This Soda Gives Baked Chicken A Sticky-Sweet Upgrade - Tasting Table

Chicken can be seasoned and glazed with Dr Pepper to add sweet, fruity flavor and subtle warm spices. Dr Pepper’s hints of anise, cherry, ginger, and cardamom complement chicken and enhance barbecue sauce made with ketchup, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, and apple cider vinegar. Reducing Dr Pepper in a saucepan creates a syrupy texture that can be brushed onto chicken during baking. The chicken is removed and brushed with sauce multiple times to build a caramelized, sticky-sweet coating. Dr Pepper also works beyond barbecue sauce, including ham glazes and marinades for pork chops, pairing well with cloves and spicy brown mustard.

""The perfect blend of sweet, fruity flavors and notes of subtle warm spices from the Dr Pepper makes for a really special barbecue sauce," she writes. No one is sure what the actual flavor of Dr Pepper is, but the perceptible hints of anise, cherry, ginger, and cardamom complement the chicken well."

""The bubbly brown beverage introduces a wonderfully deep caramelized flavor to the barbecue sauce." To give the soda a syrupy texture that can easily be brushed onto the chicken, add it to a saucepan and reduce over medium heat. Rye chooses to make the barbecue component from scratch by combining the soda with ketchup, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, and apple cider vinegar, but you can opt for the store-bought condiment."

"As the mixture reduces, bake the chicken. As it cooks, remove the chicken twice and brush the sauce on each time, ensuring it forms a caramelized, sticky-sweet coating. The spiced, fruit-forward taste of Dr Pepper meshes well with barbecue sauce's apple cider vinegar and ketchup, but the soda complements a range of flavors and meats."

"Ree Drummond uses Dr Pepper as a ham glaze, combining the classic drink with cloves and spicy brown mustard to make the drink even headier. Whether you're pouring the drink over chicken or preparing a marinade for pork chops, the soda easily fits into various recipes."

Read at Tasting Table