Sometimes slow food is the best kind of food. Homemade casseroles bubbling in the oven and lemon sugar crepes that take real patience, yeah, they’re worth every minute. These aren’t your quick weekday meals, they’re the ones you plan around, wait for, and then can’t stop talking about after.
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Apple Cheesecake
Cheesecakes require a degree of mastery to achieve the appropriate texture and taste. One member recalls how it took them two hours to make an apple cheesecake. “Took it to a Friendsgiving, and the cheesecake was gone in 10 minutes.” However, such quick consumption is the best kind of compliment! Get the recipe
Lemon Sugar Crepes
Delicate foods are a tortuous treat. Though the delectable taste is out of this world, the cooking process is unforgiving. As is the case with lemon sugar crepes, if you do it right, you don't even sit down with a plate of them. You eat the first one while the second one is still in the pan.
Tamales
“My love-hate relationship with tamales follows the effort-enjoyment ratio pretty closely,” writes one. Not only is the process lengthy, but it also involves a lot of mess. We’re talking about pots, pans, spatulas, and steamers getting dirty. “All that for something that you eat in under two minutes,” says another commenter. Get the recipe
Tonkotsu Ramen
This dish is often cited as the king of Japanese soups. However, the flavorful broth is not easy to achieve. As one commenter points out, it takes anywhere from 24 hours to two days to prepare, depending on the marination of eggs. Imagine all that effort for the bowl of ramen to be gobbled up in 10 minutes.
Hot Links and Caramelized Onions
Though the hot links are merely Sabretts that you just toss in the air fryer, the onions take a long time. A user reports that caramelizing onions takes an hour. A bit of mustard, a brush of mayo on the bun to tame the heat a notch, and voila! All gone in a minute. Get the recipe
Lasagna
Although it's a comfort food for many, the process of making lasagna is anything but comfortable. From browning the ground beef to making the sauce, the steps are rather elaborate. If you make the traditional bechamel-style one, say goodbye to every pan in the house.
Sunday Roast
Roast dinners are elaborate meals. We’re talking meat, potatoes, roasted vegetables, Yorkshire puddings, gravy, and much more. With so many sides, the meal can take hours and uses all your trays and pots. “It’s one of my favorite meals, but it takes so long if you’re making everything yourself,” says one.
Carne de Porco à Alentejana
This Portuguese dish is a favorite of one member’s husband and son. However, the prep is excruciating. It takes forever to cook it with a ton of dishes left to clean. Let’s not forget the clams you must clean beforehand to prepare.
Tacos
One member spent an hour making three chicken tacos, dirtying every bowl they had, and then consuming them in 30 seconds. Pernil tacos are even more taxing. A user who makes them Puerto Rican style complains about “marinating and prepping the meat, then roasting it for a long time until it falls apart.” And that’s just the meat. “Forget about making fresh salsas and the like.”
Casseroles
Casseroles are another comfort food that you can make by throwing in your leftovers. However, the dish does require a bit of prep followed by an hour of cooking. Oh, and don’t get me started on cleaning the stuck-on food on the baking dish! Get the recipe
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