Beef and Andouille Stew

It is quite a revelation to realize how different (and better) a stew or chilli can taste when you use cubes of stewing beef instead of ground beef. Beware, of course, that this recipe takes around 2 hours to be ready, rather than 45 minutes.

Beef and Bean Burritos

This burrito recipe is easy to make. Garnish it with shredded lettuce, sour cream, chopped tomatoes and green onions. Even taco Bell can't do it better.

Beef Bourguignon

Tender fall apart chunks of beef simmered in a rich red wine gravy makes Julia Child's Beef Bourguignon an incredible family dinner. Here we use the traditional Oven method . It is Easy to make, but be sure to follow every step. It is worth it.

Beef Roulades wijth Walnut Parsley Pesto

You can use prosciutto instead of the bacon (no need to cook, it's already cured), or skip it all together and just do a roll-up with the pesto of your choice.

Beef Stifado

A traditional Greek beef stew with Pearl onions, and multiple spices.

Beef Tacos

Beef tacos are fun to put together and delicious to eat. Fill the tortillas with lettuce and beef, then each person can add his or her favorite toppings.

Beef Tenderloin with Pancetta and Mushroom Marsala Sauce

Fairly light, but this ain't diet food kids: it's still Beef with Pancetta and cream. That's why it tastes so good. This is pretty easy cooking, but it looks - and tastes - like hours slaving over a hot stove.

Beef Tenderloin with pink peppercorn sauce

An American dream

Blueberry Beef Hamburgers

Hamburgers are North America's favourite meal, n'est pas?

Burgers - Italian Style

These burgers are bursting with Juicy Italian flavors. They are gourmet style burgers but quite straightforward to make!

Cabbage Rolls

This is a recipe for making and freezing.
It is a German / Mennonite special.

Cowboy Joes

An easy to make, South Western style dinner. Contrary to similar published recipes, this one uses plain beans, not sugar added ones and no BBQ sauce which is also often sugar laden. So this one is genuine cowboy friendly and more or less kid friendly too.

Filet Mignon

An all time favourite birthday / anniversary recipe

Filet Mignon with Green Peppercorn Cream Sauce

A special sauce for a special meal

French Bistro Burgers

Tres francais et tres delicieux

Hachee - Dutch Beef and Onion Stew

The word hachee has its origins in the French word for "chopping": hacher. Hachees have been described in Medieval buffets, although the exact recipe usually isn't described. The stew probably has its origin in the reuse of meat cooked in a Dutch oven together with vegetables that happened to be available. Acidic fluids such as wine or vinegar were added to make the meat more tender.

Keftedes Greek Meatballs

Easy Greek meatballs recipe, also known as Keftedes! Flavour-packed tender meatballs with a crispy crust and a lemony sauce. Serve with Greek salad, pita bread and Tzatziki sauce.

Konigsberger Klopse - meatballs in caper sauce

Konigsberg is a city in Germany which is obviously famous for it's meatballs. Takes about 35 minutes to make.

Moroccan Beef Tagine

Nice subtle spicing.

Pan Fried Strip Loin Stek

Learn how to cook strip steak in a cast iron skillet on the stove, finished with a simple garlic butter wine pan sauce. This tender juicy steak is the ultimate 30 minute dinner. Perfect for date night !

Pan Seared Ribeye with Herb Butter

This pan fried steak with herbed butter is juciy and browned to perfection. It uses the classic fool-proof method to get the best steak every time.

Red Wine Braised Boneless Short Ribs

These Red Wine Braised Boneless Short Ribs and easy and delicious. Cooked low and slow, this is perfect winter comfort food! For the wine, pick a higher quality red from one of the economy locations such as Argentina, Chile, or Spain.

Rib-Eye Steak, Green Salad with Balsamic Dressing

This is the steak salad of your dreams! It's loaded with a juicy steak, your favorite veggies, and a creamy balsamic vinaigrette. It makes a delicious healthy dinner.

Sicilian Meatballs in Spicy Tomato Sauce

You will not be disappointed. These are great meatballs.
You may make the meatballs the day before and let them chill overnight; they’ll hold their shape better and all you'll have to do the next day is pop them in the oven, or fry them in a pan before they take a swim in your arrabbiata sauce.

Sirloin Steak with excellent marinade

This is a very good quick steak marinade, perfect for grilling up juicy, flavorful steaks – even cheap cuts! – so tasty you won’t need sauce.

Slow-roasted rib of beef

A masterpiece of low-temperature cooking and a fantastic centerpiece for Christmas or New Year's dinner



Steak cooking temperatures
45C (bleu), 50 C (rare), 55 C (medium rare), 60 C (medium) and 70 C (well done).
115 F (bleu), 120 F (rare), 130 F (medium rare), 140 F (medium) and 160 F (well done).

Smokey Chile Con Carne

in modern times, we use twice as many vegetables

Southwest Stuffed Peppers

Baked Southwest stuffed poblano (or Bell) peppers with ground beef and rice are packed with bold savoury flavours and topped with cheese to make a great dinner.

Steak and Tomato Kebobs

Makes 12 skewers - metal or wooden
Most of the heat and spice comes from the well-seasoned meat, while the avocado cream plays a cool supporting role.

Steak Diane

An old time Shaw family favourite.
The earliest mention of Steak Diane by that name is in Australia in 1940, when it was mentioned in an article about the Sydney restaurant Romano's as their signature dish. Romano's maître d'hôtel Tony Clerici said he invented it at his Mayfair (London) restaurant Tony's Grill in 1938 and named it in honor of Lady Diana Cooper.

Swedish Meatballs

Nice subtle spicing. Nothing beats homemade meatballs smothered in a creamy gravy sauce.

Texas Beef Chili

Tender chunks of beef enveloped in a deep, spicy and smoky sauce

Thai Basil Beef (Pad Gra Prow)

Thai Basil Beef, or Pad Gra Prow, is an easy, delicious dish of stir-fried beef and thai basil. Thai Basil Beef over white rice is a perfect 30 minute meal.

Here are some links to good recipes for Beef from other sites

Albondigas Meat balls

Black and Blue Steak Salad

A combination of spice-rubbed blackened chicken or steak and crumbled blue cheese is a staple of the American gastropub menu.

Classic Steak au Poivre

Italian Meatballs

Advertised as the perfect meatball, these are definitely tender and juicy.

Red Wine Braised Brisket

Tastes even better the second day. The flavours deepen as it sits.

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Beef and Andouille Stew

It is quite a revelation to realize how different (and better) a stew or chilli can taste when you use cubes of stewing beef instead of ground beef. Beware, of course, that this recipe takes around 2 hours to be ready, rather than 45 minutes.

Beef and Bean Burritos

This burrito recipe is easy to make. Garnish it with shredded lettuce, sour cream, chopped tomatoes and green onions. Even taco Bell can't do it better.

Beef Bourguignon

Tender fall apart chunks of beef simmered in a rich red wine gravy makes Julia Child's Beef Bourguignon an incredible family dinner. Here we use the traditional Oven method . It is Easy to make, but be sure to follow every step. It is worth it.

Beef Roulades wijth Walnut Parsley Pesto

You can use prosciutto instead of the bacon (no need to cook, it's already cured), or skip it all together and just do a roll-up with the pesto of your choice.

Beef Stifado

A traditional Greek beef stew with Pearl onions, and multiple spices.

Beef Tacos

Beef tacos are fun to put together and delicious to eat. Fill the tortillas with lettuce and beef, then each person can add his or her favorite toppings.

Beef Tenderloin with Pancetta and Mushroom Marsala Sauce

Fairly light, but this ain't diet food kids: it's still Beef with Pancetta and cream. That's why it tastes so good. This is pretty easy cooking, but it looks - and tastes - like hours slaving over a hot stove.

Beef Tenderloin with pink peppercorn sauce

An American dream

Blueberry Beef Hamburgers

Hamburgers are North America's favourite meal, n'est pas?

Burgers - Italian Style

These burgers are bursting with Juicy Italian flavors. They are gourmet style burgers but quite straightforward to make!

Cabbage Rolls

This is a recipe for making and freezing.
It is a German / Mennonite special.

Cowboy Joes

An easy to make, South Western style dinner. Contrary to similar published recipes, this one uses plain beans, not sugar added ones and no BBQ sauce which is also often sugar laden. So this one is genuine cowboy friendly and more or less kid friendly too.

Filet Mignon

An all time favourite birthday / anniversary recipe

Filet Mignon with Green Peppercorn Cream Sauce

A special sauce for a special meal

French Bistro Burgers

Tres francais et tres delicieux

Hachee - Dutch Beef and Onion Stew

The word hachee has its origins in the French word for "chopping": hacher. Hachees have been described in Medieval buffets, although the exact recipe usually isn't described. The stew probably has its origin in the reuse of meat cooked in a Dutch oven together with vegetables that happened to be available. Acidic fluids such as wine or vinegar were added to make the meat more tender.

Keftedes Greek Meatballs

Easy Greek meatballs recipe, also known as Keftedes! Flavour-packed tender meatballs with a crispy crust and a lemony sauce. Serve with Greek salad, pita bread and Tzatziki sauce.

Konigsberger Klopse - meatballs in caper sauce

Konigsberg is a city in Germany which is obviously famous for it's meatballs. Takes about 35 minutes to make.

Moroccan Beef Tagine

Nice subtle spicing.

Pan Fried Strip Loin Stek

Learn how to cook strip steak in a cast iron skillet on the stove, finished with a simple garlic butter wine pan sauce. This tender juicy steak is the ultimate 30 minute dinner. Perfect for date night !

Pan Seared Ribeye with Herb Butter

This pan fried steak with herbed butter is juciy and browned to perfection. It uses the classic fool-proof method to get the best steak every time.

Red Wine Braised Boneless Short Ribs

These Red Wine Braised Boneless Short Ribs and easy and delicious. Cooked low and slow, this is perfect winter comfort food! For the wine, pick a higher quality red from one of the economy locations such as Argentina, Chile, or Spain.

Rib-Eye Steak, Green Salad with Balsamic Dressing

This is the steak salad of your dreams! It's loaded with a juicy steak, your favorite veggies, and a creamy balsamic vinaigrette. It makes a delicious healthy dinner.

Sicilian Meatballs in Spicy Tomato Sauce

You will not be disappointed. These are great meatballs.
You may make the meatballs the day before and let them chill overnight; they’ll hold their shape better and all you'll have to do the next day is pop them in the oven, or fry them in a pan before they take a swim in your arrabbiata sauce.

Sirloin Steak with excellent marinade

This is a very good quick steak marinade, perfect for grilling up juicy, flavorful steaks – even cheap cuts! – so tasty you won’t need sauce.

Slow-roasted rib of beef

A masterpiece of low-temperature cooking and a fantastic centerpiece for Christmas or New Year's dinner



Steak cooking temperatures
45C (bleu), 50 C (rare), 55 C (medium rare), 60 C (medium) and 70 C (well done).
115 F (bleu), 120 F (rare), 130 F (medium rare), 140 F (medium) and 160 F (well done).

Smokey Chile Con Carne

in modern times, we use twice as many vegetables

Southwest Stuffed Peppers

Baked Southwest stuffed poblano (or Bell) peppers with ground beef and rice are packed with bold savoury flavours and topped with cheese to make a great dinner.

Steak and Tomato Kebobs

Makes 12 skewers - metal or wooden
Most of the heat and spice comes from the well-seasoned meat, while the avocado cream plays a cool supporting role.

Steak Diane

An old time Shaw family favourite.
The earliest mention of Steak Diane by that name is in Australia in 1940, when it was mentioned in an article about the Sydney restaurant Romano's as their signature dish. Romano's maître d'hôtel Tony Clerici said he invented it at his Mayfair (London) restaurant Tony's Grill in 1938 and named it in honor of Lady Diana Cooper.

Swedish Meatballs

Nice subtle spicing. Nothing beats homemade meatballs smothered in a creamy gravy sauce.

Texas Beef Chili

Tender chunks of beef enveloped in a deep, spicy and smoky sauce

Thai Basil Beef (Pad Gra Prow)

Thai Basil Beef, or Pad Gra Prow, is an easy, delicious dish of stir-fried beef and thai basil. Thai Basil Beef over white rice is a perfect 30 minute meal.

Here are some links to good recipes for Beef from other sites

Albondigas Meat balls

Black and Blue Steak Salad

A combination of spice-rubbed blackened chicken or steak and crumbled blue cheese is a staple of the American gastropub menu.

Classic Steak au Poivre

Italian Meatballs

Advertised as the perfect meatball, these are definitely tender and juicy.

Red Wine Braised Brisket

Tastes even better the second day. The flavours deepen as it sits.