98 basting recipes

Roast ham with crackling slow-roasts a fresh ham or pork shoulder at low temperature, scoring the rind into a crackling-crisp golden crust. Three ingredients, no basting required.

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.

Roasted pork loin with dried apricots, prunes, and apple in an oven bag, glazed with brown sugar and white wine. Tender holiday-worthy roast that bastes itself as it cooks.

Six-hour smoked pork ribs basted with tangy barbecue sauce, vinegar, and sparkling water for tender meat with caramelized edges.

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

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.

Three-ingredient cranberry maple glazed ham basted until sticky and caramelized. A no-fuss holiday centerpiece with sweet-tart flavor that feeds a crowd.

Miso barbecued tofu with grilled Japanese eggplant, shiitake mushrooms, and scallions basted in a sweet miso-plum sauce glaze. A plant-based Japanese-inspired grilled dinner in 30 minutes.

Two-ingredient teriyaki marinated chicken breasts, soaked for hours then grilled or baked with basting. A dead-simple diabetic-friendly chicken dinner with bold flavor.

Grilled beef tenderloin gets seared hot then finished indirect, basted with a vinegar-and-ancho Western BBQ mop. Spicy Texas-style barbecue sauce with cumin and Tabasco for medium-rare results.

Low-and-slow smoked beef brisket with pecan wood, wrapped and basted with tangy BBQ sauce. Texas pitmaster technique, backyard results.

Teriyaki grilled corn basted with a homemade glaze of brown sugar, tomato paste, and sesame seeds. Six ingredients, 20 minutes, vegetarian.

Authentic Carolina pork barbecue with a whole shoulder smoked low and slow over hickory, basted with a vinegar-Worcestershire-chili-red pepper sauce. Real pit barbecue, no shortcuts.

Grilled orange salmon steaks basted with fresh orange butter and garnished with orange slices. A simple, elegant fish dinner ready in 20 minutes with just four ingredients.

Honey orange chicken legs baked with a glaze of orange juice, honey, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard. Skinless chicken legs basted until fork-tender and golden brown.

Orange barbecued chicken marinated overnight in orange juice concentrate and teriyaki sauce. Grilled over charcoal and basted for a sweet, glossy, caramelized finish.