Pork recipes

Sticky BBQ rum ribs baked in foil then glazed with a dark rum, brown sugar, soy, and chili sauce marinade. Bake or grill until caramelized for ribs with a boozy, sweet-smoky depth.

Mexican meatballs in chile sauce made with a three-meat blend of beef, pork, and ground ham, bound with milk-soaked corn tortillas and simmered in red chile sauce.

Pulled pork BBQ with a from-scratch sauce of ketchup, horseradish, brown sugar, and Worcestershire, simmered low for hours. A tangy, old-school barbecue with real bite.

Mee Krob: Thai crisp-fried rice noodles tossed in a sweet-sour-salty sauce with pork, chicken, or shrimp, topped with lacy fried egg nets. Crunchy, tangy, showstopping.

Spicy pork kebabs marinated in grated onion, peanut butter, coriander, cumin, and cayenne, then grilled over hot coals. Indonesian-leaning skewers with deep nutty heat.

For starters, the water, beer and sugar take this recipe in the wrong direction. Substitute these ingredients with red wine. Also, forget the pork - this has not flavor in chili. Just add more beef. These small changes would have won them $40,000. I made those changes and had people chasing me for the recipe afterwards.

Chinese-style roasted spare ribs (Pei Quot) braised in black bean, soy, honey, and hoisin sauce, then roasted or grilled until sticky and dry. Spicy, sweet, and glazed.

Guisado rico, a Mexican pork stew with roasted loin simmered in green chiles, tomatoes, beer, and chicken broth. Served in bowls with cilantro, refried beans, and warm tortillas.

Pinto bean and squash stew with bacon, jalapeno, and butternut squash, topped with red onion, cilantro, and sour cream. A rustic Southwestern stew built for cool weather.

Impanadas are Italian baked half-moon pies filled with pork braised in red wine and vinegar with fennel and mint, wrapped in a butter semolina crust. Baked until golden.

Chinese stir-fried pork with crispy deep-fried noodles served in lettuce wraps for an interactive, fun dinner with spicy bean sauce and crunchy texture contrasts.

Add sophistication to a home-cooked meal with this dish that can even have a famous French Restaurant saying "Oui, oui!".

Cuban-style navy bean soup simmered with smoked ham, salt pork, butternut squash, and potato in a sofrito-tomato base. Thick, smoky, and deeply satisfying.

Chinese lobster sauce made with ground pork, fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, and egg ribbons. A savory Cantonese-style sauce for shrimp, tofu, or rice despite having no lobster.

Wesley Pitts' award-winning Texas chili with beef chuck, ground pork, beer, mole powder, and masa harina thickening. The legendary Terlingua competition formula.

Fall-off-the-bone Southwestern pork ribs baked low and slow in a tangy homemade sauce with chili sauce, honey, brown sugar, and six cloves of garlic.