Meats recipes

Seared beef tenderloin sliced thin and rolled around blanched asparagus spears with horseradish chive mayonnaise. An elegant cold appetizer or light main course.

Hands-off oven roast beef seared at high heat for one hour, then slow-cooked in the residual heat of a turned-off oven for five hours. Just one ingredient, zero fuss.

Herb-crusted rack of lamb seared and finished with compound herb butter, served over mesquite-grilled pepper ragout with socca and olive tapenade. Restaurant-level Provencal cooking.

Moroccan chicken tagine with green olives, preserved lemon wedges, and saffron. Slow-simmered until fall-off-the-bone tender with a rich reduced sauce.

Lobster stuffed beef tenderloin with lobster tails tucked inside a butterflied roast, topped with bacon, and served with a white wine butter sauce.

Sautéed cubed veal in cream sauce with shallots, white wine, and a finishing trio of parsley, tarragon, and chives. A French bistro main with restaurant polish.

Kapernschnitzel, a German pan-fried veal cutlet with capers, white wine pan sauce, lemon, and paprika. A quick, elegant main dish ready in 30 minutes.

Italian lentils with sausage simmers fresh sausage in broth while earthy lentils cook with sage, soffritto, and tomato paste. A rustic Umbrian-style main or New Year lucky dish.

Homemade sweet Italian sausage made from coarse-ground pork shoulder seasoned with fennel, sage, garlic, and white wine. Stuff into hog casings or shape into patties for a fresher, more flavorful sausage than store-bought.

One-skillet Italian sausage stew with potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes. Hot sausage pinched into small meatballs simmers with harvest vegetables, rosemary, and thyme for a rustic weeknight dinner.

Argentine-style grilled flank steak with classic chimichurri sauce of parsley, garlic, jalapeño, oregano, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. Sliced thin across the grain.

Old-fashioned rabbit pie with slow-stewed meat topped with buttermilk biscuits and served with homemade gravy. A hearty country supper for a crowd.

Orange country-style pork ribs slow-grilled with a tangy citrus-tomato glaze built from frozen orange juice concentrate, brown sugar, and Worcestershire. Backyard grill ribs with a sweet-smoky-citrus twist.

Rindfleisch-Eintopf, a German beef stew with rump roast braised low and slow in a tomato, onion, and mustard sauce seasoned with celery seeds. Serve with oven-browned potatoes.

Pork chops Nicoise braised in a Provencal-style sauce of fresh tomatoes, garlic, basil, green pepper, and black olives. A one-skillet French-inspired dinner served over rice.

Traditional Southern roast possum with bread crumb stuffing, onion, bacon drippings, and a kick of red pepper. Old-school Appalachian cooking using black iron and patience.