make sure you use a good, quality and NOT DIET orange soda.
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 orange sesame wings.
Check out my always-growing list of over 100 homemade wing recipes, including sauces and seasonings!
Orange Soda Wings
Ingredients
For the wings
- 3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
For the sauce
- 1 ½ cups orange soda
- ½ cup Frank's RedHot Buffalo wing sauce
- ½ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
For the wings
- Toss wings in sauce before serving. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.
For the sauce
- Place all sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir well and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and let simmer until reduced and thickened.
- Keep warm until ready to use.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
