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Kashk Bademjoon (Garlicky Eggplant Dip)

This mashed eggplant spread is topped with saffron, blackened mint, caramelized onions, and savory kashk—a thick, salty Iranian yogurt whey.

Fried Pork Chop

Marinated in a simple medley of soy sauce, sugar, and a bit of five-spice powder, these fried pork chops are a delicious anchor for an afternoon meal.

Fried Apple Pies

This Southern delicacy wraps the warm flavors of cinnamon-spiked apple pie into a buttery handheld crust.

Chicken Schnitzel With Creamed Watercress

Much like a radish, watercress can be high on the spicy spectrum, which makes it an excellent foil for the richness of a crispy pan-fried chicken cutlet.

Latkes

For perfectly crispy latkes, start with super-starchy potatoes like russets. Grate them, soak in water, and then squeeze out the liquid to keep them from browning too quickly.

Easy Fish Cakes With Caper-Parsley Sauce

Try these halibut and canned sardine cakes instead of crab cakes for a starter or light lunch.

Fried Zucchini Blossoms

Enjoy light, crispy batter-fried squash blossoms alongside your favorite aperitivo.

The Best Cast-Iron Skillets, 20 Tested and Reviewed

We seared, fried, and baked our way through a whole range of cast-iron pans to find the best one on the market.

Ruth Reichl’s Matzo Brei

Simple classic matzo brei can go two ways: savory or sweet. This versatile recipe for the ultimate Passover comfort food lets you decide how to take it.

Plantain and Refried Bean Quesadillas

No tortillas here—a dough made from plantains is filled with beans for these quesadillas.

Classic Potato Pancakes

These savory potato pancakes are fried in butter and oil for a crisp, golden brown crust. Serve with applesauce or sour cream at your next holiday gathering.

Tacos de Pobre

These budget-friendly tacos de pobre are packed with crispy, shallow-fried potato skins, plus sautéed onions and chile peppers.

Chicken, Fennel, and Apple Guo-Tie

In these chicken dumplings, sweet apple and savory chicken come together, and pickled fennel is the lightly acidic bridge.

Salmon Patties With Dill Sauce

These light, gluten-free salmon patties are perfect as an appetizer, weeknight dinner, or even breakfast—you can also use them to make salmon burgers.

Buñuelos

These fritters are often referred to as buñuelos de rodilla, or knee fritters, as they need to be quite thin and the knee is often pressed into the dough to stretch it out.

Sicilian Cannoli

This cannoli recipe has the chocolate, pistachios, and candied orange peel mixed right into the creamy filling so you get optimal flavor in every bite.

Maduros (Sweet Plantains)

Depending on their level of ripeness, plantains can be savory or sweet—for this sweet plantains recipe, look for mostly black ones.

How to Make Crackly, Crispy Chicharrones at Home

We've got the deets on the meaty kind, too.

Chicharrones

These pan-fried pork cracklin’s are flavored with bay leaves and get a squeeze of lime juice when they are hot out of the pan.
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