Four ingredients and five minutes in a blender, plus the pickled jalapeno step most copycat recipes skip. Creamy, tangy, ready before the pan is hot.

Restaurant Copycat Recipes!
Restaurant Copycat Recipes!

Four ingredients and five minutes in a blender, plus the pickled jalapeno step most copycat recipes skip. Creamy, tangy, ready before the pan is hot.

Bobby Flay Coleslaw with green cabbage, carrots and a mustard-forward mayonnaise dressing. Ten minutes, no cooking, serves 8.

Bobby Flay Lasagna with a braised pork and beef shank bolognese, strained ricotta and fontina bechamel. Serves 6 to 8, from Throwdown.

Bobby Flay Crab Cakes with a green plantain crust, mango avocado relish and sour orange sauce. Eight cakes, serves 4, one hour active.

Bobby Flay Parker House Rolls with scalded milk, butter and three eggs. Makes about 24 soft rolls in 2 hours 45 minutes, 20 of them active.

Bobby Flay Chili with cubed bottom round, dark beer, nine chiles and a toasted cumin crema. Serves 6, 2 hours 30 minutes, no beans.

Central BBQ Rib Dry Rub from Memphis with cumin, paprika, chili powder and three peppers. Makes 9 tablespoons in 10 minutes, enough for two racks.

American Goulash with ground beef, cavatappi and two cans of tomato, finished with sharp Cheddar. One pot, 45 minutes, serves 6.

Sweet and Spicy Shrimp Tacos with sweet chili sauce, Sriracha and lightly floured shrimp. Makes 6 to 8 tacos in 20 minutes, serves 4.

Pickled Red Onions with white vinegar, cane sugar and sea salt. Five ingredients, 10 minutes of work, ready in an hour and good for two weeks.