54 beef tender recipes

Fork-tender beef stew braised low and slow in beer with caramelized onions, tomatoes, and browned mushrooms. A hearty Dutch oven comfort meal that's worth every minute.

Hearty beef and barley soup with tender chuck cubes, pearl barley, potatoes, carrots, celery, tomatoes, peas, and mushrooms. A one-pot meal scented with paprika and marjoram.

Pressure cooker beef stew browns chuck with onion soup mix, then pressure-cooks with potatoes, carrots, and onion for fall-apart tender meat in 40 minutes instead of three hours.

Classic stuffed cabbage rolls filled with seasoned ground beef, spinach, Parmesan cheese, and eggs. Baked until the leaves are tender and the savory filling is bubbling with flavor.

Bohemian beef stew seasoned with paprika, caraway seeds, and dill, simmered until fork-tender and finished with sour cream. Served over warm sauerkraut for a hearty Czech-inspired dinner.

Hearty beef curry with tender chuck roast, sweet potatoes, carrots, and plump raisins in a warmly spiced tomato broth. Served over orzo for a cozy, one-pot-style dinner.

Sarma cabbage rolls stuffed with a three-meat filling of ground beef, pork, and ham with rice and paprika, simmered in tomato broth for over two hours until tender.

Tender beef cubes simmer for 2 hours in a spiced tomato base with cayenne and ginger, then fresh spinach wilts into the stew for a hearty African meal over rice.

Southern-style pot roast braised with ginger, tomatoes, and fresh figs for a sweet-savory showstopper that turns tough beef melt-in-your-mouth tender after 3 hours of simmering.

Beef brisket slow-cooked in the crockpot with chili sauce and beer until meltingly tender. Slice it thin, spoon the cooking liquid over the top, and serve with wild rice.

Cantonese-style asparagus beef stir-fry with thin-sliced flank steak, snappy asparagus and a punchy black bean sauce. Cornstarch-velveted meat stays tender, garlic-infused oil delivers aromatic depth.

Beef Burgundy cooked entirely in a wok with red wine, pearl onions, mushrooms, and thyme. A clever one-vessel take on the French classic that braises to fork-tender in 90 minutes.

Provençal aioli platter: poached cod, beef carpaccio, blanched vegetables, baby potatoes, and hard-boiled eggs arranged around homemade garlic aioli. The summer party centerpiece.

Authentic Upper Michigan pasties filled with ground beef, potatoes, rutabaga, onion, and carrot in a tender, chewy suet crust. Cornish-style meat pies from the UP, just like the miners made.

Hearty Greek meat stew simmered with broad beans, tomatoes, red wine, and warm cloves. Tender beef in a rich, rustic broth that fills the house with the smell of a Mediterranean kitchen.

Slow cooker beef stew loaded with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and tender chuck roast simmered in red wine broth. Set it and forget it for a soul-warming supper that feeds a crowd.