Recipes with vinegar

Fakes xithati is the traditional Greek sour lentil soup, slow-simmered with garlic, olive oil, and coriander, then finished with a splash of vinegar for a tangy, soulful Mediterranean bowl.

A quick but hearty chili that's made with kidney beans, tomato sauce and a bit of molasses.

Burn your mouth with these spicy wings that are easy to make in the convenience of your crockpot.

Barbecued Cornish Hens on a vertical roaster over covered charcoal, basted every 10 minutes with a Worcestershire-forward brown sugar BBQ sauce. Rich, deeply flavored grilled poultry in under an hour.

Pickled red beets in a sweet brown sugar and vinegar brine. Old-school canning recipe that yields jewel-toned jars perfect for sandwiches, salads, and holiday relish trays.

Potted herrings in Guinness bake rolled herring fillets in a stout-and-vinegar bath with onion, bay, cloves, and peppercorns. Classic Irish preserved fish, served cold.

North Carolina BBQ sauce with a vinegar base, ketchup, chili powder, brown sugar, and black pepper. Thin, tangy, and made for pulled pork and ribs.

Sweet and sour tofu with peppers and carrots: a vegetarian Chinese restaurant favorite. Tofu poached for tenderness, topped with crisp stir-fried vegetables, and dressed with a tangy ginger-garlic sweet-and-sour sauce.

Sweet dill pickles made by transforming store-bought dills with sugar, vinegar, garlic, onion, celery seed, and mustard seed. No canning needed, ready in 5 days.

Mei Kwei Tao(Pickled Peaches in Red Rose Petals) recipe

Sweet and sour chili ribs baked low and slow with brown sugar, vinegar, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce. Fall-off-the-bone pork ribs with a tangy, sticky glaze.

Chinese clay pot salmon with cloud ear mushrooms, bean thread noodles, and pressed tofu in a gingery chicken broth. Elegant Cantonese-style fish dish with delicate aromatics and a silky sesame finish.

Calico salad is a colorful three-bean salad with kidney beans, green beans, and wax beans in a sweet vinegar dressing with chopped green pepper and onion.

Duck pot pie with the flavors of duck a l'orange baked right in: a giblet stock sauce brightened with orange peel and Triple Sec, loaded with broccoli, leeks, and ginger. The crispy duck skin gets rolled into the top crust.

Canned green tomato pie filling with Granny Smith apples, dark and white raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. A boiling-water canner recipe for preserving the fall harvest.

Mock pavlova is a sugar-free Aussie meringue dessert using artificial sweetener. Crisp shell, marshmallow heart, and fresh kiwi slices, all under 100 calories per portion.