Franks RedHot Sauce

Kenny_D

Add more butter?

Jet Black

I got the original sauce and thought it was way to hot.
Tasted similar to the hottest wing's in the porterhouse. Eyes watering from eating it.
I usually get the lakeshore hickory bbq, its nice thick and spicy enough.
But wondering if the other frank's sauce is less spicy.

rh555

If you want it less spicy add more butter and if you want it more spicy buy the extra hot Franks if available or just add Cayenne pepper like I do. Very simple.

As for the wings itself I just get them from Tesco (non flowered) and they are very inexpensive too. Just checked and its exactly Euro1.08/pound which is not bad at all considering I always eat 2.5lbs myself everytime I make them

Mick Shrimpton

Mask wrote: »

I got the original sauce and thought it was way to hot.
Tasted similar to the hottest wing's in the porterhouse. Eyes watering from eating it.
I usually get the lakeshore hickory bbq, its nice thick and spicy enough.
But wondering if the other frank's sauce is less spicy.

That's odd, We find the hottest wings in Porterhouse much spicier than a regular bottle of franks...maybe we got a hot batch.

But in The Porterhouse, they're adding something, makes the wings sweet, not nice..!

A ratio of 2:1 Franks to butter I find is perfect for health/taste and gives the orangey colour this sauce is known for.

CombatCow

Mask wrote: »

I got the original sauce and thought it was way to hot.
Tasted similar to the hottest wing's in the porterhouse. Eyes watering from eating it.
I usually get the lakeshore hickory bbq, its nice thick and spicy enough.
But wondering if the other frank's sauce is less spicy.

Yeah you need to get the "Buffalo Wings" hotsauce, the original stuff should'nt be used on wings it's wayy to hot for that imho.

Supervalue on the quays in Dublin have it in stock. Got 3 bottles today. :pac:
Franks Buffalo Wings Supervalue

CC

Thephantomsmask

Tesco in Wilton, Cork have the buffalo wing sauce in stock, €3.59 for anyone in this neck of the woods.

Kenny_D

CombatCow wrote: »

Yeah you need to get the "Buffalo Wings" hotsauce, the original stuff should'nt be used on wings it's wayy to hot for that imho.

Supervalue on the quays in Dublin have it in stock. Got 3 bottles today. :pac:
Franks Buffalo Wings Supervalue

CC

Nope. He just needs to add butter to the original sauce to make it a bit milder and tastier. All that wings sauce is original plus clarified butter. Mixing original and good quality butter works much better than the premixed stuff

rh555

Totally agree. If you want the original recipes use the original sauce and add butter.
Its always interesting to see how ppl handle the spiciness of of those sauces. For me its too mild and I have to use extra Cayenne pepper to spice it up while other ppl can barely take the sauce without adding tons of butter.

Btw. in terms of Pepper sauces Franks original is considered mild.

Anyways from reading some reviews about the Franks Buffallo Wings sauce most ppl prefer the original sauce + butter but its up to everyones taste.

If you wanna stay true to the original recipes however you should def. use the original sauce

vibe666

CombatCow wrote: »

Yeah you need to get the "Buffalo Wings" hotsauce, the original stuff should'nt be used on wings it's wayy to hot for that imho.

BLASPHEMER!!! :mad::mad::mad:

just kidding.

seriously though, steer clear of the buffalo sauce and stick with the original and use real butter.

there's something in the buffalo sauce that is unnatural. not sure what it is, some sort of preservative, but neither myself nor the missus can stomach the buffalo one now that we're used to the real deal.

there are only 2 reasons you should EVER use the buffalo sauce.

1. every bottle of original sauce on the planet is gone and it's either buffalo or nothing.

2. you suffer from a rare genetic disorder* that renders you incapable of melting butter in a pan and adding sauce to it.

* if such a thing exists, you should probably not be allowed near a hot pan anyway.

as several people have said, cook wings however you prefer, melt butter, add (original) sauce to desired strength to butter, simmer for a few minutes if you want to tone down the vinegar, add wings to sauce, toss, serve, eat and repeat until unconscious.

i've said it before and i'll say it again. if you like your wings moist AND crispy, toss them in some CORNflour (regular flour is too stodgy), rest in the fridge if you like, but not 100% necessary with cornflour and then deep fry them in a good light oil like flora or crisp n dry at 190 degrees C, or as hot as your fryer goes until golden brown and then toss them in sauce.

trust me, I've done them a minimum of 50 times now over the last couple of years and tried every which way to do it and this is hands down the best.

for the ultimate treat, use de boned chicken thighs trimmed and cut into wing sized strips (skin on) and get all of the flavour (and more) and none of the fiddly bits, plus more meat for your money and it doesn't take much more prep time than cutting wings once you've done it a couple of times and you may even be able to get your butcher to do the work for you.

muppetkiller

Still none in Tesco Galway

BanzaiBk

Bought 5 bottles today in Supervalu Togher (Cork). Checkout lady was judging me with her eyes.

Cocoon

I was in Dunnes Stores this morning and they have 33% off Franks hot sauce, got 6 bottles at €1.99 each. Happy days... Its finally a bargain alert again....

ShamrockStamps

I'm gonna try the Corn flour way, I always used regular flour, but for an extra kick we add Chilli powder to the flour

the_pod

Cocoon wrote: »

I was in Dunnes Stores this morning and they have 33% off Franks hot sauce, got 6 bottles at €1.99 each. Happy days... Its finally a bargain alert again....

Which Dunnes? Was there much left??? :eek:

Cocoon

the_pod wrote: »

Which Dunnes? Was there much left??? :eek:

I got them in the Pavillions in Swords, but its probably all branches that stock Franks are doing 33% off..

vibe666

ShamrockStamps wrote: »

I'm gonna try the Corn flour way, I always used regular flour, but for an extra kick we add Chilli powder to the flour

you won't regret it.

faigs

Jesus lads, is there still a panic about this 'not being imported to the country anymore'? Just because some idiot said he knows someone who heard it it's unreal the frenzy it's caused. I haven't seen it running out in any of the places I used to buy it. Dunnes in Cornelscourt has boxes of the stuff. This thread had been great for marketing it and causing panic and confusion!

dmaxontour

But if it wasn't for this thread, I would never have met Frank.

rh555

Actually for me there are def. alot less places you can buy it now. I did some research and there seems to be no Franks anywhere in County Sligo. So I have to get them from limerick.

If you live somewhere around Dublin you have no problem to get them at all. So just because they sell them still at the place you used to get them doesnt mean other people have/had problems finding it.

Kenny_D

Mmmm just made up a batch for lunch. Thank god for franks

Raoul

Ok! I am dying for some of these wings, but I can't find the sauce.:mad:
I have tried the tescos in Santry, spar and centra on the ballymun road. Going into the city centre later, can anybody tell me where exactly to get some?? Please want some wings so badly.

gaz wac

Elephant & Castle

CombatCow

Raoul wrote: »

Ok! I am dying for some of these wings, but I can't find the sauce.:mad:
I have tried the tescos in Santry, spar and centra on the ballymun road. Going into the city centre later, can anybody tell me where exactly to get some?? Please want some wings so badly.

Supervalue on the quays have both types of Franks instock.

CC

griffdaddy

trying to get my hands on some of this sauce here in Holland. Bought a deep fat frier today, found i can order the sauce for 3.75 but delivery is 6.50, maybe if i buy two or three the delivery will stay the same. You can't even buy nice wings in any restaurant here, it's ridiculous. The closest is Hard Rock cafe, and they're gak. I'd give my right ball for a trip to Elephant and Castle or Tribeca tonight, i really would

gaz wac

griffdaddy wrote: »

I'd give my right ball for a trip to Elephant and Castle or Tribeca tonight, i really would

I'd give my right ball for a trip to Amsterdam tonight, i really would

griffdaddy

gaz wac wrote: »

I'd give my right ball for a trip to Amsterdam tonight, i really would

maybe we could set up some kind of sauce for weed/prostitutes/windmills exchange?

lindtee

Have wings in the oven at the moment! After reading all the posts, I bought a bottle of Franks and a pack of wings yesterday in Dunnes. They'd better be good!!

lindtee

Think I must have done something wrong, because they are not very nice:(:(. Must have added too much butter or something, not what I was expecting at all

Kenny_D

Best doing them in the fryer and make sure to coat them in cornflour and leave them in fridge for at least 30 mins before frying. Use half a cup of franks to half a cup of butter then when the wings are cooked simply toss them in the sauce before serving. This recipe is world famous and used in resteraunts all over the world but maybe you just dont like the sauce. Not everyone can like it. I love them though, made a second batch for dinner the other day. Buffalo wings twice in one day cant be good. haha

lindtee

I love all things of the chili variety so was suprised I didn't like these. There was just some sort of odd taste I didn't like, gonna try them again though, think I may have put too much butter in the sauce and the wings themselves weren't the best.

CombatCow

Tesco Dundrum are selling the "Buffalo wings" sauce again :pac:

CC

oil painting

They are selling it in Fresh on the malahide road again, the large bottles of the original, I bought 6 last wed as i had none left! Had a few WIng offs! lately lol

they also do it in the Spar in malahide down near the marina, and they have it in the shop in Howth called the farmers market beside the church in the village, the guy there said he was out of it but getting it back in.

I have revealed all my secret spots for getting it, i think its in high demand though because the shelves go bare pretty soon, here are my favorite recipes i use, i also make the blue cheese sauce from scratch and its lovely, the cheese i use is the Roquefort blue cheese because it crumbles well, the oil i use is crisp and dry because it makes them nice and crispy, i also try and get good quality chicken, superquinn and dunnes have nice wings, and some butchers will dived them for you as well which is handy,


http://virginiafoodie.typepad.com/gardenapartment/2009/03/buffalo-wings-with-blue-cheese-sauce.html

http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/how-to-make-buffalo-wings-a-step-by-step-guide/

happy eating!!! xxx

Raoul

Ok, so is tabasco sauce in any or an ok substitute for Franks? if you have exhausted all other options.:(

BaconZombie

vibe666

lindtee wrote: »

I love all things of the chili variety so was suprised I didn't like these. There was just some sort of odd taste I didn't like, gonna try them again though, think I may have put too much butter in the sauce and the wings themselves weren't the best.

my other half doesn't like them if the wings aren't well cooked, so i always make sure they are crispy brown in the fryer at the hottest temp before i coat them in the franks.

i also find that the vinegar can be a little overpowering too sometimes, so i always simmer off the butter and franks for a few minutes before i toss the wings in the sauce as the vinegar evaporates fairly easily. so....

• cornflour + fridge for 30 mins
• highest temp fryer
• good & crispy + browned off wings
• no more than 50/50 butter/franks
• simmer off some of the vinegar
• paint your fingernails blue so you don't accidentally chew one off when it's covered in sauce.
• enjoy.

BOFH_139, does one of the selected delivery methods include "injected directly into your veins"?

stackerman

This has got me all interested, so much so that I bought a few bts in Dunnes Tallaght (dont normally go there but did just to get Franks)
Hope this is as good as you all say, off now to cut and cook wings
Have high expectations

stackerman

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
MMMMMMMMMMMMMM
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Bloody fantastic !!!!
Another convert here and another compeditor for the rare sauce that is Franks :D

Thank you all for the heads up !
Looking like a once a week treat

vibe666

keving wrote: »

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
MMMMMMMMMMMMMM
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Bloody fantastic !!!!
Another convert here and another compeditor for the rare sauce that is Franks :D

Thank you all for the heads up !
Looking like a once a week treat

so you liked them then?

muppetkiller

BOFH_139 wrote: »

Where did you order it ?

coffee to go

BOFH_139 wrote: »

Leavy's Butchers at Lamb's Cross near Sandyford can order these in for about €20 if anyone's interested. Collection only of course.

aaronm13

Raoul wrote: »

Ok, so is tabasco sauce in any or an ok substitute for Franks? if you have exhausted all other options.:(

Going by where you looked for the sauce Raoul try Dunes in the Charlestown Center on the St Margarets Road Finglas they had loads of bottles up to last week. Whatever you do don't use tabasco to make your sauce. It's Franks or nothing unfortunatly.

Raoul

Woo. Got the franks sauce, butter and some corn flour, all I need now is chicken wings and have to look through this thread for the best recipe. Can't wait!

sharkman

Guess what I had for dinner today ???:D:D:D:D:D

stackerman

sharkman wrote: »

Guess what I had for dinner today ???:D:D:D:D:D





NOW THATS WHAT I NEED

BaZmO*

Baby Formula?

griffdaddy

i wish my mail order sauce would hurry up, i'm gonna have a wingers party once it gets here

witnessmenow

BaZmO* wrote: »

Baby Formula?

you really should have quoted the picture though, your on a differnt page and i didnt know what you were talking about at first!

muppetkiller

griffdaddy wrote: »

i wish my mail order sauce would hurry up, i'm gonna have a wingers party once it gets here

Where did you order it ?

griffdaddy

this place is a shop here in holland that imports and delivers all kinds of things from America and England. It's pricey but it's the only real way to tide me over till i can fill up a suitcase and bring it back over!

muppetkiller

griffdaddy wrote: »

this place is a shop here in holland that imports and delivers all kinds of things from America and England. It's pricey but it's the only real way to tide me over till i can fill up a suitcase and bring it back over!

That site only seems to have the frank`s redhot cayenne pepper sauce, Still I guess it's a start