Meats recipes

Warm poached beef filet with sesame mayonnaise, a star-anise and soy-reduced glaze whisked into mayo with Dijon mustard. A restaurant-style dinner party plate with watercress, chives, and coarse salt.

Green garlic chili: a Southwestern-style stew built on whole cloves of mellowed garlic, fresh green chiles, and tangy green tomatoes simmered with tender beef. No beans, no tomato sauce, just deep savory heat.

Chicken Marengo, the classic French braise said to be created for Napoleon: flour-dredged chicken browned and simmered in white wine and tomato with mushrooms and a fragrant bouquet garni.

Butter-browned chicken breasts baked with sautéed bell peppers in a white wine and herb sauce. A simple, elegant French-inspired dinner with just a handful of ingredients.

Basque-style venison roast studded with garlic, smothered in onions, green peppers, pimentos, and bacon, then slow-roasted until tender. Drippings make rich gravy.

Roasted squab with corn and chili sauce: juniper-scented birds roasted rare, served with a smoky bacon, chili, and corn-cob sauce sweetened with maple syrup.

Grilled veal chops marinated 6-8 hours in balsamic vinegar, rosemary, shallots, and garlic, then finished with a balsamic reduction drizzle and basil oil. A restaurant-quality main course.

A simple dinner that is perfect for family and will please everyone!

A whole chicken rubbed with rosemary and garlic, stuffed with prosciutto and Parmesan rinds, then roasted over red onions with Lambrusco and balsamic vinegar. Served alongside smoky grilled Treviso radicchio.

Spanish-style skillet chicken with mushrooms, stuffed olives, tomato soup, and a splash of Burgundy wine over egg noodles. A savory one-pan dinner in 40 minutes.

Yogurt-marinated grilled chicken breasts topped with crumbled feta, fresh dill, and briny kalamata olives. A bright Greek-inspired dinner that's mostly hands-off and ready under an hour.

Four pounds of beef chuck braised low and slow in beer with sliced onions, green peppers, chunky mushrooms, ketchup, and mustard. Feeds a crowd of 12 with minimal effort.

Dutch oven pot roast braised with red wine, rosemary, thyme, sage, and bay leaves, with potatoes added in the last 30 minutes. A classic Sunday beef dinner with built-in gravy.

A big-batch deer sausage recipe with equal parts ground venison and pork, seasoned with cayenne, paprika, brown sugar, and hot sauce. Mix, stuff into casings, and you're set for the season.

Veau dans le chaudron, a French-Canadian veal pot roast browned in bacon fat with garlic, then braised with whole potatoes and onions. No added liquid needed.

Whole roasted chicken rubbed under the skin with garlic, lemon, and fresh rosemary, roasted alongside potatoes in one pan. A simple, elegant Easter dinner that serves 10.