SidesBeer-Battered Onion Rings
Cold beer, a lumpy batter and oil that never drops below 180°C. The bubbles in the beer are doing structural work, so mix it at the last possible moment.
40 minServes 4Medium
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BreakfastCrispy Hash Browns
Grated, rinsed, and then wrung out far harder than feels polite. Every drop of water you leave in is a drop of crispness you will not get.
35 minServes 4Easy
MainsMaryland Crab Cakes
Barely enough binder to hold them together, and an hour in the fridge doing the rest. A crab cake you can taste the breadcrumbs in has already failed.
45 minServes 4Medium
MainsChicken Fried Steak with Cream Gravy
Beef, not chicken — it takes the name from being fried the way chicken is. Tenderised thin, double-dredged, and served under a gravy made in the same pan.
45 minServes 4Medium
SnacksHomemade Chicken Nuggets
Minced chicken rather than chopped, which is what gives the smooth bite of the ones from a box — except you can see everything that went in.
50 minServes 4Easy
SnacksBuffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Dip
Fried, then tossed in nothing more than cayenne pepper sauce and melted butter. That emulsion is the entire recipe, and it is why bottled buffalo sauce never tastes the same.
1 hrServes 4Medium
SnacksCrispy Baked Chicken Wings
Baking powder and an overnight sit in the fridge, and the skin comes out of the oven as crisp as fried. No pan of hot oil, no clearing up afterwards.
1 hr 30 minServes 4Easy
BakingBerliner Doughnuts
No hole, filled after frying, and marked by a pale stripe around the middle that tells you the lid was on. Germans judge a Berliner by that stripe before they taste it.
3 hr 30 minServes 12Medium
BakingGlazed Ring Doughnuts
Yeast-raised and fried for barely a minute a side, then glazed while still hot so it soaks in and sets to a thin shell rather than sitting on top as icing.
3 hr 30 minServes 12Medium
MainsTwice-Cooked Pork Belly
Simmered first, chilled, then sliced thin and fried until the edges curl and cup. The second cooking is where it earns its name and all of its texture.
1 hrServes 4Medium
SaladsClassic Caesar Salad
Anchovy mashed to a paste, egg yolk whisked to an emulsion, and croutons fried in the garlic oil. No bottled dressing comes close.
30 minServes 4Medium
SnacksHot Dogs with Quick Pickled Onions
Score the sausages, steam the buns, and make a quick pickled onion. Three small steps that take a hot dog from stadium food to something you would serve on purpose.
25 minServes 4Easy