500 dipping recipes

Potatoes O'Brien fried in bacon drippings with green bell pepper, scallions, and fresh basil. A classic diner-style breakfast side dish with golden, crispy edges in 35 minutes.

Traditional Cherokee succotash with lima beans, fresh-cut corn, and smoky ham hocks simmered low and slow with bacon drippings. A hearty, soul-warming side dish.

Red flannel hash with corned beef, diced potatoes, and beets cooked in bacon drippings. The beets give this New England classic its signature rosy-red color and a subtle earthy sweetness.

Dress up your pork chops today with this simple recipe that might have you drooling before dinner is ready.

Hearty Hungarian-style cranberry bean soup with kolbasz sausage, thickened with a bacon dripping roux and sour cream. Old-world comfort food that sticks to your ribs.

Irish fadge is a traditional potato bread made from mashed potatoes, egg, butter, and herbs, then fried in bacon fat until golden and crusty on both sides. Simple, hearty, and satisfying.

Pennsylvania-style kettle roast with rump beef seared in bacon drippings, then braised low and slow with ginger, cloves, bay leaves, and onion. Fork-tender after a long simmer.

British pork belly and pig's kidney casserole slow-braised with celery, onion, orange zest, and rosemary, then chilled overnight for depth. Old-school nose-to-tail comfort food from the English kitchen.

Braised red cabbage with tart apples, red wine, brown sugar, vinegar, and caraway seeds cooked in bacon drippings. A classic German side, good hot or cold.

Homemade dog treats made with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, bacon drippings, and beef stock. Crunchy, wholesome biscuits your pup will go wild for. Makes 30 cookies with just 10 minutes of prep.

Dutch-style chicken fillets coated in a mustard-egg batter, pan-fried in butter, and served over sauteed leeks with fresh red currants and Granny Smith apple. Sweet, tart, and savory in every bite.

Sybil Carter's homemade barbecue sauce starts with bacon drippings and builds layers of tangy tomato, brown sugar sweetness, mustard bite, and hot pepper heat. Doubles easily and keeps in the fridge for weeks.

Cajun file gumbo with canned salmon, okra, and the holy trinity simmered down and finished with file powder. A Lafayette-style one-pot supper served over hot rice.

A classic French bordelaise sauce built from scratch in three stages: matignon, espagnole, and a red wine reduction finished with poached bone marrow. The ultimate companion for game, beef steaks, and roasts.

Two ingredients. Five minutes. Velveeta salsa dip stirred into hot pasta for an instant cheesy Mexican-style side dish. When you need dinner yesterday, this is the move.

Chocolate-covered cherries wrap maraschino cherries in a fondant sugar coating, then dip in dark chocolate. After a week of "ripening," the fondant liquefies around the cherry for that classic Cella's-style syrupy center.