Pork

Spicy, mouth-tingling, porky: Those are the words you’ll be using to describe this tofu recipe.

For a real taste of Joffrey’s gamey pigeon pie, use squab instead of chicken. Have a sword handy for slicing into it! Also check out our other GoT-inspired recipes.

Puntarelle refers to the bitter inner stalks of the Catalonian chicory (Belgian endive and radicchio are close cousins). Reserve the white stalks for another use—they’re great in a crunchy salad.

Once you’ve got the two racks tied together (and the lady apples halved), making this crown pork recipe is as simple as any other roast.

It’s amazing how malleable eggs are, and this method yields an especially fluffy result. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

These breakfast sausage patties are perfect for freezing, extra insurance toward future hangovers.

Though it may seem like a counterintuitive practice, extra flipping is the secret to the golden-brown crust on these pork chops.

Coat seared ground pork in a Thai-inspired glaze, then scatter over fried wonton wrappers, and pile on the nacho treatment with two kinds of cheese, pickled jalapeños, and a shredded cabbage and cilantro salad.

The effort-to-impressiveness ratio doesn’t get much better than this, people. Go ahead and double (Triple! Quadruple!) this recipe and you’ve got hostess gifts, emergency entertaining fodder, and quick, decadent snacks for days.

This recipe comes from the November 1989 issue and is part of our Thanksgiving Hall of Fame series. Pork and pumpkin plus spicy chorizo sausage, hominy and jalapeño make this stew a standout. Freshly toasted and ground cumin adds fragrance and flavor.

Hot weather and spicy foods just go together, but this speedy stovetop dish won’t heat up your kitchen.

All those spices and sauces add up to some truly complex flavors. (This recipe was developed with IBM's Chef Watson.)

While this cooking project requires effort and some special equipment, even a novice can achieve pro results.

The Meat Hook in Brooklyn show us the way to excellent homemade sausages. While this project is no easy feat—and requires some special equipment—even a beginner can achieve pro results. (Watch the step-by-step video here.) And once you master these, why not try your hand at a batch of Lamb Masala Sausage, Spicy Italian Sausage, or Boerewors?

The crispy bits are the key to this pork’s deliciousness. Use a wide, flat spatula for the best effect.

Cooking kimchi with greens mellows the intensity while still delivering a ton of flavor. Swap out the kale for swiss chard, or mustard greens for something a bit spicier.

This will make more pulled pork than you’ll need, but who would be sad about that? Use the leftovers to make tacos, pulled pork sandwiches, pork stew—whatever your heart desires, really

If you like, you can coat the pork with the coriander and chill it for an extra night before roasting for more flavor. It will also help the pork get a good sear.

Go light on the salt when seasoning these chops; the marinade is fairly salt, especially after it reduces. Learn how to make this recipe and more in our online cooking class with Sur la Table.