185 land recipes

Homemade corned beef hash with canned corned beef, diced potatoes, and onions simmered in milk. A hearty, comforting skillet meal with crispy edges and tender potato.

Frozen lard or shortening cut into flour creates the flakiest, most tender pie crust with a foolproof plastic bag rolling method that makes handling easy.

Authentic frijoles refritos made with cooked beans mashed in lard or bacon drippings and topped with melted longhorn cheese. Three ingredients, 15 minutes, real Mexican flavor.

Haebernes Mus, a rustic German oatmeal mush pan-fried in lard until crispy. Just 4 ingredients for a hearty, old-world peasant dish with golden, crunchy edges.

Peking pancakes (Mandarin pancakes) made with boiling water dough, lard, and sesame oil. Thin, pliable wrappers for Peking duck and mu shu pork. Just 4 ingredients.

Silesian "heaven's kingdom" pork chops braised with prunes, apricots, apples, and pears in their own soaking liquid. A traditional German sweet-savory main served over potato dumplings.

Authentic gorditas made with masa harina, lard, and a touch of flour. Pressed thin, griddle-seared, then fried until puffed and crispy. Ready to split and fill with your favorite toppings.

Homemade flour tortillas with lard, warm milk, and baking powder. Five ingredients, no yeast, and the lard makes them pliable and flavorful in a way shortening can't match.

Frijoles de olla are traditional Mexican pot-cooked beans simmered slowly with onion, lard, and epazote. Soupy, soulful, and the foundation of countless Mexican meals from refried beans to soups.

Traditional flour tortillas made with lard and warm milk for a soft, pliable wrap with that authentic Mexican-style chew. Five ingredients and a hot griddle, that's all it takes.

Single-crust pie pastry made with lard and a touch of shortening for a flaky, old-fashioned 9-inch shell. The traditional fat blend bakeries used before all-butter pastry took over.

Braune Einbrenne is the essential German brown gravy built from a dark lard-and-flour roux. Ready in 15 minutes, it's the go-to base for spaetzle, dumplings, and hearty vegetable dishes.

Old-fashioned beet and tomato casserole layered with grated cheese and toasted bread crumbs. Earthy beets meet tangy stewed tomatoes in a simple, bubbly bake.

Old-school Southern buttermilk biscuits made with pure lard for flaky layers and tender crumb. Just five ingredients and minimal kneading for biscuits like grandma used to make.

Traditional Mexican beans cooked in a pot (frijoles de olla) with just onion, lard, and salt. Slow-simmered from dried beans for 3 hours until tender and soupy. The foundation of Mexican cooking.

Ranchera sauce made from scratch with a roux-thickened tomato base, cumin, garlic, and fresh vegetables. A versatile Mexican sauce for rice, enchiladas, and huevos rancheros.