77 baste sauce recipes

Easy grilled pork ribs; dry-rubbed with spices, slow-baked, and then finished on the grill with a vinegary basting sauce.

A copycat Kenny Rogers barbecue sauce, sweet and fruity with an applesauce base, brown sugar, lemon, and a hint of cinnamon. A glossy basting sauce that caramelizes beautifully on ribs and chicken.

Missouri style ribs with a bold dry rub of cumin, chili powder, and paprika, oven-baked low and slow then finished on the grill with a tangy vinegar basting sauce.

Barbecued chicken legs slathered in a homemade sauce of tomato, chutney, Worcestershire, mustard, paprika, and lemon. Cut, marinate, then grill or broil with frequent basting for layered flavor.

Slow-roasted leg of lamb rubbed with garlic, rosemary, and paprika, basted in a lemon-chicken broth sauce. A traditional Seder centerpiece that comes out tender as butter.

Homemade beer barbecue sauce with brown sugar, two kinds of mustard, Worcestershire, and steak sauce simmered thick. A bold, sweet-tangy basting sauce for grilling.

Justin's Barbecue Sauce: a Cajun-style finishing sauce with red wine, ketchup, hot sauce, garlic, and aromatic vegetables. Two-hour simmer for depth, served over barbecue not basted.

Roasted Cornish hens stuffed with lemon, garlic, and rosemary, basted with honey-lemon glaze and finished with a white wine pan sauce. Elegant individual portions for special occasions.

Kentucky Colonel's pork BBQ sauce is a thin, vinegar-based basting sauce with black pepper, chili powder, Worcestershire, hot sauce, dry mustard, and butter. A tangy, peppery Kentucky-style mop sauce that's all heat and no tomato.

Grilled teriyaki salmon steaks marinated in teriyaki sauce with garlic, peanut oil, and parsley, basted on the grill until flaky. Served hot or cold.

Beer marinade for beef with cayenne, horseradish, lemon juice, and olive oil. A Cajun-spiced marinade that doubles as a basting sauce while grilling.

No-cook barbecue sauce shaken together in a jar from ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire, vinegar, dry mustard, chili powder, and paprika. A five-minute basting sauce for grilled chicken, beef, or pork.

Chinese wok-braised chicken wings glazed in oyster sauce, soy sauce, dry sherry, and fresh ginger. Simmered then basted until sticky, glossy, and irresistibly savory.

Cajun-style lamb and goat marinade with white wine, creme de menthe, soy sauce, hot pepper sauce, and dried mint. Soak 6 to 12 hours, then use as basting sauce.

Spit-roasted beef rib roast marinated in bourbon, dry mustard, and vinegar, then grilled over hot coals and basted with the heated marinade sauce.

Georgia barbecue sauce: a tangy ketchup-and-vinegar Southern classic with brown sugar, mustard, garlic, and a half lemon simmered right in the pot. Perfect for basting pork, ribs, and chicken on the grill.