Meat Recipes

Gai Paht Meht Mamuang Himapahn is the Thai chicken cashew stir-fry where dried red chilies fry to blackened smoke, then meet seared chicken strips, onion wedges, fish sauce, and roasted cashews. A 15-minute weeknight stir-fry that punches above its ingredient list.

Cubed venison or elk in a sweet pineapple-almond sauce, served over rice or chow mein noodles. A retro wild game stir-fry ready in 30 minutes using leftover cooked meat.

Szechuan-style tangerine beef stir-fried with dried orange peel, chili peppers, and roasted peppercorns. Flank steak marinated in soy, ginger, and rice wine.

Guisadong sitao simmers Filipino long beans with pork, shrimp, and shrimp juice in a garlic-tomato sauté base. Hearty weeknight Filipino vegetable stew ready in 45 minutes.

Ground beef, tomatoes, green olives, and cottage cheese baked in a cornmeal batter until set and golden. All the tamale flavor without the husks or the fuss.

Italian-style roast chicken with potatoes, pine nuts, raisins, Romano cheese, and red wine vinegar. A one-pan dinner with sweet, savory, and tangy flavors in every bite.

Chicken marinara made with a fast homemade tomato sauce of diced tomatoes, tomato paste, red wine, and basil spooned over cooked chicken pieces. A 25-minute weeknight Italian dinner with pantry staples.

German-style veal breast stuffed with seasoned ground beef, pork, lemon, and nutmeg, braised low and slow with paprika, cloves, rosemary, and bay leaves until fork-tender.

Pounded chicken breasts wrapped with prosciutto and sage, pan-seared golden and finished in a Marsala mushroom sauce. Italian elegance in 30 minutes flat.

Earthworm Stroganoff with purged and baked earthworms, sauteed mushrooms, onions, and sour cream over rice. An adventurous entomophagy recipe using the classic Stroganoff method.

Swedish meatballs in a creamy allspice-spiked gravy made from beef bouillon, evaporated milk, and a touch of lemon. The retro homestyle version that lands over buttered noodles.

Layered dinner casserole with green beans, sliced ham, cream of celery sauce, melted American cheese, and buttery croutons. A microwave-quick 1970s supper.

It's hard to go wrong with a combination of beef roast, hot green chile and beer. The beef was falling-apart tender with a hint of spiciness. Of course make sure to have enough beer to serve with the roast :)

Rhubarb orange sauce: a tart-sweet sauce simmered from fresh rhubarb, orange juice, and sugar. Perfect with roast duck, pork, or poured warm over vanilla ice cream.

Kokoretsi, a traditional Greek skewered offal dish with lamb sweetbreads, hearts, and kidneys marinated in lemon-olive oil, wrapped in casings, and grilled over charcoal.

Roquefort meat loaf rolls a three-meat blend of beef, pork and veal around a creamy Roquefort and bread filling, jelly-roll style. Sliced like a pinwheel for a dinner-party meatloaf with serious blue cheese punch.