Simple Honey Sriracha Sauce (It’s Irresistibly Good!)

This post was originally published on A Food Lover’s Kitchen.

This sweet and spicy Honey Sriracha Sauce adds so much flavor to baked or grilled chicken and wings. Slather it on as a glaze or use it as a dipping sauce.

You will be surprised how amazing this Honey Sriracha Sauce tastes. You might expect it to super spicy because of the Sriracha, but the honey reduces the spice level and seriously ratchets up the deliciousness.

These two flavors together are the perfect accompaniment to chicken. We use it as a glaze on chicken wings and shrimp, even as a sauce on roast potatoes and brussels sprouts.

It’s super simple to make the this honey sriracha sauce. You need just five ingredients that you likely already have on hand. It takes about 5 minutes on the stove top.

» Also try this delicious Bang Bang Sauce.

Ingredients You’llNeed

The ingredients you need for this recipe are:

• Sriracha – The most important ingredient in this sauce is the Sriracha. I prefer Huy Fung Foods Sriracha with the rooster on the bottle. Another brand that’s good is Flying Goose Sriracha with the goose on the bottle.
• Honey – You want to select a good quality honey. Preferably one that is fresh and in liquid form. Honey can get crystallized over time, which won’t work as well for this sauce.
• Butter – salted or unsalted is fine, whatever you have on hand.
• Soy sauce – I always use lite soy sauce, because it has a lot less sodium in it.
• Lemon juice – freshly squeezed, if possible.

How to Make It

This sauce is super easy to make. Just combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and set it over medium high heat.

Stir it all together and let it bubble for a minute before lowering the heat to a simmer. Cook for about 5 minutes, until the sauce has reduced slightly and thickened up a bit.

You can use the sauce right away, or store it for later. I like to brush it on baked or grilled chicken. It’s great on potatoes or brussels sprouts as well, try these honey sriracha roasted potatoes.

If storing it for later, you may have to heat it up for a few seconds in the microwave to make it liquidy again. The honey can stiffen up in the refrigerator.

Ways to Serve Honey Sriracha Sauce

There are quite a few ways you can serve this sauce. If you really like it – and I’m pretty sure you will – then you can get creative and serve it with all kinds of things. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

• Brush on chicken: wings, drumsticks, thighs
• Serve over pan fried salmon or shrimp
• Use as a sauce for roasted potatoes
• Use as a dipping sauce for veggies
• Glazed Brussels Sprouts

How to Store Leftover Sauce

Store it in a sealed container in the refrigerate for up to 10 days. If you make a large batch of sauce you can use it for all the things over a week and a half period before it goes bad.

If you want to make a bunch of sauce and freeze it so you can just pull it from the freezer any time you need it, that’s doable! Cool the sauce to room temperature, then pour it into a freezer-safe container, or pour it into the wells of an ice cube tray.

Freeze for up to 2 months. To use it, you can just plop the frozen cube of sauce into the pan and heat it up to bubbling.

Other Dips and Sauces to Try

If you like this honey sriracha sauce, you might also like some of our other favorite sauces and dressings. With these 4 sauces in the fridge, you’ll be set for any meal.

• Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
• Bang Bang Sauce
• Irresistibly Smoky Bourbon BBQ Sauce

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this sauce extremely spicy?

You might think that by adding sriracha, which is quite spicy on its own, that this sauce would be extremely spicy and hot, but the honey counterbalances the heat and tones it down quite a bit. While it is still a lightly spicy sauce, it isn’t overwhelming. You can adjust the heat even more by adding more honey.

What is sriracha sauce made of?

Sriracha is made from a red jalapeño-hybrid chile pepper. The chilis are mixed with vinegar, salt, garlic and sugar to make a spicy yet tangy hot sauce that goes well with any meat or veggie, and especially with Asian foods.

Can honey sriracha sauce be used as a dipping sauce?

Yes, you can use this honey sriracha sauce as a dipping sauce for things like French fries or tater tots, or you can use it as a glaze for meats like chicken drumsticks, or on chicken wings. It’s thick enough to use it either way.

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