Beer batter recipes

Manitoba wild rice baked casserole with bacon, mushrooms, and beef stock. Nutty, earthy wild rice simmered then finished in the oven for deep savory flavor.

Rack of lamb seared, brushed with Dijon, and pressed with a garlicky rosemary-thyme breadcrumb crust, then roasted to a rosy medium-rare. Finished with a quick basil pesto pan sauce for an elegant dinner-party centerpiece.

Texas barbecued beef brisket rubbed with paprika and pepper, slow-cooked over very low coals for 6 to 7 hours, and served with a homemade ketchup-based barbecue sauce from the pan drippings.

Slow cooker dried beef and noodles in a creamy white sauce with sharp cheddar and green peas. A set-it-and-forget-it comfort food casserole.

Ground beef spaghetti Parmigiana with corn, tomato sauce, and a pinch of cinnamon over butter-Parmesan tossed pasta. A unique weeknight comfort dinner ready in under an hour.

Kaessuppe is a classic German cheese soup: a buttery roux bound with beef broth, melted Emmentaler, and egg yolks, served with golden butter-fried bread croutons on top. Alpine comfort in under 30 minutes.

Quickie beef stroganoff with tender chuck steak strips, earthy mushrooms, and tangy sour cream sauce over buttered noodles in under an hour.

Mushroom soup concentrate is a homemade replacement for canned condensed mushroom soup, built from fresh mushrooms, butter, onion, celery and broth. Use it in casseroles or thin with milk for a quick bowl.

Grilled sirloin steak topped with a French-style herb butter made from softened unsalted butter, shallots, parsley, and chervil. Simple steakhouse elegance with just seven ingredients.

A recipe from grandmother's more thrifty times; rarely encountered today.

A nice an tastful sauce that is perfect for any holiday dish.

Iowa deer steak strips simmer tender venison in a savory chili-sauce gravy with mushrooms, onion, and green beans, all spooned over buttered egg noodles. A hearty wild-game skillet supper.

Braised rabbit with prunes in a rich beef and chicken broth, pan-fried in butter until fall-off-the-bone tender. A classic French-inspired one-pot dish served over wild rice.

Green bell peppers stuffed with seasoned ground beef and onion, smothered in a homemade cheddar cheese sauce and baked until bubbly. A hearty family dinner that serves four.

Pan-seared rib-eye steaks topped with a wild mushroom ragout in port wine, beef broth, cream, and fresh tarragon. Steakhouse quality from two skillets in 40 minutes.

Moroccan beef tagine slow-simmered with saffron, ginger, cumin, and sweet pitted prunes, finished with toasted sesame seeds. Serve over couscous with chickpeas for a fragrant North African feast.