Mixed meat satay skewers of chicken, shrimp, and beef marinated in toasted coriander, cumin, garlic, fish sauce, and brown sugar, then grilled fast and served with peanut sauce. Thai-style street-food flavor at home.
Sichuan "fish-fragrant" shredded beef with water chestnuts, chili, ginger, garlic, and dark vinegar. No fish at all. Just a fiery, tangy, sweet sauce that clings to every strand of tender beef.
Individual chili pots layer beef, beans, tomatoes and peppers simmered with garlic and oregano, stirred with rice and topped with melted cheese and sliced olives for a one-bowl weeknight dinner.
Chipped beef on toast: browned ground beef folded into a creamy milk gravy and spooned over toast. Classic SOS comfort food, hearty, cheap, and on the table in about 20 minutes.
Chunky beef posole chili built on tender chunks of browned beef shoulder with jalapeno, cumin, and tomatoes, thickened with grits for a corn-rich body. Topped with cilantro, scallions, sour cream, and tortilla.
Panang beef curry with homemade spice paste, coconut cream cracked to release its oil, roasted peanuts, and fresh basil. Authentic Thai technique, medium heat, ready in 40 minutes.
Homemade sausage patties ground from beef and fatty pork, seasoned with sage, marjoram, cloves, and chopped pecans, then bound with champagne. An overnight dry in the fridge builds deep, concentrated flavor.
Mediterranean-style casserole layering brown rice, seasoned beef, crumbled feta, black olives, and dried mushrooms in a garlicky tomato sauce, topped with Parmesan and baked until bubbling.
Slow cooker beef stew with carrots, celery, new potatoes, mushrooms, and red wine. Set it before work, come home to a deeply flavored, fork-tender stew thickened with a flour slurry. Feeds 16, freezes beautifully.
Grilled satay skewers marinated in soy, curry, and lime with a creamy coconut peanut dipping sauce. Works with chicken, beef, or pork for appetizers or a full meal.
Bacon-wrapped chicken breasts baked low and slow over smoked beef in a creamy mushroom and sour cream sauce. Five ingredients, zero fuss, and enough to feed a crowd of eight.
MacAyo's style beef fajitas marinated in garlic, lime, and oil, then sauteed and rolled into warm tortillas with salsa, guacamole, and sour cream. A Phoenix Mexican-restaurant classic at home.
Green garlic chili: a Southwestern-style stew built on whole cloves of mellowed garlic, fresh green chiles, and tangy green tomatoes simmered with tender beef. No beans, no tomato sauce, just deep savory heat.
Classic feijoada, Brazil's hearty black bean stew simmered with sausage, beef, pork, and bacon until thick and rich. Served over rice with bright orange slices, the way it's done in Brazil.
A comforting Greek meatball soup with seasoned beef-and-rice balls simmered in a vegetable broth. Fragrant with mint, oregano, dill, and garlic. Pure comfort in a bowl.
Kathy's chipped beef is classic creamed dried beef, the diner and mess-hall favorite. Shredded beef crisped in butter, folded into a smooth milk gravy seasoned with dry mustard, spooned over toast.