Make a big batch of this ragù on Sunday, serve it with pasta and a big green salad that night, then send the family off with leftovers for lunch the next day.
Layers of duck, two kinds of sausage, a hearty ragout, and beans make this the comfort meal to end all comfort meals. It’s an occasion to break out the biggest pot you own. Our classic cassoulet recipe takes no shortcuts and requires a little planning, but every step is totally doable, even if you’re not a pro.
Adding fresh puréed tomato at the end of this long-simmered pork ragù lends this bowl of deliciousness acidic brightness along with depth. Unbeatable. This recipe is from Oberlin, one of the Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.
“With Italian cooking, the pasta is key,” says Culina chef Victor Casanova. “I try to match the pasta with the sauce and the feel of the dish.” This light, fresh, veggie-packed entrée calls for a delicate pasta. Casanova chose garganelli, which also happens to have ridges that are perfect for grabbing onto the pea puree that serves as the pasta sauce.
Any short, tubular pasta will work with this meaty ragù. We used sedanini ("little celery") on the cover, but easier-to-find rigatoni and penne are great, too.
Bust out the cinnamon sticks for this simple, cozy one-pot braise—they’ll imbue the dish with a gentle warming flavor over 4 hours of hands-off cook time.
Rick Martinez is back in the Test Kitchen to make double-pork carnitas with corn tortillas and green pico de gallo. That's right, these carnitas use two kinds of pork (shoulder and belly) because one is definitely not enough.
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Harissa paste gives this braised pork shoulder its spicy, garlicky flavor. Contributing food editor Alison Roman demonstrates how to make this simple main dish and a crunchy herb salad to go along.
Jon Chris Morocco in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he prepares a rich mushroom ragù. Whereas a classic Italian meat ragù may bubble away all afternoon so that the meat can tenderize along with aromatics, Chris's mushroom ragù recipe can accommodate a tight weeknight schedule.
Brad Leone joins Chrissy Tracey at her cabin to make vegan cacio e pepe with grilled mushrooms. This recipes use cashews for the base of the sauce. Blending them with miso helps to mimic the creaminess and cheesiness of the original. And if you can't forage your own maitake and lion's mane mushrooms, store-bought is just fine.
Note: While some types of pasta are made with eggs, traditional cacio e pepe is often made with just an emulsion of cheese, pepper, and pasta water.
