Posole Don Federico: a soul-warming Mexican pork and hominy stew, built on pig's feet and pork shanks for a rich broth, with green chiles, garlic, and beer. Garnished with cilantro and scallions.
Pickled fish poaches mild white fillets, then bathes them overnight in a citrus-bright marinade of vinegar, orange juice, green chiles, bay leaf, and garlic. A make-ahead Mexican escabeche-style dish served cold.
Jerk chicken: chicken parts marinated for 24 hours in a fiery Jamaican paste of scotch bonnets, allspice, thyme, cinnamon, and lime, then grilled over charcoal until the skin crackles. Island fire at its finest.
Irish beef stew braised with Guinness stout, potatoes, carrots, rosemary, and thyme in a low oven for two hours. A rich, dark, deeply savory pub-style stew with fork-tender beef.
Ochsenschwanzsuppe is the classic German oxtail soup. Slowly simmered oxtails build a rich beef stock, then puree with root vegetables and finish with Madeira.
Hearty lentils simmered with bell peppers, hot chilies, and fresh tomatoes in Middle Eastern spices. Healthy vegetarian main or side served hot or cold.
Oven-braised beef stroganoff with sirloin tip strips, mushrooms, and tomato sauce, slow-cooked until fork-tender then finished with sour cream. A classic one-pot comfort dinner.
Hearty Michigan minestrone with dried lima beans, bacon, salami, cabbage, and fresh herbs simmered in chicken broth. A meaty, Midwestern take on the Italian classic.
Succulent stewed rabbit: flour-dredged rabbit browned in bacon fat, then braised with carrots, onion, red wine, and rosemary until fall-off-the-bone tender, finished in a rich wine gravy. Rustic comfort food.
Beef and cabbage soup simmered from scratch with a homemade bone broth base, tomatoes, carrots, green beans, and oregano. Hearty, warming, and full of vegetables.
Bean lovers will love this delicious crockpot dish that tastes great with bread bowls or crusty bread.
Whole wheat couscous with brown lentils, fresh tomatoes, basil, and Parmesan simmered in vegetable juice. A low-fat vegetarian one-pot meal with hearty protein and bright Italian flavors.
Spam-Bolaya is a Cajun-spiced jambalaya mash-up loaded with browned SPAM, shredded chicken, and plump shrimp simmered in a smoky tomato-rice pot. Cayenne, Tabasco, and Cajun seasoning bring the Louisiana heat.
A tasty dish made of cooked red cabbage and apples. Can be used as an appetizer or a main dish.
Puerto Rican fried fish drowned in mojo isleno sauce: slow-simmered onions, green olives, capers, and tomato. A classic island preparation from the coastal town of Salinas.
Hearty vegan soup with black-eyed peas, split peas, pearl barley, carrot tops, mustard greens, and leeks. A thick, nourishing potful that uses the whole carrot, greens and all.