Homemade Bacon Jam
With the economy circling the drain, home canning and preservation has seen a huge revival in the last few years. And while I’m all…
Category: Pork
Detroit-Style Coney Island Hot Dogs
If you’re in Detroit and you’re searching for a hot dog, you’re looking for a “Coney Island,” a term that describes both this chili-soaked…
Pork Chops with Cherry-Rhubarb Sauce
When we think about rhubarb, it’s all too easy to get bogged down in thinking of it used strictly in sweet ways; in pies,…
Classics: Deviled Ham
Before we even get started, I realize that I’ve already lost some of you. Some, or maybe even most of you, read the title…
Broccoli Rabe, Spicy Sausage, and Ricotta on Garlic-Rubbed Bread
If you haven’t been in Maine this week, you are missing out on magic. Whatever the cause, it has been undeniably wonderful to be…
How to Make Porchetta
Porchetta is an Italian street food, particularly in Rome, where it is served in market stalls or from trucks, often in sandwich form. Frequently…
Frijoles Charros
On the Prolognacion de Montejo, a street streaking through a busy commercial district in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, you’ll find a restaurant called “Los Taquitos…
How to Make Pulled Pork
Classic pulled pork is a perfect place to begin experimenting with a new meat smoking hobby: it’s an inexpensive cut (often under two dollars…
How to Make Mexican Chorizo
Unlike the Spanish style of chorizo, which is cured and sliced like a traditional sausage, Mexican chorizo is a raw ground pork sausage, often…
Tacos al Pastor
No matter how familiar you may be with a given city street in Mexico, everything changes at 7:00 o’clock, when the majority of taco…
Bangers and Champ Recipe
This traditional Irish Bangers and Champ recipe contains only 7 ingredients and is a perfect budget meal hack for one or for a large…
Salsa Verde Braised Pork
Because nothing says “snow day” like a Mexican-style pork roast bubbling away all day on the stove, here is our recipe for some of…
“Japanese Big Mac” Steamed Pork Belly Buns
As we have mentioned on this site in the past, the pork buns at Pai Men Miyake get into your head. A thick slice…
Sage and Sausage Stuffing
First, let me say, that stuffing is one of the greatest gifts that gods have given men. If Prometheus was punished swiftly and meanly…
Poc Chuc: Mayan-Style Marinated Pork
A bit of business to get out of the way before we begin: this is not “authentic” poc-chuc, and we’re not trying to make…
Cochinita Pibil: Mayan-Style Slow-Cooked Pork
The cuisine of Yucatan, Mexico, sometimes comes under fire from the uninitiated for being too subtle in flavor, too basic, and ultimately, not “Mexican”…