A fiery roux-based Cajun sauce built on the holy trinity, triple pepper heat, and jalapeños simmered in beef stock. Ladle it over roast beef, steaks, or smothered dishes.
Mexican garlic soup with 10 cloves of garlic sauteed in butter, simmered in stock, and topped with a poached egg, asadero cheese, and parsley. Rustic, warming, and ready in 25 minutes.
Marchand de vin sauce with red wine, mushrooms, ham, and shallots simmered in beef stock. A classic New Orleans French butter sauce for steaks and grilled meats.
Braising can turn a tough piece of meat into a tender, fall off the bone, comfort food. I can think of no better example than the classic dish osso buco, made from veal shanks.
Pan-fried tarragon chicken with a white wine, shallot, and dual-stock reduction sauce. Pounded thin, seared golden, and done in 30 minutes.
Beef tournedos seared, crusted with Parmesan-laced fresh corn, then finished in the oven with a roasted corn and tomato pan sauce. A summer-meets-steakhouse plate.
The crisp coating keeps the lamb succulent and juicy.
Ochsenschwanzsuppe, a classic German oxtail soup simmered for 5 hours with vegetables, thickened with browned flour and butter, and finished with Madeira wine. Deep, beefy, and velvety.
German-style pot roast braised with chopped dill pickles, dried mushrooms, and peppercorns, finished with sour cream for a tangy, rich gravy. A Central European twist on classic pot roast.
Ochsenschwanzsuppe is the classic German oxtail soup. Slowly simmered oxtails build a rich beef stock, then puree with root vegetables and finish with Madeira.
A no-bean Texas-style chili with 4 pounds of beef chuck, cactus (nopalitos), serrano chiles, and green tomatoes. Slow-simmered for hours until thick and fiery.
Springtime cream of fiddlehead soup with shallots, leeks, and carrots in chicken stock, enriched with an egg yolk and cream liaison. Garnished with whole boiled fiddleheads.
Six pounds of cubed beef browned in suet, simmered in beef stock with a full cup of chili powder and crushed cumin seeds, thickened with masa harina. No tomatoes. No beans. This is Texas Red in its purest form.
Mititei are traditional Romanian skinless beef sausages seasoned with garlic, rosemary, cloves, and baking soda for a tender bite. Grilled until crisp and brown on the outside.
Wild mushroom and foie gras stuffing for veal medallions with four varieties of mushrooms, shallots, white wine, and chives. French bistro cooking at home.
From a manuscript in the British Library known as Harleian 479, dating from around 1420; recipe adapted.
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