175 cork roast recipes

Microwave veal roast rubbed with garlic and pepper, cooked on an inverted saucer to stay out of the drippings. Simple technique with timing charts for rare, medium, and well-done.

Roast beef tortilla roll-ups with bacon horseradish dip and crisp lettuce, sliced into pinwheels. A no-cook appetizer or lunch that chills ahead and cuts clean for party platters.

Thinly sliced roast beef marinated in picante sauce, red wine vinegar, and cilantro, stuffed into pita pockets with avocado, tomatoes, and cheese. A no-cook meal that's bold, fresh, and ready to eat.

Chicken leg pieces marinated in spiced yogurt with ginger-garlic paste, mace, cumin, and gram flour, then roasted on skewers. Cook it tandoor-style, on the grill, or in your oven.

Lobster vinaigrette built from roasted lobster shells, fish stock, and wine vinegar, then emulsified with egg yolk and oil. A chef-level way to use the shells most cooks throw away.

Beer-braised pot roast marinated overnight in dark stout with caraway, rosemary, and cloves, then slow-cooked until fork-tender. A German-Belgian style beef braise with a deep, malty gravy.

Hands-off oven roast beef seared at high heat for one hour, then slow-cooked in the residual heat of a turned-off oven for five hours. Just one ingredient, zero fuss.

Salt-roasted shrimp with a scampi beurre blanc dipping sauce. A showstopper appetizer where shrimp cook shell-on over a bed of rock salt and get served with a buttery white wine dip.

Sole or cod steamed in corn husks with poblanos, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, and garlic. A Mexican-inspired fish preparation that cooks like a tamale with bright chile flavors and zero cleanup.

Roasted red pepper spread with cream cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, Vidalia onion, cumin, garlic, and cilantro. A smoky, creamy no-cook appetizer blended in the food processor and served chilled with crackers.

Rotisserie baby back ribs slow-cooked over coals and basted with a homemade tomato-brown sugar BBQ sauce, finished with hickory smoke. Spit-roasted for an hour until fall-off-the-bone tender.

Traditional German Surbraten: pork brined for three weeks with juniper berries, garlic, and onion, then roasted until the outside is crackling-crisp. An old-world curing project for the patient and adventurous cook.

A big fresh ham roasted for hours, then stuffed with spicy Italian sausage and cooked until fork-tender. The pan drippings make a rich, savory gravy. Feeds a crowd with just two ingredients.

Marinated pot roast cooked in a clay pot with red wine, aromatic vegetables, and fresh herbs. A 24-hour marinade and slow oven braise turns tough beef round into fork-tender Sunday dinner.

Thai green papaya salad layered with iceberg lettuce, cucumber, tomato, scallions and cilantro, dressed in a chili-lime-soy sauce with crushed roasted peanuts. A fresh, no-cook Thai salad ready in 15 minutes.

Skirlie is a traditional Scottish side dish of toasted oatmeal and fried onions cooked in beef drippings or butter. Served alongside neeps and tatties or roast meat. Crisp, savory and ready in 25 minutes.