4,243 tenderizer recipes

Simple cinnamon coffee cake with a tender, quick-bread crumb topped with cinnamon sugar. A no-fuss breakfast cake made from basic pantry staples in under 45 minutes.

Portuguese fish stew layered in an earthenware dish with tomatoes, onions, garlic, white wine, and a splash of piri-piri. Topped with crusty bread and baked until tender.

Creole shrimp stew with a peanut-brown roux, the holy trinity of celery, onion, and bell pepper, and tender shrimp simmered just until pink. Served over hot rice.

Southern spareribs marinated in tomato juice, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire, and dry mustard, then oven-baked covered until fall-off-the-bone tender. No grill needed.

Baked peas layered with green bell pepper, onion, and canned tomatoes in a simple vegetable casserole. An old-fashioned side dish baked uncovered in tomato juice until tender.

Hearty vegan split pea and lentil soup with eggplant, zucchini, hibiscus leaves, and fresh basil, simmered until tender and pureed silky smooth. Plant-powered comfort in a bowl.

Pumpkin soup with split peas, bacon, onion, and thyme simmered in vegetable stock until the peas and pumpkin are tender. A hearty, thick autumn soup with Caribbean roots.

Pecan tea cookies made with butter, powdered sugar, and nutmeg, topped with a pecan half and egg wash glaze. Dainty, tender bite-sized cookies perfect for tea parties.

Orange pecan gems: shortcut cake-mix cookies with orange flavor, yogurt, and a pecan half pressed on top. Three dozen tender cookies from one bowl in 30 minutes.

Country Captain is a storied Southern curried chicken stew with tomatoes, green peppers, garlic, and warm spices. A whole hen simmered tender and served over rice. Feeds 8.

Indian-style beef kofta steamed until tender, then baked in a spiced cream sauce with garam masala, cumin, turmeric, and mango powder. Includes a lighter spinach sauce variation.

Pecan shortbread cookies with buttery, melt-in-your-mouth crumb and a simple powdered sugar glaze drizzle. Five ingredients, no eggs, with toasted pecans throughout each tender bite.

Zucchini Maple Bread: a lighter, whole-grain loaf with maple extract, walnuts, raisins, and a topping of sesame seeds. Only two tablespoons of oil and buttermilk for tenderness.

Spiced applesauce cookies with cinnamon and cloves bake into soft, cake-like drops sweetened with thick unsweetened applesauce. Makes 3 dozen tender old-fashioned cookies in 30 minutes.

Vintage 1930s special cocoa cake: a tender chocolate layer cake made with bloomed cocoa, brown sugar, and cake flour. Old-fashioned recipe that beats most modern boxed mixes.

Cocoa-spice snackin' cake mixes cocoa, applesauce, and warm cinnamon-nutmeg into a tender square pan cake. Easy weekday baking with a moist crumb and chocolate-spice depth.