366 beef string recipes

Restaurant-style sesame beef stir fry with crisp asparagus and red bell pepper. Triple-fried strips get tossed in a savory soy, sesame paste, and Shaoxing wine sauce that clings to every bite.

Cajun pork-oyster pie with ground beef, ground pork, fresh oysters, and a dark roux in a double-crust pie shell. A Louisiana savory meat pie with the holy trinity and a kick of cayenne.

Hearty beef chili with kidney beans, tomato sauce, and red pepper flakes cooked in a Dutch oven. Topped with Monterey Jack cheese and packed with garlic and celery.

Japanese gyoza pot stickers filled with ground beef, cabbage, mushrooms, ginger, and sesame oil. Pan-fried until crispy, then steam-finished. Served with a soy-chili sesame dipping sauce.

Thin somen noodles stir-fried with seared steak strips, serrano chilies, fresh mint, and a soy-oyster sauce glaze. A fast, fiery Asian noodle bowl.

Chili made from charcoal-grilled burgers crumbled with fire-roasted peppers, jalapenos, and kidney beans. Smoky, spicy, and built for eating outdoors around the fire.

Grilled beef sirloin kabobs marinated in brown sugar, chili powder, and hot sauce, served over fresh spinach with a cool yogurt dipping sauce.

Korean-style grilled short ribs marinated in soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and crushed red pepper. Charred and caramelized over medium coals.

Pirates pies are deep-fried meat hand pies stuffed with seasoned ground beef, rice, bell pepper, and ketchup in a homemade dough. A Cajun festival favorite with crispy golden crust.

Mexican-style lasagna with ground beef, green chilies, corn, and cheddar cheese layered in a cumin-spiced picante tomato sauce. Topped with sour cream and olives.

Sweet-sour meatball kabobs with ground beef, pineapple, green peppers, cherry tomatoes, and green onions. Marinated in a pineapple-soy-vinegar sauce, then broiled with a glossy glaze.

Beef chuck slow-cooked in soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and garlic until fall-apart tender, then piled onto toasted French rolls with napa cabbage and pineapple. Set it and forget it.

NOTE: The flavor of this dish depends on the flavor of the Kimchee.

Beef patties simmered in a creamy basil-mushroom sauce, finished with shredded cheddar and green onions. Salisbury steak with a sharper, weeknight-friendly twist from pantry staples.

Mexican-style bow ties: hearty pasta salad with seasoned ground beef, kidney beans, corn, tomatoes, cheddar, and a zippy yogurt-salsa dressing, topped with crushed tortilla chips. Warm or cold crowd-pleaser.

This a delightful dish is an innovative and economical way to serve a do-it-yourself-style appetizer or main-dish. It is usually presented in a special lacquered wood or china tray with the required number of compartments. It is just as effective served on a tray in small bowls or dishes