Buffalo BBQ Sauce

Name: Buffalo BBQ Sauce
Ingredients: 1 cup (267 ml) cayenne hot sauce, such as Frank’s RedHot; 1 cup (240 g) ketchup; ¼ cup (60 g) brown sugar; 2 tablespoons (40 g) molasses; ¼ cup (59 ml) apple cider vinegar; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon chipotle powder; 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon celery salt; 2 tablespoons (28 g) cold unsalted butter, cubed

Preparation info

Makes about
2¾ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Epic BBQ Sandwiches

By Brad Prose

Published 2026

About

Why choose between buffalo and BBQ when you can have both? This sauce brings together the classic heat of cayenne hot sauce with a sweet, smoky barbecue twist to balance it out. Finish it off with a whisk of cold butter for that velvety richness you expect from a great buffalo sauce.

Ingredients

1 cup (267 ml) cayenne hot sauce, such as Frank’s RedHot
1 cup (240

Fish course
Sauce
Pescatarian

Method

Add all ingredients (except the butter) to a medium saucepan and cook over low heat until the sauce begins to simmer. Stir gently with a whisk to help melt the sugars and spices together. After about 8 to 10 minutes of simmering, the sauce will thicken.
Turn off the heat and whisk in the butter gradually, melting it slowly while stirring. This helps the butter