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Nashville Hot Sauce Recipe
This Nashville hot sauce recipe is just the right thing to slather over your baked, grilled, or fried chicken, chicken wings, or anything else you’d like to spice up.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 168 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ¼-½ cup butter or ghee or vegetable oil – see recipe notes
- 4 tablespoons cayenne
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon honey optional, if desired
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a pan over medium-low heat. (If using oil, simply warm it.)
- Gently whisk in the cayenne, brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, honey (if using), and salt and pepper to taste. Gently heat the sauce 1-2 minutes (or longer, if desired), to meld the flavors.
- Drizzle over chicken or anything else you desire. Serve it on the side as an extra dipping sauce.
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Notes
- Traditionally, Nashville hot chicken is served with a Nashville hot sauce that is made with the oil used to fry the chicken. It is mixed with the above combination of spices and seasonings, then drizzled over the chicken. Butter adds a nice texture to this version of the sauce, but you can use oil if you prefer. Use ¼ cup butter (1/2 stick) or oil for a thicker, more sludge-like sauce. Use ½ cup (1 stick) butter or oil for a thinner sauce.
Nutrition Information
Calories
168kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
97mg
(4%)
Potassium
179mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
3297IU
(66%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 168
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 168kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 97mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 179mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 3297IU | 66% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.