The Greatest Hits

HOSTED BY Brian

The ones that end up in every cook's rotation sooner or later. Chef Amazing's own versions, each written around the single step people usually get wrong.

1 member · 20 recipes

What this club is cooking

Buttermilk-Brined Roast Chicken

Two days of nothing, then the juiciest bird you have cooked.

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⏱ 1 hr 30 min

No-Knead Bread

Four ingredients, no kneading, and a crust that cracks.

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⏱ 18 hr

Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder for a Crowd

Salt, sugar, and six hours of leaving it alone.

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⏱ 7 hr

Lemony Shrimp and White Bean Stew

Twenty-five minutes, mostly from the pantry.

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⏱ 25 min

Garlic Noodles

An absurd amount of garlic, and worth every clove.

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⏱ 20 min

Mississippi-Style Pot Roast

Five things in a pot and eight hours of ignoring it.

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⏱ 8 hr

The Plum Torte

One bowl, one pan, and forty years of people making it every September.

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⏱ 1 hr

Southern Baked Mac and Cheese

Custard-set and sliceable, not saucy. A different dish entirely.

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⏱ 1 hr

Sheet-Pan Chicken with Garlic Yogurt

One pan of chicken, one bowl of cold yogurt, a pile of raw greens.

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⏱ 45 min

Chicken with Crushed Olive Dressing

Roast chicken plus a sharp, salty dressing spooned over at the end.

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⏱ 40 min

Olive Oil Cake

Moister than butter cake, and it keeps for days.

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⏱ 1 hr

Cacio e Pepe

Three ingredients and one technique that takes a try or two.

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⏱ 20 min

Coq au Vin

A whole bottle of wine and an afternoon well spent.

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⏱ 2 hr 30 min

Ratatouille

Cooked separately, combined at the end. That is the difference.

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⏱ 1 hr 15 min

Fish Tacos with Cabbage Slaw

Crisp fish, sharp slaw, and everything assembled at the table.

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⏱ 30 min

Turkey Meatballs That Aren't Dry

The panade and the ricotta do what fat usually does.

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⏱ 40 min

Chicken Paprikash

Sweet paprika, sour cream, and dumplings to catch it.

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⏱ 1 hr

Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini

Roasted until properly dark, not politely pale.

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⏱ 40 min

French Onion Soup

An hour of stirring onions. There is no shortcut and everyone has tried.

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⏱ 2 hr

Lemon Bars

Sharp enough to be worth eating, with a shortbread base that stays crisp.

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⏱ 1 hr

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