Mariscada is a Brazilian fish stew built on cod, shrimp, clams, and mussels simmered with tomato, onion, coriander, and a pinch of saffron. Coastal cooking in one pot.
Louisiana crawfish boil with liquid crab boil, cayenne, bay leaves, honey, and citrus: 50 pounds of live crawfish cooked for 7 minutes, then soaked an hour to absorb spicy-sweet brine.
You'll be seeing red with this delicious dish made with hot chili peppers and a pinch of paprika.
Tangy beer cheese dip with sharp cheddar, roquefort, and a kick of Tabasco. Served in a hollowed rye bread bowl, this no-cook Cincinnati classic is ready in 15 minutes.
Leave meat out of the equation for dinner for this scrumptious dish that's perfect for the Autumn season.
Oven-braised beef and brown rice stew with crushed tomatoes, green beans, and warm spices like allspice and chili powder. A hearty, hands-off dinner that simmers to tender in a Dutch oven.
Pressure cooker brisket with sweet potatoes, parsnips, prunes, and apple cider gravy. A spiced Jewish-style braised beef finished with cinnamon and allspice for a holiday-leaning Sunday dinner.
A whole chicken slow-baked with potatoes, eggplant, cauliflower, carrots, and tomatoes seasoned with dill. An Italian-inspired one-pot Sunday dinner for six.
Indonesian nasi goreng with pork, chicken, shrimp, fresh chilies, soy sauce, and a sliced thin omelette on top. The classic Indonesian fried rice served with shrimp crackers for crunch.
Authentic Hanoi-style beef pho with charred aromatics, star anise, cinnamon, and a 6-hour broth. Crystal-clear, deeply savory, topped with paper-thin raw beef cooked by the hot soup.
Vegetarian mostaccioli tossed in a slow-simmered crushed tomato sauce with Burgundy wine, walnuts, shallots, and fresh basil, then broiled under a blanket of bubbly mozzarella.
Blackened Cajun prime rib: a 10-pound roast seasoned with pepper, garlic, and onion, roasted, chilled, then sliced into steaks and seared in a white-hot cast iron skillet until charred and crusty.
Fish fillets and potatoes baked in a slow-simmered tomato sauce with onions, garlic, green peppers, and bay leaves. A hearty one-pan Italian-American dinner basted to golden, saucy goodness.
Pastitsio with layered macaroni, seasoned ground beef in tomato-wine sauce, and creamy bechamel topped with kefalotiri cheese. A traditional Greek baked pasta casserole.
Serves a large group and can be prepared the morning of the party and is assembled at the site of the party, 10 minutes before serving.
The sauce was too much like spagetti sauce. I cooked the pork chops in the sauce for hours and it was tender, but the pork flavor was diminished; I would prefer to taste the pork more.