Meat recipe collection

Traditional dry salt cure for a 14-pound ham using rough salt, brown sugar, and saltpeter. Includes a 3-week curing process with optional smoking instructions for homemade country ham.

Easy BBQ chicken simmered in a skillet with just ketchup and cola. Covered to cook, uncovered to reduce into a sticky, sweet-tangy glaze. Four ingredients total.

Blue cheese potato meatloaf folds tangy blue cheese into the loaf, frosts the whole thing with blue cheese mashed potatoes, and crowns it with crumbled bacon. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes baked into one loaded dish.

Easy chicken cacciatore with canned tomatoes, garlic, basil, and parsley simmered uncovered for 40 minutes. A rustic Italian one-pan dinner with minimal prep.

Easy chicken fried steak with a triple-coated golden crispy crust and a hint of nutmeg in the breading. The Texas-style cube steak classic in under 40 minutes.

Chicken braised in a mix of regular and dark beer with onion soup mix for a rich, savory sauce. Four ingredients, one pan, and zero fuss. Serve over rice.

Three-ingredient chicken pastry bites using crescent roll dough, cooked chicken, and pizza sauce. Quick, kid-friendly finger food that bakes up golden and flaky.

Easy chicken tandoori marinates pieces in spiced yogurt with curry powder, garlic and paprika, then bakes to juicy tender perfection. Seven pantry ingredients, restaurant flavor at home.

Glazed smoked ham roasted with a jalapeño jelly and cilantro finish. Foolproof holiday ham technique with temperature markers and a spicy-sweet twist on tradition.

Easy glazed smoked ham trims, scores, and bakes a fully-cooked smoked ham with a simple sugar coating for a holiday-worthy main with minimal effort. The classic Sunday-supper or Easter-table centerpiece.

Easy ham, bean and tomato soup turns leftover holiday ham and a ham bone broth into a hearty navy bean soup with onions, celery, and tomato. A pantry-savvy meal.

Homemade elderberry wine fermented with fresh berries, sugar, lemon juice, and yeast. A traditional country winemaking recipe that needs just five ingredients and three months of patience.

Family's Favourite Chestnut Stuffing for Poultry recipe

Porter beef braises chunks of rib eye in Guinness stout with onions, mushrooms, and a pinch of nutmeg. A rich Irish-style stout-braised beef stew that cooks in two hours.

Pan-seared beef tenderloin fillets served with a quick mushroom-horseradish brown gravy. A 25-minute special occasion dinner that turns packaged gravy into something worth serving company.

Fillets of bluefish Gen Patton: bluefish fillets poached in white wine with shallots, then cloaked in a cream and egg yolk reduction sauce finished with lemon. An old-guard American classic.