505 beef tender recipes

Tender beef meatballs packed with ground zucchini and rice, simmered in a savory tomato-beef broth seasoned with oregano and cumin. A cozy one-pot stew with a hidden veggie boost in every bite.

Ranch-style slow cooker beef braises stewing beef and whole small onions in a brown gravy spiked with red wine vinegar, cloves, bay, and thyme. Set it and forget it for fork-tender results.

Sirloin tips braised in a garlic-heavy ketchup and Worcestershire sauce until fork-tender. A simple, saucy beef dinner served over rice with bold savory flavor.

Slow-roasted barbecue pork (or beef) braised for 3 hours in a homemade sauce of ketchup, vinegar, dry mustard, and Worcestershire. Shreds fork-tender for sandwiches.

Slow cooker beef and pork barbecue with brown sugar, chili powder, tomato paste, and vinegar. Cooks until fork-tender and shreds for sandwiches. Oven method included.

Braised beef with sun-dried tomatoes and white beans simmers chunks of beef until fork-tender in a thyme-scented broth, brightened by tangy sun-dried tomatoes and finished with creamy white beans. A rustic, one-pot Tuscan-style stew.

Onion smothered brisket rubbed with garlic powder and paprika, seared and braised under two pounds of sliced onions. Fork-tender beef with a rich onion gravy.

Slow cooker chicken and pork cubes marinated in red wine, beef stock, tomatoes, garlic, and rosemary. Set it, forget it, and come home to fork-tender meat after 6 to 8 hours.

Old-fashioned boiled beef simmered with potatoes, carrots, onions, and peppercorns until fork-tender. Served with a tangy horseradish-mayonnaise sauce that cuts right through the richness.

Glazed barbecued beef brisket simmered fork-tender then finished on the grill with your choice of three glazes: honey-spice, apple-mustard, or apricot. A two-stage method for smoky, glossy brisket.

Wild mushroom beef stew, a hands-off slow cooker braise of flour-dredged beef chuck, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, and potatoes in a savory paprika-spiked broth. Hearty, rich, and tender after a long, slow cook.

Rendang is the legendary Indonesian beef curry: chunks of beef slow-simmered in spiced coconut milk and tamarind until the sauce reduces almost dry and the meat turns fork-tender. Deeply fragrant and richly spiced.

Plain basic chili, a Texas-style chili con carne made with cubed beef, not ground, simmered low in chili powder, beef broth, and crushed tomatoes until fork-tender. No beans, no filler, just rich, beefy chili.

Beef and broccoli stir-fry in oyster sauce with garlic, ginger, and scallions. Marinated flank steak seared in a hot wok with crisp-tender broccoli, better than takeout.

New England boiled dinner with corned beef simmered until tender, then carrots, turnips, potatoes, onions, and cabbage cooked in the broth. A classic one-pot Yankee comfort meal.

Old Munich sauerbraten: beef marinated for days in a spiced vinegar bath, then clay-pot braised until fork-tender in a sweet-sour gravy thickened with gingersnaps. Authentic Bavarian pot roast for potato pancakes.