This is one of my favourite dishes, compliments of a cooking course through the local public school board. I have rated it “normal-to-hard” for the level of difficulty but that is a bit misleading. The individual steps are not particularly difficult, nor is the sequencing, but there are a significant number of detailed steps (including sous-chef preparations) and it takes a long time to prep and cook; it is definitely not a “quick weeknight meal”. I have also rated it “mild” for spice, and I do not have a particularly high threshold. Note too that there are variations (one for a thicker sauce and one to use bone-in which changes the instructions where indicated).