I want to go to The Dirty Buffalo. It’s (more than) a wing joint in a few locations around Norfolk and, Virginia Beach in Virginia. Until I can get there I did the next best thing: I ordered a ton of their wing sauces online. I waited like a kid by the door until they arrived. And when they did, it truly was like Christmas. One of my first things to make were The Dirty Buffalo Sweet Heat Mesquite wing sauce wings. This is one of several of their award-winning sauces, so it seemed like a great place to start. And it was.
The Name Is Truth
Just like the name says, this sauce is a little sweet. But only lightly so. These aren’t dessert wings. Heat? Yes. But again, only slightly so. Well maybe a bit more than slightly if you’re heat-averse. But still, not crazy hot by any stretch. All with a gently smokiness in a sauce that is just the right consistency to stick to your wings without being gloppy. We don’t like gloppy and there’s no gloppy here!
Just Make Some Wings!
I used my standard air fryer recipe when I made these The Dirty Buffalo Sweet Heat Mesquite wing sauce wings. You can use whatever approach you want. I happened to go with my air fryer because that’s what I felt like today. Tomorrow, I’ll likely get out my deep-fryer! The key here is to not do anything that will hide the delicious flavors from the sauce. So don’t over-season your wings. Go light with it. Let the sauce shine. It’s really great stuff. Don’t fight it.
You’ll want to sauce up a batch of wings with some spicy BBQ sauce from The Dirty Buffalo, too!
The Dirty Buffalo Sweet Heat Mesquite Wing Sauce Wings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
- kosher salt
- The Dirty Buffalo Garlic Sweet Heat Mesquite wing sauce to taste
Instructions
- Lightly spray the basket of your air fryer with non-stick spray. Preheat per manufacturer's recommendation to 350 F.
- Lightly salt the wings on all sides.
- Add the wings to the basket (be careful it's hot!).
- Cook wings for 12 minutes.
- Flip the wings and cook another 12 minutes.
- Increase the air fryer temperature to 400 F and cook another 6 minutes.
- Remove wings from fryer and place in a bowl. Toss with the sauce. Click here for our guide on how to sauce wings.
- Remove wings from the bowl and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
