843 stage recipes

This delicate soup, popular 100 years ago, is now unusual. On no account should it be liquidized at any stage, as that ruins the texture

Old-fashioned chocolate fudge made from scratch with unsweetened chocolate, sugar, milk, and butter, cooked to soft ball stage. Studded with walnuts and candied cherries.

French chocolate caramels made with real vanilla bean, melted chocolate, and butter cooked to the ball stage. Old-world confection technique with rich, chewy results.

Chocolate popcorn fudge: classic stovetop chocolate fudge cooked to soft-ball stage with chopped popped corn folded in for surprise crunch in every creamy square.

Old-fashioned chocolate caramels made with brown sugar, molasses, unsweetened chocolate, and condensed milk. Boiled to soft ball stage, studded with nuts, and cut into squares.

Pat's Shrimp Creole with a two-stage sauce: the first vegetables simmer into the tomato base for 45 minutes then get strained out, and fresh aromatics with brown sugar finish the dish. Serves 8 over rice.

Maple-pecan pralines cook sugar, evaporated milk, and corn syrup to soft-ball stage with toasted pecans and maple extract. Creamy, melt-in-your-mouth Southern candy with a New England twist.

Santa's white fudge made with sour cream, corn syrup, and sugar cooked to soft-ball stage, then loaded with candied cherries and pecans. Creamy holiday candy in an 8x8 pan.

No-bake peanut butter fudge squares with marshmallow creme, evaporated milk, and sugar cooked to soft ball stage. Four ingredients, 64 pieces, pure candy-counter flavor.

Slow-simmered beef chuck chili with layers of dark chili powder, serrano peppers, and sazon. A bold, beanless Texas-style bowl that builds heat in stages.

Marshmallow cream fudge made in the microwave with chocolate chips, evaporated milk, and butter cooked to soft ball stage. Creamy, smooth, and no candy thermometer needed.

Honey basted grilled turkey pieces marinated in soy sauce, ginger, dry mustard, and garlic. Cut into parts and grilled in stages for evenly cooked, caramelized skin.

French soft chocolate caramels made with four ingredients: sugar, cream, cocoa, and honey. Cooked to soft ball stage and cut on a marble slab. Classic confiserie.

Homemade chocolate caramels with unsweetened chocolate, cream, and brown sugar cooked to firm ball stage. Rich, chewy candy poured over chopped nuts and cut into squares.

Old-fashioned Southern caramel nut frosting cooked to soft-ball stage with browned sugar for deep caramel flavor. Pecan-studded, glossy, and made for layer cakes.

Baked macaroni and cheese with two kinds of cheddar layered in three stages for deep cheese flavor in every bite. Old-fashioned American comfort casserole serves 8 in 40 minutes.