Mains

Food & Drink
Chef Kristen Essig’s Big-Batch Bolognese
The house Bolognese sauce at Thalia, NOLA’s newest neighborhood joint, is an old-school, comforting recipe—as at-home on noodles as it is on nachos

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The Only Tomato Pie Recipe You’ll Ever Need
A Birmingham, Alabama, chef makes a deep-dish take on the summertime classic

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How Edna Lewis Fried Soft-Shell Crabs
A simple and classic softie recipe, from the newly re-released cookbook by the grande dame of Southern cooking

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Spicy Southern Clams
A swim in cumin-spiced sofrito and a steam in vermouth-scented broth give these clams a kick

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Creole Jambalaya
A classic Louisiana recipe from the Brennan family of New Orleans

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Garden & Gun Club’s Korean Braised Short Ribs
Chef Ann Kim brings two cultures together deliciously–on the plate and at the Garden & Gun Club in Atlanta

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How Chef Adam Evans Grills Oysters
The chef is coming home to Alabama, with Automatic Seafood & Oysters, opening this March in Birmingham. Here’s a preview of his menu—and his favorite oyster-grilling technique

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Broiled Oysters with Chile Butter
Chile flakes and a healthy pour of hot sauce bring the fire to these bivalves

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Grilled Sardines
A warm raisin-sherry vinaigrette tempers the strong-flavored fish

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Garlic-Lemon Shrimp
A guaranteed crowd-pleaser, courtesy of Brennan’s in New Orleans

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Halibut with Pickled Vegetables
Briny giardiniera brightens simple roasted fish

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Stuffed Calamari
A traditional dish, just-like-grandma-made (if your grandma is a fantastic Italian cook)

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Scallops Over Penne with Vodka Sauce
Sweet seared shellfish contrast with a spirited tomato sauce

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Gulf Snapper “in Cartoccio”
Sweet snapper steamed in parchment paper is easy to scale up for however many you want to serve

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Quail with Grapes and Pearl Onions
A Mediterranean take on the South’s favorite game bird

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Collard Pesto
Move over basil, this wintry Southern green is the star

Anatomy of a Classic
DIY Duck Pastrami
Whether you bring it home from a blind or a butcher shop, when it’s seasoned, smoked, and sliced, it makes a bold party-platter statement

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Stuffed-Sausage Kolache
Czech, please. These pastries can be filled with anything, but we prefer the combo of breakfast sausage, jalapeno, and cheese

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Maneet Chauhan’s Spiced Lamb Patties
The Nashville chef shares a recipe from her newest restaurant, Chaatable: Shammii Kebabs

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Not-Quite-Classic-But-Close Soup Beans
The most soul-satisfying—and least expensive—dinner in the Southern-food canon