Beef Recipes

Apple juice pot roast braises beef chuck low and slow with caramelized onions, sweet potatoes, and a tangy ketchup-thyme gravy. Old-school Dutch oven Sunday supper that fills the house with sweet-savory aroma.

Four-ingredient mini pizzas on party rye with ground beef, hot Italian sausage, and melted Velveeta. Make ahead, freeze, and bake from frozen for easy party snacks.

Muffin-topped chili casserole with ground beef, kidney beans, and tomatoes baked under cornmeal drop biscuits. A one-dish comfort meal that combines chili and cornbread.

Pot roast in savory cheese sauce made with beef chuck braised in cream of cheddar soup, tomato sauce, mushrooms, and Italian herbs. Fork-tender and rich with cheesy gravy.

Keema pimento is a spiced Indian ground beef curry studded with strips of green pepper. Garam masala, cumin, cinnamon and chili build the warmth, with peppers added late so they keep their snap.

German bacon rouladen: paper-thin round steak smeared with Dijon, rolled around bacon and onion, browned in flour, then braised in its own pan gravy. A classic Bavarian comfort-food roll.

Slow cooker short ribs Pacific style in a sweet and tangy sauce of ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar, and brown sugar. Broiled first to render fat, then braised 8 hours until fall-off-the-bone tender.

Sirloin strips seared with portobello mushrooms and scallions in a silky sour cream and balsamic gravy. Stroganoff that looks fancy but comes together in minutes.

Wisconsin-style butterburgers with cottage cheese mixed into the patties and cooked in a generous pool of melted butter. Buns dipped in the pan drippings and broiled.

Refined beef stroganoff with Dijon mustard sharpening the classic sour cream sauce. Tender beef strips simmered in a butter-flour roux thickened with beef stock for restaurant-quality results.

Chinese beef and asparagus stir-fry with dried mushrooms, snow peas, and oyster sauce in a glossy cornstarch-thickened sauce. Restaurant-style wok cooking at home.

Easy Hungarian-style beef soup with paprika, caraway, wide noodles, and a finish of sour cream. Made with canned tomato soup as a shortcut for weeknight goulash flavor without the long simmer.

London broil: a garlic-lemon brushed flank steak broiled fast and hot, then sliced paper-thin against the grain. Served with buttery sautéed onions for a weeknight steak dinner that costs less than takeout.

Stracciatelle with tiny meatballs is Italian wedding soup made simple: chicken broth with spinach, carrots, pasta, tiny beef meatballs, and silky parmesan egg ribbons. 45-minute family soup.

Lard boeuf bourguignon layers thin sliced rump beef with carrots, mushrooms, and pork fatback in burgundy wine and cognac. A slow-cooked French country casserole.

Beer-braised oven pot roast with chuck beef, chili sauce, and aromatic vegetables. Roasts uncovered first for browning, then covered in beer until fork-tender.