21 basting recipes

Lemon olive oil basting sauce with garlic, oregano, and lemon zest. A bright, Mediterranean-style sauce for grilling chicken, lamb, pork, or fish.

Baked chicken breasts basted with honey, lime juice, canola oil, and paprika until golden brown. A simple 4-ingredient glaze for juicy oven-roasted chicken.

There are no tomatoes, ketchup, or sugar in this recipe. All of those things caramelize and burn quickly, giving the meat a black color and nasty taste.

Sweet apricot preserves meet tangy Worcestershire and white wine in this versatile basting sauce that transforms grilled chicken, pork, or game birds.

Bacon-wrapped quail roasted until golden, then glazed with a sweet-savory apricot sauce for a show-stopping main course that's easier than you think.

Honey basted grilled turkey pieces marinated in soy sauce, ginger, dry mustard, and garlic. Cut into parts and grilled in stages for evenly cooked, caramelized skin.

Simple 3-ingredient turkey basting mixture for microwave-cooked turkey. Butter, paprika, and brown gravy mix create golden color and savory flavor.

Texas-style basting sauce with butter, bacon drippings, lemon juice, Worcestershire, and chili powder. Makes 3.5 cups, enough to mop a whole 5-pound brisket through a long, slow smoke.

This Southern-style Coca Cola basted ham gets slow-baked in cola, then coated with a brown sugar mustard glaze that caramelizes into a sticky, crackling crust. Feeds a crowd of 12 with bold, sweet-smoky flavor.

Maple-basted broiled bluefish: oily Atlantic fish brushed with pure maple syrup, allspice, salt, and pepper, broiled or grilled until lightly caramelized. New England seafood in 20 minutes.

Coca-Cola basted ham slow-roasted and glazed with dark brown sugar, two mustards, and bread crumbs for a sticky, caramelized crust. A holiday showstopper.

Slow-roasted duck stuffed with oyster bread dressing and basted with a lemon-butter-thyme mixture until golden and crispy. A showpiece roast for holiday dinners and special occasions.

Five-ingredient herb butter sauce with rosemary, tarragon, and lemon that doubles as a grilling baste and warm dipping sauce for shrimp, crab, lobster, and crawfish.

Honey-lime baked chicken basted every 10 minutes for a glossy, caramelized glaze. Just 5 ingredients for a Boston Market-style rotisserie chicken flavor at home.

Memphis-style rib basting sauce built on red wine vinegar, brown sugar, and Worcestershire with a kick of hot pepper. Tangy, thin, and made for long smokes.

Add some flavor to your chicken with this recipe that uses honey and lime juice to make a tantalizing marinade.