Meat Recipes

French meatballs blend ground beef with sausage and milk-soaked bread, then simmer in a herbed beef-stock gravy with thyme and bay. A bistro-style boulettes a la francaise.

Learn how to make a savory swiss steak in a variety of ways with this simple and easy to understand recipe.

Classic Williamsburg Inn Chicken and Dumplings recipe

This is one of our favorites. I add more lemon (yes, with the rind!). It's sooo good! Not bitter. I looked online to find it because I misplaced my "Award winning recipes" cookbook in the move. I use vinegar instead of wine (about half the amount) because we don't stock wine.

A stove-top beef stew recipe. Nothing beats a hearty, savory beef stew that warms you up a cold day and satisfies your hunger.

Scalloped potatoes and ham casserole layers parboiled potatoes with diced ham, green onion, thyme cream sauce, and Swiss cheese. A creamy bake that uses up leftover Easter or holiday ham.

Simple and easy, this savory dish can make a rainy day seem bright!

Fluffy steamed buns filled with sweet Chinese BBQ pork. These dim sum favorites take time but reward with pillowy soft dough and savory-sweet char siu filling. Makes 12 buns.

Quick, easy and delicious. This is the kind of dish that makes everybody around the dinner table happily fed and possibly ask for more.

Tender braised beef chuck with onion and celery in a thick, savory gravy served over egg noodles. A simple, hearty comfort dinner for two that simmers low and slow for about an hour.

Tame wild game with this braised venison in a mushroom sauce.

Irish boiled dinner with feather dumplings: corned beef simmered low with potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, onions, and cabbage. Fluffy steamed dumplings cook right in the briny pot likker for the ultimate one-pot St. Patrick's Day spread.

Turned out well, quick and easy to make. I used pepper jack cheese instead of fontina. Try adding some white wine to the skillet you used to brown the chicken breasts to deglaze the pan to gather up those tasty brown bits and serve with the resulting jus.

Vinegar-marinated tripe layered with sauteed mushrooms, onions, tomato sauce, and breadcrumbs, then baked into a hearty casserole. An Irish classic for adventurous home cooks.

A lighter chicken curry with applesauce for natural sweetness and a creamy tomato-curry sauce, served over rice with all the fixings. Raisins, coconut, peanuts, chutney, and more on the condiment bar.

This recipe is definitely worth the effort for the holidays and special company. Broiled stuffed tomatoes and a fresh green salad are perfect accompaniments with this meat dish.