American Cuisine & Recipes

Typical American Dishes

Appetizers

• Buffalo Wings (Spicy-vinegary chicken wings)
• Crab Cakes (Fried crabmeat patties)
• Nachos (Tortilla chips with toppings)
• Onion Rings (Breaded, fried onions)
• Potato Chips (Fried thin-sliced potatoes)
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds (American Halloween snack)
• Rocky Mountain Oysters (Sautéed pig testicles)

Soups & Stews

• Chicken-Noodle Soup
• Chili con Carne (Tex-Mex spicy beef stew)
• Gumbo (Thick okra stew)
• Oyster Stew (Shellfish stew)
• Vermont Cheddar Soup

Salads

• Cobb Salad (Salad with a variety of toppings)
• Potato Salad
• Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
• Sweet Coleslaw (Sweet cabbage salad)

Noodles & Pasta

• Lasagna (Layered pasta with fillings)
• Macaroni & Cheese (Pasta with cheese)
• Spaghetti & Meatballs
• Tuna-Noodle Casserole

Sandwiches

• BBQ Pork Sandwich
• BLT (Bacon, lettuce & tomato sandwich)
• Club Sandwich (Sandwich with chicken, tomato & bacon)
• Dagwood (Oversized, double-decker sandwich)
• Egg Salad Sandwich
• French Dip au Jus (Roast beef sandwich with jus dipping sauce)
• Grilled Cheese Sandwich
• Hamburger
• Hot Dogs (Beef or pork sausages on a bun with condiments)
• Muffaletta (Meat and olive spread sandwich)
• PBJ (Peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
• Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
• Reuben (Ham, Swiss & sauerkraut on rye)
• Sloppy Joes (Seasoned ground beef sandwich)
• Tuna Salad Sandwich

Poultry

• Chicken & Dumplings (Chicken stew with baking powder dumplings)
• Chicken Pot Pie (United States savory chicken pie)
• Fried Chicken
• Roast Turkey with Gravy (American holiday turkey)

Meats

• BBQ Spare Ribs
• Beer-braised Bratwurst
• Chicken-Fried Steak (Midwest breaded steak cutlet)
• Corn Dogs (Cornbread & hot dog on a stick)
• Kalua Pork (Hawaiian roast pork)
• Meatloaf (Baked ground beef loaf)
• North Carolina BBQ Pork
• Smothered pork chops (Pork chops with onion gravy)

Fish & Seafood

• BBQ Oysters
• Fried Catfish
• Pan-fried Walleye

Vegetables & Beans

• Boston Baked Beans (White beans baked with molasses)
• Corn-on-the-Cob
• Creamed Corn (Corn simmered in cream)
• Mashed Potatoes (Potato puree)
• Sausage-stuffed Acorn Squash
• Southern Greens (See Greens recipe notes)
• Stewed Tomatoes

Breads & Grains

• Baking Powder Biscuits
• Boston Brown Bread (New England molasses bread)
• Cornbread, Southern
• Cornbread Dressing (Southern dressing)
• Dinner Rolls
• French Fries (Deep-fried potato sticks)
• Hot Cross Buns
• Hoppin' John (Southern-Soul rice and black-eyed peas)
• Wheat Bread
• Wild Rice Pilaf (Wild grain)
• White Bread

Sauces & Condiments

• À la King (Leftovers in a white sauce, see Béchamel recipe notes)
• Cranberry Sauce (Cranberry condiment)
• Guacamole (Avocado sauce)
• Sausage Gravy

Desserts

• Apple Cake
• Caramel Apples (Caramel-covered apples)
• Coca-Cola Cake
• Cranberry Pudding (Steamed Christmas pudding)
• Lemon Bars
• Peach Cobbler (Peaches baked with pastry)
• Pumpkin Pie (Pumpkin dessert)
• Gelatin Dessert
• Poundcake
• Snickerdoodles (Cinnamon-scented sugar cookies)
• Strawberry Shortcake (Strawberries with a sweet biscuit)

Beverages

• Birch Beer
• Cocktails (Various alcoholic beverages)
• Eggnog (Egg & cream Christmas beverage)
• Gingerale (Ginger-flavored soft drink)
• Lemonade
• Limeade
• Root Beer (Sarsaparilla-flavored soft drink)

Breakfast

• Hangtown Fry (Oyster & bacon omelet)
• Hash Browns (Sautéed grated potatoes)
• Pancakes (Sweet skillet flatbread)

Preserves

• Pepper Jelly

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American Regional Cuisine

Cajun

• Gumbo (Thick okra stew)
• Blackened Fish (Seasoned, seared fish)
• Jambalaya
• Corn Maque Choux (Indian-style creamed corn)
• Bananas Foster
• Beignets

California

• BBQ Oysters
• Chicken with Pineapple Sauce
• Cioppino (San Francisco seafood stew)
• Cheeseburgers (Ground beef patties with cheddar)
• Chop Suey (Meat with vegetables & bean sprouts over rice)
• Corn Dogs (Cornbread & hot dog on a stick)
• Hangtown Fry (Oyster & bacon omelet)
• Joe's Special (Eggs with spinach & ground beef)
• Sourdough Bread

Hawaiian

• Boiled Peanuts
• Chicken Luau (Chicken with taro leaves; see Chicken Fafa recipe)
• Chicken Long Rice (Mung bean noodles with chicken & vegetables)
• Huli-Huli Chicken (Spiced, grilled chicken)
• Shoyu Chicken (Soy-simmered chicken)
• Kalua Pork (Roast pork)
• Pulehu Steak (Grilled marinated beef)
• Spam Musubi (Spam sushi)
• Teri Beef (Teriyaki beef)
• Lau Lau (Fish steamed in ti leaves)
• Lomi Lomi Salmon (Cured salmon salad)
• Macadamia-crusted Fish (Sautéed fish filets in a macadamia-cracker crust)
• Mahi Mahi Curry
• Poke (Marinated seared fish)
• Squid Lu'au (Squid simmered with taro leaves)
• Limu (Seaweed)
• Roast Sweet Potatoes
• Banana Bread
• Macaroni Salad
• Poi (Boiled & mashed taro root)
• Haupia (Coconut pudding)
• Macadamia Nut Cream Pie
• Mochi (Rice flour sweet)
• Lava Flow (Rum & fruit cocktail)
• Loco Moco (Beef burger over rice topped with gravy & a fried egg)

Mid-Atlantic

• Baked Ziti (Italian-American baked pasta)
• Buffalo Wings
• Crab Cakes
• Manhattan Clam Chowder
• Philly Cheese Steak
• Spaghetti & Meatballs (Italian-American)
• Steamed Blue Crabs
• Italian Ice
• Egg Cream

Midwest

• Sweet Coleslaw (Sweet cabbage salad)
• Beer-braised Bratwurst
• Chicken-Fried Steak (Breaded steak cutlet)
• Creamed Corn (Corn simmered with cream)
• Maid-Rite (Iowa loosemeat sandwich; see Sloppy Joe recipe)
• Meatloaf
• Stuffed Pork Chops
• Swiss Steak
• Corn-on-the-Cob
• Mashed Potatoes (Potato puree)
• Sausage-stuffed Acorn Squash
• Zucchini, Tomatoes & Corn
• Macaroni & Cheese
• Wild Rice Pilaf (Wild grain)
• Peanut Brittle
• Popcorn Balls

Native American

• Salad of Wild Greens
• Turkey
• Venison
• Pemmican
• Hominy
• Posole
• Succotash
• Fry Bread
• Wild Rice

New England

Appetizers

• Crabcakes (Sautéed crab patties)
• Pickled Crabapples

Soups

• Butternut Squash Soup (Puree soup of winter squash)
• New England Clam Chowder (Thick clam & potato soup)
• Cheddar Soup (Cheese soup)

Poultry

• Roast Turkey

Meats

• New England Boiled Dinner (Corned beef braised with carrots, potatoes & cabbage)
• Yankee Pot Roast (Beef braised with vegetables)

Fish & Seafood

• Clambake (Clams, corn & potatoes baked oceanside in seaweed)
• Lobster Rolls (Creamy lobster sandwich)
• Seafood Basket (Assorted fried seafood)
• Whole Lobster in the Shell

Vegetables & Beans

• Boston Baked Beans (White beans baked with molasses)
• Succotash (Lima beans & corn)

Breads & Grains

• Boston Brown Bread (New England molasses bread)
• Johnnycakes (Cornmeal pancakes)
• Northern Cornbread (see Southern Cornbread variations)
• Pumpkin-Cranberry Bread

Desserts

• Apple Pie
• Baked Apples
• Blueberry Buckle
• Blueberry Pie
• Boston Cream Pie (Spongecake with custard filling)
• Cranberry Sauce
• Indian Pudding
• Maple Mousse
• Pumpkin Pie

Pacific Northwest

• Cheddar Pennies (Cheese crackers)
• Clamcakes (Fried clam patties)
• Fried Razor Clams
• Salmon Mousse

Southern-Soul

Appetizers

• Cheese Straws (Cheese-flavored puff pastry sticks)
• Pimento Cheese (Cheese spread with pimentos)

Soups & Stews

• Burgoo (Vegetable & meat stew)

Salads

• Coleslaw (Shredded cabbage salad)

Pastas & Noodles

• Macaroni & Cheese (Pasta with cheese)

Poultry

• Fried Chicken

Meats

• North Carolina BBQ Pork
• Smothered pork chops (Pork chops with onion gravy)

Vegetable & Beans

• Candied Sweet Potatoes
• Hoppin' John (Rice & black-eyed peas)
• Southern Greens (See Greens recipe notes)

Breads & Grains

• Southern Cornbread
• Cornbread Dressing (Southern dressing)
• Hoppin' John (Rice & black-eyed peas)

Sauces & Condiments

• Sausage Gravy

Desserts

• Coca-Cola Cake
• Key Lime Pie
• Ozark Pudding
• Pecan Pie
• Peach Ice Cream
• Sweet Potato Pie

Beverages

• Kentucky Bourbon
• Mint Julep

Tex-Mex and Southwestern

• Burritos
• Chili con Carne (Tex-Mex spicy beef stew)
• Chimichangas (Deep-fried burritos)
• Fajitas
• Guacamole (Avocado sauce)
• Nachos (Tex-Mex tortilla chips with toppings)
• Quesadillas
• Texas BBQ Beef

Retro

• Baked Ham with Pineapple
• Beef Wellington
• Chicken Kiev
• Oysters Rockefeller
• Prime Rib
• Tuna Casserole
• Veal Orloff