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Sous Vide Chicken Wings Recipe with Buffalo Sauce (Hot Wings)

Jan 22, 2021 · 42 Comments

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Crispy Sous Vide Wings with franks hot red wing sauce

Sous vide chicken wings, one of my most popular, tried-and-true wing recipes, is an easy sous vide appetizer to make for your next party or game day. These mouthwatering Buffalo sous vide wings cook in just one hour and are ridiculously juicy, tender and moist. Learn my sous vide method for cooking delicious wings at the perfect temperature, plus see how to finish sous vide hot wings in the oven broiler, on the grill, and in the air fryer.

Hot wings covered in sauce and bleu cheese dressing on white plate

If you’re like me, a proud owner of a Joule, Anova, or another precision cooker, the idea of a new sous vide experiment brings you joy! After all, sous vide enthusiasts are a special breed of people who really do love to cook just for fun. We are always up for the challenge and science behind finding out, “Will it sous vide?”

These chicken wings with buffalo sauce are absolutely phenomenal. Not only will they be a super fun sous vide experiment, but they’ll also become a fan favorite in your household in no time.

New to sous vide cooking poultry? Learn why sous vide is so popular.

Sous vide wings vs. baked chicken wings

Sous vide chicken wings taste way better then baked wings.

Why?

Low and slow chicken wings sous vide style are cooked at the ideal time and temp to break down the collagen. Collagen is a protein in the chicken skin that can become very chewy when wings aren’t cooked sous vide.

The problem with baked wings is that it takes a long time to break down the collagen. By the time the collagen breaks down, the chicken wings are dry.

And no one likes dry chicken!

Thank goodness for sous vide machines…

Top shot of hot wings on white plate next to bottle of hot sauce

Ingredients for Sous Vide Chicken Wings Buffalo Sauce

You will definitely need plenty of chicken wings for this recipe, but other than that, there are minimal ingredients needed. Make sure you have a red onion, cilantro, your favorite buffalo sauce (I used Franks) and salt and pepper ready in the pantry. I also like to drizzle bleu cheese dressing before I serve these delicious hot wings.

Chicken wings with hot sauce and sliced onions sitting inside plastic vacuum seal bag

How to make Sous Vide Hot Wings

Preparing the Sous Vide bath

Step 1. In a bowl, season chicken wings and (optional) red onions with salt and pepper. Add a very light coat of buffalo sauce, and a sprinkle of cilantro.

Chicken wings with hot sauce and sliced onions sitting inside plastic vacuum seal bag

Sealing the wings

Step 2. Arrange chicken wings in in a single layer in a vac seal bag and vacuum seal the wings. This is not a recipe I’d use Ziploc bags to cook in, since they could easily move around and overlap.

PRO TIP: Chicken wings like to float, so hold them down in the water with these balls, clips, or magnets.

NOTE: See this guide on vacuum sealing meat for sous vide.

Vacuum sealer closing plastic bag with chicken wings inside

How long to sous vide chicken wings

Step 3. The sous vide temperature for chicken wings is 145.5 and they sous vide for 1 hour. This is my favorite temperature after much experimentation!

PRO TIP: Want more info on times and temps for sous vide wings? See this Chicken Wings Sous Vide Temperature Guide.

Hot wings covered in sauce and bleu cheese dressing on white plate

Getting chicken wings with crispy skin

After the sous vide bath, it’s important to completely dry the chicken wings with paper towel. This step removes moisture, making it easier to get crispy wings. If your sous vide wings look pink after cooking in the water bath, see what to do if your sous vide chicken looks strange.

Then you can finish them with one of the methods below!

Finishing in the Oven

My preferred method for finishing sous vide buffalo chicken wings is in the oven. It takes just a couple minutes and doesn’t require special tools.

Here’s how you oven finish sous vide wings in the oven.

  • Once the wings are out of the sous vide bath, drizzle them with buffalo sauce and broil on high for 3-5 minutes.
  • The skin will get crispy, while the inside of the chicken remains tender and juicy from the sous vide bath.

NOTE: Broiling sous vide chicken wings is the finishing method for the sous vide wings recipe at the bottom of this post.

Hot wings on white plate next to bottle of hot sauce

Air fryer finish

You can finish the wings to achieve a crispy skin with an air fryer or traditional fryer instead of broiling them in the oven. To finish sous vide wings in the air fryer, set the fryer to 400°F. Toss sous vide wings in olive oil and air fry sous vide wings for 5 minutes. Remove from air fryer, shake wings in the fryer basket, and air fry for another 3-5 minutes until you have perfectly crispy sous vide wings.

Fried on the stove

To fry your wings wings on the stove, add 2-3 inches of canola oil to a medium sized pot. Bring the oil temperature to 375 degrees and use a spider strainer to quickly drop, fry, and remove the chicken wings when golden brown.

Grilled chicken wings on white plate next to bowl of cilantro

Other ways to finish your wings

Sous vide chicken wings oven-finished isn’t the only way to eat them. In fact, if you like playing with your food as much as I do, you’ll be happy to know that sous vide buffalo chicken wings provide many opportunities to utilize other fun kitchen gadgets.

Here are some options…

  • Torch them with a searzall (aka the coolest handheld broiler known to man)
  • Fry them in an air fryer like in this recipe for spicy air fryer sous vide chicken
  • Fry them in a fryer
  • Pan fry chicken wings on the stove
  • Grill ’em — sous vide wings are one of the easiest sous vide dishes for camping
  • Smoke them with an indoor smoking gun (sous vide smoked chicken wings are SO good!)

Experiment with these finishing ideas to find your favorite!

PRO TIP: You have to check out this trick for making sous vide chicken from frozen.

Hot wings covered in sauce arranged on white plate

Final tips for making sous vide chicken wings

  • Grilled wings. Sous vide chicken wings finish on a grill in just a few minutes. In fact, they can burn very quickly when grilled. So work quickly to grill each side and get them off the heat. Once the sous vide grilled wings are done, transfer them them to a bowl, drizzle the wings in sauce, and toss to coat. Serve as is, or quickly put them back on the grill for a thicker, more crisp skin.
  • Brining sous vide chicken wings. Once you learn how to make this basic recipe, you can continue building on the flavor. If you have the time and like an experiment, try brining chicken wings before sous viding them. Brining wings for at least six hours (preferably overnight) adds a more intense flavor and moisture.
  • Starting with frozen chicken. Frozen chicken wings sous vide style take an extra 30 minutes to cook.
  • Flavoring the chicken. I used one my favorite condiments, buffalo sauce, to flavor the chicken. I always add an extra coat of buffalo sauce after they’re cooked and serve them with a side of bleu cheese dressing. Experiment with any of your favorite sauces. I think they’re excellent glazed with equal parts BBQ sauce mixed with sriracha. Try it!

Hot wings covered in sauce and bleu cheese dressing on white plate

Don’t Bother with a 24 Hour Cook Time

There’s really no point! Even at a super low temperature, they’ll completely disintegrate because they are so small.

If you want to try a recipe with a long cook time, try sous vide pulled pork, 24 hour sous vide short ribs, or sous vide spare ribs.

These are a Great Party Appetizer

Try this recipe for a party! My first attempt at these wings was for Super Bowl. They’re a great sous vide appetizer to share with friends because of the quick cook time and minimum amount of space needed. Plus, wings can be sous vide from frozen.

Looking for more sous vide party recipes? Try these sous vide sausage peppers and onions and sous vide onions.

Is there anything you can’t sous vide?

There isn’t a thing in this world I don’t want to try to sous vide, other than homemade pizza. Personally, I don’t know why people sous vide pizza. There’s no need to mess with perfection!

If you’re looking for another chicken dish to serve a crowd, try making a sous vide whole chicken.

Hot wings covered in sauce and bleu cheese dressing on white plates

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Sous vide chicken wings with buffalo sauce (Sip Bite Go)

Crispy Sous Vide Wings with Franks hot buffalo sauce. In one hour, get perfect sous vide chicken wings. This is a great sous vide appetizer for football games, Superbowl, and sous vide holiday app. To finish, grill, use an air fryer, bake or broil the sous vide wings in the oven.

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories 440 kcal
Author Jenna Passaro

Ingredients

  • 1 LB chicken wings
  • 1/4 cup red onion sliced
  • salt and pepper
  • 3 tbsp buffalo sauce (or Whole30 compliant buffalo sauce) divided
  • 1 tbsp cilantro

Instructions

  1. Set temperature on sous vide machine to 145.5 F.

  2. In a bowl, season chicken wings and onions with S+P, 1 tbsp of buffalo hot sauce, and cilantro. Arrange chicken wings in in a single layer in a vac seal bag. Vacuum seal wings.

  3. Sous vide chicken wings at 145.5 F for 1 hour.

  4. After 1 hour in the sous vide bath, dry sous vide chicken wings with paper towel and arrange sous vide wings on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Drizzle with Franks buffalo hot sauce and broil finish in the oven on high for 3-5 minutes. *see recipe notes for alternative finishing options

  5. Serve sous vide chicken wings with an extra drizzle of Franks hot sauce and bleu cheese dressing.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Sous vide chicken wings grill finished: Sous vide chicken wings can burn easily when grilled. Work quickly to grill each side of the sous vide wings and get them off the heat. Transfer them them to a bowl, drizzle the sous vide wings in sauce, and toss to coat. Serve as is, or quickly put them back on the grill for a thicker, more crisp skin.

Sous vide chicken wings air fryer finished: Set air fryer to 400°F. Toss sous vide wings in olive oil and air fry sous vide wings for 5 minutes. Remove from air fryer, shake wings in the fryer basket, and air fry for another 3-5 minutes until you have perfectly crispy sous vide wings. 

Sous vide chicken wings fried on the stove: Add 2-3 inches of canola oil to a medium sized pot. Bring the oil temperature to 375 degrees and use a spider strainer to quickly drop, fry, and remove the chicken wings when golden brown.

Frozen chicken wings sous vide style take an extra 30 minutes in the sous vide bath.

Let’s see your sous vide chicken wings! Find me @sipbitego on Instagram and #sipbitego so I can see your post!

Nutrition Facts
Sous vide chicken wings with buffalo sauce (Sip Bite Go)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 440
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Andrea Metlika says

    December 5, 2018 at 1:39 pm

    I’m drooling now. These looks so good and easy to prepare. I’ve never used this technique but will definitely look in to it now.5 stars

    Reply
  2. Caroline says

    December 5, 2018 at 3:02 pm

    I’ve never thought to do chicken wings sous vide but they look tasty and I can imagine it helps them not dry out. Yum!

    Reply
  3. Kelly Anthony says

    December 5, 2018 at 3:15 pm

    Franks is also our favorite wing sauce. I have never used a sous vide but these chicken wings look like they are cooked perfectly.5 stars

    Reply
  4. Tara says

    December 5, 2018 at 4:43 pm

    My husband is a total wing-lover. Can’t wait to try this method!5 stars

    Reply
  5. Chichi says

    December 5, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    These are awesome tips to get these wings right. I have never tried sous vide method before. Looking forward to doing that soon.

    Reply
  6. Amanda says

    December 6, 2018 at 7:12 pm

    I’ve been dying to get a sous vide unit. This is the perfect motivation to pick one up. Can’t wait to try this!5 stars

    Reply
  7. Kristi says

    December 12, 2018 at 1:55 pm

    My husband has been researching all sorts of things made the sous vide way. Will add these too his list since they look delicious and a perfect addition for when we have friends over.5 stars

    Reply
  8. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says

    December 12, 2018 at 2:27 pm

    These wings look SOOO good. I would never have thought to do them sous vide but I am definitely going to try it now5 stars

    Reply
  9. Adriana Lopez Martin says

    December 12, 2018 at 2:47 pm

    Sous-vide is one of my favorite cooking techniques because it achieves perfection every time you cook. These wings look spectacular.5 stars

    Reply
  10. Veena Azmanov says

    December 12, 2018 at 2:53 pm

    OH love that sauce and the color. Sous vide chicken looks really tender and delicious. Such an easy recipe too.5 stars

    Reply
  11. Tayler Ross says

    December 12, 2018 at 2:56 pm

    These chicken wings are so perfect for game day! I can’t wait to try them!5 stars

    Reply
  12. Monica | Nourish + Fete says

    December 14, 2018 at 7:34 pm

    These look delicious and I love the different options to finish them off–so perfect for game day and parties!5 stars

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  13. Marie says

    December 14, 2018 at 11:07 pm

    These chicken wings look really tasty, tender, and juicy! Love the spicy hot sauce on top.5 stars

    Reply
  14. Adrianne says

    December 14, 2018 at 11:57 pm

    Yes!! these look so good. I could so go a beer and a plate of these now. Great work. I haven’t seen them cooked like that before so I enjoyed reading about how to do that as well. Cheers5 stars

    Reply
  15. kim says

    December 15, 2018 at 4:28 am

    Yum! What great flavor and so easy too!5 stars

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  16. Dianna says

    December 18, 2018 at 7:50 pm

    These chicken wings look amazing! I love how easy this recipe looks to make. Thanks for sharing.5 stars

    Reply
  17. Jillian says

    December 18, 2018 at 8:41 pm

    This is a mouthwatering recipe! Bring on Game Day – I need to try these!5 stars

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  18. Tisha says

    December 18, 2018 at 9:57 pm

    We use franks hot sauce for so much! These wings look so yummy!5 stars

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  19. Natalie says

    December 18, 2018 at 10:09 pm

    Looks so delicious and perfect for any party!5 stars

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  20. [email protected] says

    December 19, 2018 at 1:32 am

    This sounds like a pretty foolproof way to get moist and flavourful wings!5 stars

    Reply
  21. Amy | The Cook Report says

    December 19, 2018 at 3:02 am

    I haven’t tried sous vide before but I bet it makes amazing chicken wings!5 stars

    Reply
  22. Jori says

    March 24, 2019 at 5:18 pm

    I don’t have the materials to sous vide anything, but my brother does! I’ll have to send him this recipe.5 stars

    Reply
  23. Andrea Metlika says

    March 24, 2019 at 5:23 pm

    These look perfectly spicy and delicious! Love the use of red onion and cilantro.5 stars

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  24. Tilly says

    March 24, 2019 at 5:39 pm

    Why have I never thought to sous vide wings!5 stars

    Reply
  25. Lauren Vavala | DeliciousLittleBites says

    March 24, 2019 at 5:51 pm

    I love this idea! We don’t have a sous vide machine but I do have a vacuum sealer and am hoping I can make this work somehow – I’m addicted to buffalo everything!!5 stars

    Reply
  26. Caitlyn Erhardt says

    March 24, 2019 at 6:40 pm

    I am down for any kind of wing, and the fact that you used Frank’s makes them even more mouthwatering!5 stars

    Reply
  27. GiGi Eats says

    May 21, 2019 at 6:07 am

    I am currently OBSESSED with air-fried chicken wings. Never had sous vide ones before… But I mean, chicken wings in general are just AMAZING and these look phenomenal, so I can only imagine them being very tasty 😀

    Reply
  28. Daisha says

    May 21, 2019 at 11:10 am

    My Husband will love this! I cannot handle spicy foods, but I do badly want to eat them. Do you think you could do this with BBQ sauce also?

    Reply
  29. Kate Loves Travel says

    May 21, 2019 at 11:12 am

    I’ve never heard of sous vide chicken wings before but they look delicious… my family would go mad for these I’m sure!

    Reply
  30. Tiffany says

    May 21, 2019 at 12:16 pm

    My family loves buffalo chicken wings. This sounds like a very interesting technique that I will have to give a shot next time we make them.

    Reply
  31. Stephanie says

    May 21, 2019 at 1:23 pm

    My husband loves chicken wings, especially when covered with buffalo or hot sauce. I’ve only made them in the deep fryer before. I don’t have a sous vide machine, but if I show this to my husband he may be inclined to get me one as a gift!

    Reply
  32. Flossie McCowald says

    May 21, 2019 at 3:54 pm

    My husband LOVES this sous vide wings recipe! 🙂5 stars

    Reply
  33. Bree says

    May 21, 2019 at 5:15 pm

    I am a chicken wing FANATIC! These look AMAZING! I will have to try this method to making my wings so I can try this recipe!5 stars

    Reply
  34. Karen Monica says

    May 21, 2019 at 7:10 pm

    This looks absolutely yummylicious. I love chicken wings but never tried cooking it this way. I will try your recipe during the weekend.5 stars

    Reply
  35. Neyl says

    May 21, 2019 at 9:35 pm

    OH YUMM! It really looks so tasty! It would the best dish the I’ve seen. So delish!!!5 stars

    Reply
  36. Philomath says

    May 22, 2019 at 3:31 am

    This is nice and delicious, I like chicken wings and totally will try way this because I we usually do it in another way.5 stars

    Reply
  37. Amanda @ Healthy House on the Block says

    May 22, 2019 at 8:33 am

    Oh, these look SO good! I am definitely going to save this recipe — I think my family would love it.

    Reply
  38. Courtney says

    May 22, 2019 at 5:58 pm

    Omg chicken wings are literally one of my favorite foods!!! I love your Wing recipe! Delicious5 stars

    Reply
  39. David Elliott says

    May 23, 2019 at 7:59 am

    I know my friend uses sous vide when he cooks the turkey during Thanksgiving. It’s always delicious. I would definitely love to try these chicken wings out like this. I bet the meat is amazing.5 stars

    Reply
  40. Cassandra says

    May 24, 2019 at 7:51 am

    That’s some good chicken. We love chicken wings exspecialy hot wing’s. My 4 year old can’t get enough5 stars

    Reply
  41. Lara says

    December 27, 2019 at 8:08 am

    Question on cook time, would these suffer from a little bit longer cook? I know you said they’d disintegrate with a really long cook, I’m thinking no more than 30 minutes extra. That’s one of the things I like about sous vide, is that it’s a little more forgiving on timing, our weeknights never seem to go as planned, so I need 30 minutes of play, 30 minutes in an oven would kill wings.

    Reply
  42. Thomas H says

    August 31, 2020 at 8:35 pm

    Did a run-through for Memorial Day Weekend and the family gave it two thumbs up. Grilled wings sous veeded first are on the menu.5 stars

    Reply

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