7 Sauces to Upgrade Roast Chicken

It’s tough to improve on a perfect, crispy-skinned roast chicken, but adding a sauce can be an excellent upgrade. Here, we've gathered roast chicken recipes that feature terrific sauces.

• Chimichurri: This uncooked sauce blends fresh herbs and vinegar to create a bright and tangy accompaniment for marinated, roasted chicken.
• Scallion-ginger sauce: The combination of fresh-tasting scallions and fragrant ginger makes this sauce terrifically potent. Here, it garnishes tea-smoked birds.
• Wasakaka sauce and piri piri: This recipe features two sauces: Wasakaka is a garlicky Dominican chile sauce for fans of all things spicy; piri piri, an herb and oil sauce, gets a smoky finish from paprika.
• Black mole: Prepared mole paste is an easy base for a super-flavorful sauce.
• Miso gravy: Use this miso mixture first as a rub for the chicken, then reduce it with the drippings for a salty and herby gravy.
• Cilantro-mint chutney: Cilantro, mint, jalapeño, lime juice, salt, and cumin get blended together into chutney; half is mixed with yogurt for the marinade, and the rest is served with the roasted chicken.