Beer batter recipes

Filete enchocolatado is Mexican beef tenderloin simmered in a white wine and unsweetened chocolate sauce, topped with melted cheese. Savory, rich, and unexpected.

Irish parsnip and apple soup with curry powder, cumin, coriander, and cardamom, finished with cream. A silky pureed soup where earthy parsnips meet sweet apple and warm spice.

Beanless Texas-style chili built on 4 pounds of sirloin, both ground and cubed, with bold chili powder, cumin, and a generous pour of hot sauce. All-beef and slow-simmered until thick, fiery, and fork-tender. Feeds ten.

Kloesschensuppe: German choux-style dumplings with Parmesan and parsley poached in clear beef broth. A light, elegant soup ready in 30 minutes.

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.

Homemade chocolate cannoli with beer-leavened fried shells filled with sweetened ricotta, chocolate chips, toasted walnuts, and orange and lime zest. An Italian pastry shop classic made from scratch.

Melomakarona: traditional Greek Christmas cookies made with olive oil, orange zest, and semolina, soaked in honey syrup and topped with walnuts. Fragrant, syrup-drenched holiday staple.

Griesssuppe is a traditional German semolina soup made with beef broth, egg, nutmeg, and butter. A simple, warming comfort soup that simmers for an hour to develop deep, silky body.

Oven-braised beef stroganoff with sirloin tip strips, mushrooms, and tomato sauce, slow-cooked until fork-tender then finished with sour cream. A classic one-pot comfort dinner.

Impossible beef and tomato pie: a crustless Bisquick-batter pie with cooked beef, tomatoes, onion, celery, and Swiss cheese. Bakes its own crust as it sets.

Slow cooker meatball stew simmers Italian-seasoned beef meatballs with carrots, potatoes, and tomatoes for 8 hours. A hands-off comfort dinner that feeds twelve from one Crock-Pot.

Mexican beef and mushroom stew simmers round steak cubes with picante sauce, mushrooms, and chili powder, served over rice with sour cream and taco-seasoned cheese.

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.

Mushroom wild rice pilaf with butter-sauteed mushrooms, chopped pecans, lemon juice, and parsley. A nutty, earthy side dish cooked in beef bouillon.

Paprika beef roll stuffs pounded round steak with mushrooms, onions, pimiento, bread crumbs, and stuffed olives, then roasts in red wine for two hours.

New Orleans-style barbecued shrimp baked in a buttery Worcestershire-and-herb sauce, peel-on for maximum flavor. The classic Pascal's Manale-inspired dish that's all about sopping the buttery sauce with crusty bread.