Meats recipes

Caribbean jerk pork chops marinated overnight in allspice, cinnamon, thyme, scallions, and cayenne, then grilled hot until juicy and just-pink at the bone. Bold island flavor on a weeknight-friendly cut.

Jambon de la cabane a sucre, a traditional Quebec sugar shack ham simmered in apple juice or maple sap then glazed with maple sugar, cloves, and a sweet raisin sauce.

Homemade salami from ground beef with curing salt, mustard seeds, coarse black pepper, and hickory liquid smoke. A three-day process baked low and slow.

Homemade smoked turkey sausage stuffed into natural casings with potato, paprika, sage, red pepper flakes and a touch of nutmeg. Ground, stuffed and smoked for 4 hours of real pit flavor.

Polynesian pork stir-fry with pineapple chunks, soy sauce, ginger, and green pepper in a glossy cornstarch glaze. Garnished with coconut and ready in 40 minutes.

Flank steak rubbed with garlic, red pepper, and seasoned salt, then marinated in Worcestershire sauce. Broil or grill for just minutes per side and slice thin across the grain.

Pork and mung bean spring rolls: ground pork stir-fried with bean sprouts and onion, wrapped in egg roll skins, dipped in a Bisquick batter and deep-fried golden. American-Chinese style.

Roasted pork loin with dried apricots, prunes, and apple in an oven bag, glazed with brown sugar and white wine. Tender holiday-worthy roast that bastes itself as it cooks.

Zesty Ranch Ribs: country-style pork ribs simmered tender, then baked in a tangy ketchup-and-cider-vinegar BBQ sauce with a touch of liquid smoke. Mid-century cookout staple.

Kibbee with ground lamb and bulgur wheat pressed into a pie plate with a pine nut stuffing center, scored into wedges, and baked until crusted. A Lebanese classic.

Classic French country pate with ground pork and veal marinated overnight in white wine and brandy, lined with fatback, and baked in a water bath until firm. A make-ahead appetizer.

Papa's spareribs start in the oven and finish on the barbecue pit with a homemade sauce of smoked salt, brown sugar, ketchup, liquid smoke, and Worcestershire. Smoky, sticky, fall-off-the-bone ribs.

Beef round steak roll-ups stuffed with bacon, browned and pressure-cooked in onion soup gravy. Tender, savory roulades with a thick cornstarch-thickened sauce.

Broiled flank steak (London broil) with lemon-garlic oil baste and buttery sauteed onions. Sliced thin against the grain for tender beef in 30 minutes flat.

Hobo dinner casserole layered with ground beef, sliced potatoes, peas, carrots, and cream of mushroom gravy. A one-pan weeknight meal that bakes hands-free for two hours.

Farmer's pork chops baked over sliced potatoes with onion rings and a sour cream mustard sauce. A hearty one-dish dinner that braises in the oven for 90 minutes.