Author: Marlena Spieler
Grilling watermelon caramelizes the sweetness of the fruit, and the char gives just a hint of smoky flavor.
Author: JJ Johnson
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You'll find these round chickpea flour and spiced potato fritters wherever Indian snack sellers congregate. Serve them with whatever chutney you like for dipping.
Author: Madhur Jaffrey
A little bit Thai, a little bit comforting, and a little bit refreshing, this one-bowl dinner showered in pea shoots and fresh herbs hits all the sweet spots for an early spring 30-minute meal.
Author: Anna Stockwell
The key is to char the ingredients under the broiler for a roasty flavor, then blitz it in batches for a texture that's right in between smooth and chunky.
Author: Andy Baraghani
Author: Dina Cheney
Green mangoes would be ideal, but slightly unripe mangoes are an imperfect but successful substitute.
Author: Sarah Kirnon
This silky, cheesy dip celebrates New Mexico's famous hatch chiles, which are only available in the late summer and early fall. If you are lucky enough to see them at the market, be sure to bring some...
Author: Rhoda Boone
I long for tamales de elote. But our Mexican corn cannot be swapped with US sweet corn, so this tamale recipe uses regular masa with sweet corn added.
Author: Zarela Martinez
This dish is made with an Indonesian chili paste for a deep, comforting, and rich curry.
Author: Nguyen Tran
Larb will not only fill your belly, it will teach you how to balance sweet, sour, salty, spicy, funky, and umami flavors. Larb hails from Laos and gets its addictiveness from the way it stitches together...
Author: Andy Baraghani
A flavorful tomato sauce that's a cinch to make and rock shrimp that come already peeled mean a weeknight dinner recipe has never been so easy-or delicious.
Author: Claire Saffitz
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Zhoug (or zhug) is to shawarma what salsa is to tacos-a spicy contrast to whatever rich thing it's with. This is Ori Menashe's red zhoug recipe from Bavel.
Author: Ori Menashe
When lacquered with a rich, complex sauce and roasted, chicken becomes a delicious crowd-pleaser. There's enough chipotle here to make your lips hum, but not so much as to overshadow the balancing act...
Author: Paul Grimes
Author: Mary Kate Tate
Skip that dusty bottle of chili powder. Instead, soak and purée whole dried chiles to stir into this authentic Texas beef stew.
Author: Claire Saffitz
This baked pasta dish is the result of playing around in the kitchen one day and merging two beloved cheesy dishes: chiles rellenos and pasta al forno. It's creamy with some heat and tang, but nothing...
Author: Kathy Brennan
If you have the time, season the chicken with salt the night before and chill uncovered so the skin will dry out a bit. Doing this helps the chicken take on a nice golden finish.
Author: Andy Baraghani
Yes, you'll need a lot of spices, but it's not much work from there. Let the chicken marinate for 12 hours to get the most impact. This recipe is from Gunpowder, an Indian restaurant in London.
Author: Molly Stevens
These healthy burgers have a spicy kick and are ideal to pop into a sealable container and take to work for lunch.
Author: Alice Liveing
To keep lobsters alive in your fridge for up to one day, pack in damp newspaper. You can substitute eight frozen tails; sear per recipe method, then use the meat from four in place of the knuckles and...
Author: Andy Baraghani
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Turkey drumsticks do not take kindly to the dry heat of an oven, which causes the meat to tighten up around the bone and tendons. But treat those same drumsticks to a long, slow, moist braise in barbecue...
Author: Kemp Minifie
Thinly slicing the pork and cooking it with plenty of marinade still clinging in a hot skillet yields the charred edges and deep flavor of traditional spit-roasted pastor.
Author: Rick Martinez
Everyone I cook for most often seems to love coconut; I've realized finally that it's a very easy way to keep them all happy. What I like about this particular dish is that the coconut adds flavor without...
Author: Suvir Saran
Author: Jeanne Kelley
These get our vote for the world's most enticing chicken tacos. Grinding the chicken yourself ensures that it's moist and flavorful, but if you buy it already ground, look for dark meat. Sliced radishes...
Translation: Garlic shrimp. Which explains why there's a clove of garlic for every shrimp in this saucy dish.
If you're going to go the distance gathering all the spices for this multipurpose dry rub recipe (and you should), go ahead and triple the batch.
Any easy Mole Poblano recipe. This recipe is part of the Epicurious Online Cooking School, in partnership with the Culinary Institute of America. To watch it being made, and to learn how to make other...
Author: Sergio Remolina
I like this one because it's a one-pan dish-you will need a pan with a lid. You can use a can of tomatoes instead of making the purée if you wish, but puréeing the tomatoes produces a better result....
Author: Amelia Freer
Oaxaca is known for its moles, and there are countless types. This recipe features dried red chiles and is often served with poultry.
Get all the sweet, smoky, and spicy flavors of a Mexican-inspired cookout in this blissful steak salad.
Author: Anna Stockwell
One spoonful of this smoky-spicy guajillo braising liquid and you'll understand just how complex dried chiles can be. When soaked in hot water and blended with aromatics, they create a base so flavorful...
Author: Andy Baraghani
When you're grilling, you might expect grilled vegetables with a straightforward dip, but here I've paired just-cooked vegetables with a grilled dip.
Author: Eric Werner
With the curry paste prepped ahead, this flavorful Thai-style curry comes together in just about 20 minutes.
Author: Donna Hay