12 beef stew meat recipes

Pressure-cooked beef roast shredded into a rich tomato-clam broth with mushrooms, onions, and garlic creates an unexpected fusion goulash with Hungarian-seafood soul.

Slow-roasted beef tenderloin sliced thin, served with buttery wine-simmered mushrooms and chilled black-eyed pea salsa for an elegant Texas feast.

Hungarian pork stew with paprika, caraway seeds, roasted vegetables, red peppers, and tomatoes braised until fork-tender. Serve over wide noodles or rice for a hearty dinner.

Traditional Lancashire-style lamb hotpot layered with onions and thick-sliced potatoes, infused with caraway seeds and topped with crispy bacon. Slow-baked until the lamb is fall-apart tender.

Tender lamb stew meat braised in a fragrant blend of coriander, cumin, cardamom, turmeric, and ginger, then finished with a swirl of yogurt and fresh lemon juice. Serve over rice for a deeply aromatic Indian curry.

Moroccan vegetable soup simmers lamb (or beef) stew meat with turnips, carrots, celery, tomatoes, and saffron, finished with zucchini, angel hair pasta, and fresh herbs.

Oven-braised lamb stew with flageolet beans, elbow macaroni, fresh oregano, and Roma tomatoes. Browned lamb simmers in stock for 1 1/2 hours, then the pasta cooks right in the pot.

Alicha: Ethiopian mild meat stew with beef, lamb, or goat braised slow with turmeric, ginger, mustard, and caraway seeds. The yellow-gold curry that pairs with injera or rice.

Old-fashioned oven-braised beef stew with shin beef, onions, carrots, and potatoes in a tomato-enriched gravy. A traditional Saturday supper that slowly cooks in the oven until the meat pulls apart with a fork.

Slow-braised shredded beef simmered with stewed tomatoes, cumin, and garlic until fork-tender. Makes 3 quarts of tender, saucy meat for tacos, burritos, and more.

Moose stew braises cubed game meat with red wine, beef broth, pearl onions, carrots, and new potatoes. A Northwoods chop-house classic thickened with buttery beurre manie.

Kentucky-style burgoo soup made with mixed cooked meats, okra, lima beans, corn, and garden vegetables in a rich beef-and-chicken broth. A lighter take on the legendary Bluegrass State stew.