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No one will fault you for seasoning brisket with salt and pepper, braising it in beer, and calling it a day. But follow chef Lee's method—which calls for a bath of stout, bourbon, and soy sauce; a glaze made with peach jam; and a side of easy homemade pickles if you'd like—and you're on the path to savory-and-sweet nirvana.

Iceberg lettuce and watercress stir-fry in a flash and serve as a crisp-tender counterpoint to crunchy shallots.

Featuring paccheri rigati, a ribbed, tube-shaped pasta, this over-the-top casserole cooks in a 9"-diameter springform pan. But feel free to use rigatoni and a 9x9x2" baking dish instead.

This easy recipe for Southern fried chicken is the only one you'll ever need. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

If it's wrong to put American cheese in your Southern mac and cheese recipe, we don't want to be right.

Greens, grains, and protein combine in this healthy powerhouse soup recipe with brown rice and turkey sausage.

This is the definition of minimalist Thai cooking. The steam not only gently cooks the fish until just tender but also creates an instant, complex sauce from a handful of basic ingredients. Scoring the fish's flesh allows more of the flavor to season the fish and facilitates faster steaming. The fish is cooked on a plate that fits inside the steamer, to catch the juices.

Blizzard food at its best. This buttery crusted pie, filled with rib-sticking pork, will fortify you for any winter's night.

Sip this beefy, faintly sweet, broth as is, or to make it even heartier, simmer diced root vegetables and/or little pastas in it.

Summer isn't the only time to enjoy sticky ribs-these baby backs! Showered with citrus zest, these also work well in winter.

This recipe was inspired by a traditional Jewish dish from North Africa known as chreime. You can use any type of fish cut into steaks; the bones add flavor to the sauce.

Rustic yellow pea soup goes upscale with a foie gras garnish.

The sharpness of feta and the brightness of lemon juice take this hearty winter soup in a bold direction.