Where's the beef? We've got your beef right here! Beef main recipes, from a perfect prime rib to steaks and stews and braises, and everything in between.
close up of grilled short ribs cut into slices
Tender Grilled Short Ribs Recipe
copycat In-and-Out burger in a basket with fries and ketchup
In-N-Out's Double-Double, Animal Style Recipe
Spoon pulling bite of beef chili out of a small bowl, showing tender beans and short rib meat.
The Best Chili Ever Recipe
Crying Tiger (Thai-style grilled steak) on a green ceramic plate, with a small ceramic bowl holding the dry chile dipping sauce). On the periphery is a small bowl of white rice.
Crying Tiger (Thai-Style Grilled Steak With Dry Chili Dipping Sauce) Recipe
Close up photograph of a plate of osso buco and risotto alla milanese, garnished with gremolata.
Osso Buco (Italian Braised Veal Shanks) Recipe
A blue ceramic plate with picadillo, white rice, and black beans.
Cuban Picadillo Recipe
Beef Wellington on an oval white ceramic plate, with two slices of Wellington on the right hand side of the plate.
The Ultimate Beef Wellington Recipe
Sliced barbecued smoked beef chuck on a cutting board.
Barbecue Smoked Beef Chuck Recipe
All-American beef stew in a white bowl on a wooden table with a grey Dutch oven of stew in the background.
All-American Beef Stew Recipe
Cuban shredded beef plated with rice, beans. and plantains
Ropa Vieja Recipe
Jamaican Beef Stew in a bowl with white rice and green onions sprinkled on top
Jamaican Beef Stew With Rice Recipe
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Negimaki Recipe | Grilling
Bulalo served in a bowl
Bulalo (Bone Marrow Soup)
Bowl of kare kare set next to ramekin of shrimp paste and serving bowl of white rice
Kare-Kare (Filipino Curry)
A beefsteak donburi rice bowl topped with scallions
Beefsteak Donburi (Japanese Rice Bowl) With Spinach Recipe
overhead view of lomo saltado plated with french fries and white rice
Lomo Saltado (Peruvian Stir-Fried Beef With Onion, Tomatoes, and French Fries) Recipe
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Pressure Cooker Red Wine–Braised Beef Short Ribs Recipe
A platter of Pakistani Seekh kebabs with slaw, cucumbers tomatoes, and lime wedges.
Seekh Kebabs (Pakistani Spicy Grilled Ground Meat Skewers) Recipe
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Beef Pho (Vietnamese Soup) Recipe
Ultimate Smash Burger
The Ultimate Smash Cheeseburger Recipe
Greek bifteki on a plate with tomato slices, red onion slices, mint leaves, and tzatziki.
Bifteki Recipe
Salpicón, white rice, red kidney beans, and a slice of lime on a blue plate on a marble counter.
Salpicón (Nicaraguan Minced Meat) Recipe
Red Wine-Braised Beef Short Ribs
Red Wine–Braised Beef Short Ribs Recipe
An Oklahoma style onion burger on deli paper in a red plastic deli basket.
Oklahoma-Style Onion Burgers Recipe
An open barbacoa taco made with two corn tortillas on a plate with pickled onions, cilantro, and a lime wedge
Better Than Chipotle's Beef Barbacoa Recipe
A bowl of pressure cooker chili con carne.
Original Texas Chili Con Carne Recipe
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Homemade Burger King Whopper-Style Cheeseburgers Recipe
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Grilled Marinated Flank Steak Fajitas Recipe
A seared bone-in rib eye with aromatics in a stainless steel skillet.
Perfect Pan-Seared Steaks Recipe
A closeup shot of stir-fried beef with mushrooms and butter. The beef and mushrooms are plated in a round white bowl with white rice on a white tile background, and the shot shows how the mushrooms have been seared, while the feed is tender and in a somewhat glossy sauce.
Easy Stir-Fried Beef With Mushrooms and Butter Recipe
A plate of beef stroganoff.
The Ultimate Beef Stroganoff Recipe
A t-bone (porterhouse) steak on a white plate, with the sliced meat placed around the bone. On the lefthand side of the image are several metal forks stacked on top of each other.
Perfectly Grilled T-Bone Steak Recipe
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Chinese Pepper Steak (Stir-Fried Beef with Onions, Peppers, and Black Pepper Sauce) Recipe
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Classic Pot-au-Feu (French Boiled Beef and Vegetables) Recipe
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Koji Prime Rib Recipe
Grating Parmesan cheese on top of Italian-American meatballs in red sauce in a dark bowl.
The Best Italian-American Meatballs
Sliced, grilled medium-rare carne asada fanned out on a wooden cutting board with corn tortillas, limes, and cilantro in the background.
The Best Carne Asada Recipe
A white porcelain bowl holding beef barley soup. There's a metal spoon in the bowl and the bowl is palced on a green cloth. There is also part of a baguette in the top right corner of the image.
Beef Barley Soup Recipe
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Teriyaki Burgers Recipe
The Fake Shack (Shack Burger copycat)
The Fake Shack (or the Shack Burger at Home) Recipe
A bowl of Boeuf Bourguignon and noodles next to the pot
Boeuf Bourguignon (Beef Stew With Red Wine, Mushrooms, and Bacon) Recipe
Shepherd's Pie in red casserole dish with one square portion removed
Classic, Savory Shepherd's Pie (With Beef and/or Lamb) Recipe
A ceramic bowl filled with Thai-style beef with basil and chiles.
Thai-Style Beef With Basil and Chilies (Phat Bai Horapha) Recipe
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Perfect Prime Rib With Red Wine Jus Recipe
A bowl of pressure cooker beef and barley soup on a table with a striped linen napkin and spoon in the background.
Pressure Cooker Beef Barley Soup Recipe
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Slow-Smoked Porterhouse Steaks Recipe
Plate of Stir-Fried Beef with Broccoli in Oyster Sauce with chopsticks resting on the edge
Chinese-American Beef and Broccoli With Oyster Sauce Recipe
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Sous Vide: Beef Tenderloin with Lemon-Parsley Butter Recipe
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Basic Ragù Bolognese Recipe
A plate of chicken-fried steak with gravy, potatoes, and vegetable.
Tender and Beefy Chicken-Fried Steak Recipe
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Stir-Fried Beef With Chinese Broccoli Recipe
The Food Lab's All-American Meatloaf
The Food Lab's All-American Meatloaf Recipe
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The Food Lab's Perfect Grilled Steaks Recipe
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Grilled Skirt Steak With Mojo Marinade Recipe
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Steakhouse-Style Grilled Marinated Flank Steak Recipe
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Roast Beef Po' Boy Recipe
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Traditional Goulash Recipe
A plate of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots.
Corned Beef Brisket, Potatoes, Cabbage, and Carrots for St. Patrick's Day Recipe