Rigatoni, ground beef and spaghetti sauce are the makings of the easiest weeknight dishes around—and this family-pleasing pasta bake is no exception.
This simple recipe for sweet and savory barbecue beef has a spicy rub and sauce made with chili powder, cumin, brown sugar, cayenne, garlic, and chipotle.
I have a theory that you can tuck almost any finely chopped or shredded vegetable into a savory pancake, fry it in small mounds until crisp on both sides, serve it with a dollop of a sour cream or yogurt sauce and they will be inhaled.
This is a recipe passed down from my great-grandmother on my father's side -- he missed these so much when my family came to the United States that he taught himself to cook just to make them again. They are, in many ways, the epitome of Shanghainese cooking: flavorful but not overwhelming, savory-sweet, with a bit of shaoxing wine for extra depth. Perfect warming comfort food. If you want a saltier or more intense flavor, increase the amount of soy sauce and sesame oil.
