Category: beef

meat loaf

Meat Loaf
Ingredients
  1. 1 beaten egg
  2. 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs (1 slice) or 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
  3. 1/4 cup milk, beer, apple juice or wated
  4. 1/4 cup chopped onion
  5. 1/4 cup celery, green pepper, or shredded carrot
  6. 1 pound ground beef
  7. 2 Tbs catsup
Instructions
  1. mix it all up, form a loaf with a divot in the top
  2. put catsup in divot
  3. bake 350 45 to 50 minutes
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pot roast

 

pot roast
Ingredients
  1. bacon grease
  2. 5-7 lbs chuck roast
  3. 2 onions
  4. 2 carrots
  5. 2 celery stalks
  6. potatoes
Instructions
  1. preheat oven to 325 F
  2. brown roast in frying pan w/ bacon grease
  3. add thinly sliced onions (using one onion) to roasting pan
  4. place browned roast over onions
  5. add some water to the frying pan, heat to loosen the browned bits of goodness, add to roasting pan
  6. cover pan & roast 30 minutes
  7. admire the roast, maybe flip it
  8. add remaining onions, carrots, celery & potatoes (cut your favorite way)
  9. roast another hour
  10. cook to temperature 10 degrees less than preferred doneness
  11. remove roast & veggies, keep warm somehow
  12. make gravy
Notes
  1. Rare: 115 to 120°F.
  2. Medium-Rare: 120 to 125°F.
  3. Medium: 130 to 135°F.
  4. Medium-Well: 140 to 145°F
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Cheese Steak Wellington (air fryer)

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Ingredients
  1. 3 tablespoons butter
  2. 2 pounds chopped steak
  3. 1 small onion chopped
  4. 4 cloves garlic minced
  5. 2-4 tablespoons saltine crackers or bread crumbs, crushed
  6. 2 tablespoons dried parsley
  7. 1 teaspoon basil
  8. 4 tablespoons saltine crackers
  9. 2 eggs
  10. ½ cup red wine
  11. mozzarella, jack or colby jack cheese
  12. 2 sheets puff pastry thaw out according to the pkg
Instructions
  1. Heat Air Fryer to 375 degrees.
  2. In a large saucepan melt the butter.
  3. Add onion, garlic and saute until onions are translucent.
  4. Add steak and cook until rare, medium rare, or medium.
  5. Turn the heat down, and add herbs and red wine, cook until the liquid is reduced a bit.
  6. Remove from heat. Cool.
  7. Add crushed crackers and 1 beaten egg.
  8. On a lightly floured surface lay out the pastry sheets. Cut each sheet into 4 squares
  9. Top with thin layer of cheese
  10. Put 1/4 of meat mixture (formed into flattened balls) on top.
  11. Pull corners up over meat and pinch edges together.
  12. Cut small slits on top.
  13. Brush the tops with beaten egg.
  14. Bake, seam sides down, for about 30 minutes or until golden brown and meat is cooked through. Be sure to check it at about 20 minutes.
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Beef Bourguignon

BEEF BOURGUIGNON
Ingredients
  1. 1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  2. 6 ounces (170g) bacon, roughly chopped
  3. 3 pounds (1 1/2 kg) beef brisket, trimmed of fat (chuck steak or stewing beef) cut into 2-inch chunks
  4. 1 large carrot sliced 1/2-inch thick
  5. 1 large white onion, diced
  6. 6 cloves garlic, minced (divided)
  7. 1 pinch coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
  8. 2 tablespoons flour
  9. 12 small pearl onions (optional)
  10. 3 cups red wine like Merlot, Pinot Noir, or a Chianti -- for a milder sauce, use only 2 cups of wine
  11. 2-3 cups beef stock (if using 2 cups of wine, use 3 cups beef stock)
  12. 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  13. 1 beef bullion cube, crushed
  14. 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, finely chopped
  15. 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped (divided)
  16. 2 bay leaves
  17. 1 pound fresh small white or brown mushrooms, quartered
  18. 2 tablespoons butter
TRADITIONAL OVEN METHOD
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
  2. Heat the oil in a large dutch oven or heavy based pot. Sauté the bacon over medium heat for about 3 minutes, until crisp and browned. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large dish and set aside.
  3. Pat dry beef with paper towel; sear in batches in the hot oil/bacon fat until browned on all sides. Remove to the dish with the bacon.
  4. In the remaining oil/bacon fat, sauté the carrots and diced onions until softened, (about 3 minutes), then add 4 cloves minced garlic and cook for 1 minute. Drain excess fat (leave about 1 tablespoon in the pan) and return the bacon and beef back into the pot; season with 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper. Sprinkle with flour, toss well and cook for 4-5 minutes to brown.
  5. Add the pearl onions, wine and enough stock so that the meat is barely covered. Then add the tomato paste, bullion and herbs. Bring to a simmer on the stove.
  6. Cover, transfer to lower part of the oven and simmer for 2 to 3 hours, or until the meat is fall apart tender (adjust the heat so that the liquid simmers very slowly).
In the last 5 minutes of cooking time, prepare your mushrooms
  1. Heat the butter in a medium-sized skillet/pan over heat. When the foam subsides, add the remaining 2 cloves garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds), then add in the mushrooms. Cook for about 5 minutes, while shaking the pan occasionally to coat with the butter. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Once they are browned, set aside.
  2. Place a colander over a large pot (I do this in my clean kitchen sink). Remove the casserole from the oven and carefully empty its contents into the colander (you want to collect the sauce only). Discard the herbs
  3. Return the beef mixture back into the dutch oven or pot. Add the mushrooms over the meat.
  4. Remove any fat off the sauce( if any) and simmer for a minute or two, skimming off any additional fat which rises to the surface.
  5. You should be left with about 2 1/2 cups of sauce thick enough to coat the back of a spoon lightly.
  6. If the sauce is too thick, add a few tablespoons of stock. If the sauce is too thin, boil it over medium heat for about 10 minutes, or until reduced to the right consistency.
  7. Taste for seasoning and adjust salt and pepper, if desired. Pour the sauce over the meat and vegetables.
  8. If you are serving immediately, simmer the beef bourguignon for 2 to 3 minutes to heat through.
  9. Garnish with parsley and serve with mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.
  10. To serve the following day, allow the casserole to cool completely, cover and refrigerate.
  11. The day of serving, remove from refrigerator for at least an hour before reheating. Place over medium-low heat and let simmer gently for about 10 minutes, basting the meat and vegetables with the sauce.
  12. Notes
STOVE TOP BEEF BOURGUIGNON
  1. In a large dutch oven or heavy based pot, sauté the bacon over medium heat in 1 tablespoon of oil for about 3 minutes, until crisp and browned. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large dish and set aside.
  2. Pat dry beef with paper towel; sear in batches in the hot oil/bacon fat until browned on all sides. Remove to the dish with the bacon.
  3. In the remaining oil/bacon fat, sauté the carrots and diced onions until softened, (about 3 minutes), then add 4 cloves minced garlic and cook for 1 minute. Drain excess fat and return the bacon and beef back into the pot; season with 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper. Sprinkle with flour, toss well and cook for 4-5 minutes to brown.
  4. Add the pearl onions, wine and enough stock so that the meat is barely covered. Then add the tomato paste, bullion and herbs. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until the meat is falling apart.
  5. In the last 5 minutes of cooking time, prepare your mushrooms: Heat the butter in a medium-sized skillet/pan over heat. When the foam subsides, add the remaining 2 cloves garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds), then add in the mushrooms. Cook for about 5 minutes, while shaking the pan occasionally to coat with the butter. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
  6. Add browned mushrooms to the pot, let simmer for an additional 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, to combine.
  7. Garnish with parsley and serve with mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.
INSTANT POT BEEF BOURGUIGNON / PRESSURE COOKER
  1. Set Instant Pot or Cooker to SEAR function (or use a pan on the stove over medium heat of you wish). Sauté the bacon in 1 tablespoon of oil until crisp and browned. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  2. Pat dry beef with paper towel; sear in batches until browned on all sides in the oil/bacon fat.
  3. Return bacon to the pot. Season with 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper. Sprinkle with flour, toss well and cook on SEAR for a further 4-5 minutes to brown.
  4. Add in the onions, pearl onions, carrots, wine, 2 cups of stock, tomato paste, 4 cloves minced garlic, bullion and herbs. Stir well, cover and lock the lid into place. Press Keep Warm/Cancel to stop the Sauté function, then set to MANUAL mode. Choose HIGH PRESSURE for 30 minutes cook time.
  5. After cooking, allow the pressure to release naturally for 8-10 minutes. Open the valve and allow and remaining steam to escape (for Instant Pot, turn the valve from sealing to venting to release the pressure).
  6. While steam is releasing, prepare your buttered mushrooms (OPTIONAL -- or add them straight in without cooking in butter if desired): Heat the butter in a medium-sized skillet/pan over medium heat. Add the remaining 2 cloves garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds), then add in the mushrooms. Cook for about 5 minutes, while shaking the pan occasionally to coat with the butter. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Set aside.
  7. Change the Instant Pot or cooker setting back to the SEAR setting (or SAUTE) stir well and allow the sauce to thicken uncovered, for a further 5-10 minutes.
  8. Add the buttered mushrooms, garnish with parsley and serve with mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.
SLOW COOKER BEEF BOURGUIGNON
  1. In a large pan or skillet, sauté the bacon over medium heat in 1 tablespoon of oil for about 3 minutes, until crisp and browned. Transfer to 6 quart (litre) slow cooker bowl.
  2. Pat dry beef with paper towel; sear in batches until browned on all sides in the oil/bacon fat. Transfer to slow cooker bowl with the bacon, and add in the onions (both types) and carrots. Season with 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper, tossing well to combine.
  3. Pour the red wine into the pan or skillet and allow to simmer for 4-5 minutes, then whisk in the flour until free from lumps. Allow to reduce and thicken slightly, then pour it into the slow cooker along with 2 cups of stock, tomato paste, garlic, bullion and herbs.
  4. Mix well to combine all of the ingredients. Cook on high heat setting for 6 hours or low for 8 hours, or until beef is falling apart and tender.
  5. In the last 5 minutes of cooking time, prepare your mushrooms: Heat the butter in a medium-sized skillet/pan over medium heat. Add the remaining 2 cloves garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds), then add in the mushrooms. Cook for about 5 minutes, while shaking the pan occasionally to coat with the butter. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Add to the Beef Bourguignon, mixing them through the sauce before serving.
  6. Garnish with fresh parley and serve with mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.
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Smoked Rib Roast

Smoked Rib Roast
Ingredients
  1. rib roast, at least 3 ribs
  2. garlic
  3. dried or fresh rosemary (I grow a variety called BBQ rosemary which works great for this recipe)
  4. salt
  5. pepper
Instructions
  1. Cut slits in the top of the roast and insert a clove of garlic and (if you have fresh rosemary) a sprig of rosemary in each.
  2. Combine salt, pepper (and finely crumbled dried rosemary if that's all you have). Rub over the top of the roast wrap it or bag it and refrigerate 6 hours.
  3. Preheat smoker and keep it in the range of 200F-211F.
  4. Place roast over water pan on top grate.
  5. Add wood chunk and another after 45 minutes.
  6. Cook for 3 to 4 hours until 120F @ middle rib and 130F to 140F @ outer ribs.
  7. Remove and sear over hot coals.
  8. Remove to a pan suitable to collect juices and rest under foil tent for 30 minutes.
  9. Slice to serve.
  10. Serve with au-jus.
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I always buy at a rib roast with at least 3 ribs. I try to keep the middle rib rare while the two outer ribs are medium rare.

Smoked Beef Brisket

Smoked Beef Brisket
Ingredients
  1. For dry rub
  2. 1/2 cup paprika
  3. 3 tablespoons ground black pepper
  4. 3 tablespoons coarse salt
  5. 3 tablespoons sugar
  6. 1 7 1/2- to 8-pound untrimmed whole beef brisket
  7. For mop
  8. 12 ounces beer
  9. 1/2 cup cider vinegar
  10. 1/2 cup water
  11. 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  12. 5 pounds (about) 100% natural lump charcoal
  13. 4 cups (about) oak or hickory wood smoke chips, soaked in cold water at least 30 minutes
  14. 1 cup purchased barbecue sauce (such as Stubs)
  15. 1 tablespoon chili powder
Make dry rub
  1. Mix first 5 ingredients in small bowl to blend.
  2. Spread dry rub all over brisket. Cover with plastic; chill overnight.
Make mop
  1. Mix ingredients heavy medium saucepan. Stir over low heat 5 minutes. mop into bowl
  2. Start cooking.
  3. Light fire in smoker. When charcoal is ash gray, drain 1/2 cup wood chips and scatter over charcoal. Bring smoker to 200°F. to 225°F., regulating temperature by opening vents wider to increase temperature and closing slightly to reduce temperature.
  4. Place brisket, fat side up, on rack in smoker. Cover; cook until tender when pierced with fork and meat thermometer inserted into center registers 185°F., about 10 hours (turn brisket over for last 30 minutes). Every 1 1/2 to 2 hours, add enough charcoal to maintain single layer and to maintain 200°F. to 225°F. temperature; add 1/2 cup drained wood chips. Brush brisket with chilled mop in pan each time smoker is opened.
  5. Get ready to eat.
  6. Transfer brisket to platter; let stand 15 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool 1 hour. Wrap in foil; chill. Before continuing, rewarm brisket, still wrapped, in 350°F. oven about 45 minutes.) Combine barbecue sauce and chili powder in heavy small saucepan. Add any accumulated juices from brisket and bring to boil, thinning sauce with some of reserved 1/2 cup mop, if desired.
  7. Thinly slice brisket across grain. Serve, passing sauce separately.
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Swedish Meatballs

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Swedish Meatbakks
Ingredients
  1. 3 lbs ground beef
  2. 1 lbs ground pork
  3. 1 cup breadcrumbs
  4. 3 eggs
  5. 1 onions, pureed
  6. 3 Tbs oil
  7. 1 Tbs allspice
  8. 1 Tbs nutmeg
  9. 4 cups beef stock
  10. 16 oz sour cream
  11. 1 cup flour
Instructions
  1. mix ground beef, ground pork, eggs, onion
  2. add bread crumbs
  3. form into 1" balls
  4. fry in oil until brown on outside
  5. remove from frying pan, place on a rack on a cookie sheet
  6. bake 300 degrees for an hour or until feather light
  7. drain most of the grease from frying pan
  8. add beef stock, enough to liquefy the brownings in the frying pan
  9. transfer to a pot and add remaining beef broth, allspice and nutmeg
  10. cook on low to keep warm
  11. turn off pot and add meatballs to pot
  12. let the meatballs absorb the liquid for about 15 minutes
  13. remove meatballs
  14. heat up the pot to boiling
  15. reduce heat, add flour to pot, cook on medium and stir until thick, add more flour if needed
  16. Combine meatballs and sauce into serving size portions, freeze or refrigerate
  17. reheat by microwaving
Notes
  1. Next time try parsley in the balls and Worcestershire & mustard in the sauce.
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Meatballs

Meatballs
Ingredients
  1. 3 pounds ground beef, 80% lean
  2. 1 pound ground pork
  3. 2 large onions
  4. 8 large eggs
  5. 4 cups bread crumbs
  6. 1/4 cup olive oil
  7. 1 bulb garlic
  8. 2 cans tomato sauce
  9. 2 cans stewed tomatos
  10. 4 pounds mushrooms (optional)
  11. 2 Tbs fresh or 1/2 Tbs dried thyme
  12. 2 Tbs fresh or 1/2 Tbs dried basil
  13. 1/2 Tbs fresh or 1/8 Tbs dried oregano
Instructions
  1. Add stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce to a large pot. Dice the mushrooms and add to the pot. Add the herbs. Simmer all day.
  2. Using a food processor grind the onions. Mix the ground meat, eggs and onions in a large bowl. Add the bread crumbs and mix well. Add oil to a large frying pan. Make about 8 meatballs and start cooking in the frying pan at medium heat. Turn the meatballs at least once, hopefully more depending on if they are not falling apart. When finished cooking, remove and place in a large deep baking sheet (preferably use a wire rack in the baking sheet to keep the meatballs from sitting in the grease) . Fry all the meatballs and continue to pile them up on the baking sheet.
  3. Bake the finished meatballs in the oven at 250 degrees for 1 to 3 hours. The drier they get the better they will taste.
  4. Turn off the sauce and add the meatballs from the oven. They will soak up the sauce and become juicy and tender.
Notes
  1. Serve over pasta. Best served with salad, crusty bread or crusty rolls, red wine, and chocolate cake and expresso for desert.
  2. Freeze leftover meatballs and sauce in individual meal sized containers.
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Ground Beef “Wellington”

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Ground Beef "Wellington"
Ingredients
  1. 1 Tbs. Olive Oil
  2. 1 lb. ground beef or turkey
  3. 2 Tbs. bread crumbs
  4. 1 Egg
  5. 1 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
  6. 1 tsp. salt
  7. ¼ Tbs. ground black pepper
  8. 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
  9. 1 tsp. fresh chopped parsley
  10. ½ Cup: white onion
  11. 4 large cloves Garlic (minced)
  12. ¼ Tbs. celery seed
  13. 1 package Crescent Rolls
  14. ¼ cup melted butter with Garlic powder
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350oF. Lightly grease a baking sheet
  2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, garlic. Cook and stir until the onion and garlic has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in red pepper flakes, celery seed. Meanwhile, beat the egg in a bowl, add to ground beef. Also mix in bread crumbs, parsley, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, cooked vegetable mixture. Stir the mixture until well combined.
  3. Separate the crescent rolls into 4 squares, sealing all seams. Divide the meat mixture among the crescent roll squares, and then wrap the dough around the meat, ensuring all seams are closed. Place seam – side down onto the prepared baking sheet and brush melted garlic butter over the pastries.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until the pastry has turned golden – brown, and the center of the pastries register 1600F on a kitchen thermometer, about 30 to 40 minutes. Roughly 15 minutes through baking apply another coating of melted garlic butter to pastries and allow to finish baking. Slice in half and enjoy. You can apply leftover melted garlic butter to pastries after slicing, IF DESIRED.
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Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed Pappers
Ingredients
  1. 12 medium green peppers
  2. 2 lbs ground beef
  3. 4 cups white rice
  4. 5 medium tomatoes or 2 large cans whole tomatoes
Instructions
  1. Cook the rice.
  2. Simmer the tomatoes over low heat for about 30 minutes. When finished mash them with a potato masher.
  3. Brown the ground beef.
  4. Allow all ingredients to cool.
  5. Cut the tops off of the green peppers. Remove the seeds and groom the tops.
  6. Fold the ground beef, rice, and 2/3 of the tomatoes together.
  7. Stuff the green peppers with the mixture, sprinkle with tomatoes. Place the top of the pepper back on top.
  8. Place in a tin baking pan. Cover with tin foil.
  9. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve hot.
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Stuffed Cabbage

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Stuffed Cabbage
Ingredients
  1. 1 medium head of cabbage
  2. 2 lbs ground beef
  3. 4 cups white rice
  4. 5 medium tomatoes or 2 large cans whole tomatoes
Instructions
  1. Cook the rice.
  2. Simmer the tomatoes over low heat for about 30 minutes. When finished mash them with a potato masher.
  3. Using a large pot, boil the cabbage head in 2 inches of water for about 5 minutes. Let cool, then separate the leaves carefully trying not to rip them.
  4. Brown the ground beef.
  5. Allow all ingredients to cool.
  6. Fold the ground beef, rice, and 1/2 the tomatoes together.
  7. Use about 1/4 cup of mixture in each cabbage leaf, wrap the leaf around the mixture. Place in a tin baking pan. Sprinkle remaining tomatoes over the cabbage rolls.
  8. Will make about 4 small baking pans of stuffed cabbage rolls, can be frozen.
  9. Bake thawed cabbage rolls for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve hot.
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