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Chicago Deep-Dish PizzaPizza

Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza

Cheese on the bottom, sauce on the top, and a crust closer to pastry than to bread. Built upside down for a reason — forty minutes in the oven would incinerate cheese left on the surface.

5 hrServes 6Hard
Oven-Baked BBQ RibsMains

Oven-Baked BBQ Ribs

No smoker, no grill. Four hours in a low oven, wrapped tight, then glazed and blasted — and one small step at the start that most people skip entirely.

4 hr 30 minServes 4Easy
Pork Carnitas TacosMains

Pork Carnitas Tacos

Pork simmered in its own fat until the liquid goes and the frying begins. The whole trick is knowing not to stop at the tender stage — the crisp edges come after.

2 hr 30 minServes 6Medium
Twice-Cooked Pork BellyMains

Twice-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
Miso RamenSoups

Miso Ramen

The weeknight ramen. The miso paste is fried in aromatics before the stock goes in, which takes a 40-minute bowl a surprising distance towards an all-day one.

45 minServes 4Medium
Shoyu RamenSoups

Shoyu Ramen

Built in three separate parts — tare, broth and toppings — the way real ramen shops do it. Assemble in the bowl, not the pot, and never boil the noodles in the soup.

2 hr 30 minServes 4Hard
Spaghetti alla CarbonaraPasta

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

No cream, ever. The sauce is just egg, cheese and pasta water, brought together off the heat so it turns silky instead of scrambling.

25 minServes 4Medium