50 ground pork recipes

Breaded pork chops braised until tender, topped with a warm sour cherry sauce spiked with cinnamon, cloves, honey, and Madeira wine. An elegant but approachable dinner.

Ground pork seasoned with red curry paste, lemongrass, coriander seeds, and fish sauce, stuffed into casings and grilled until charred and juicy. Serve with sticky rice for a true Thai feast.

Homemade siopao steamed dumplings stuffed with a savory shrimp, ground pork, and water chestnut filling. Makes 30 pillowy buns from scratch, street-food style.

Sai Grog: Thai spicy pork sausage with red curry paste, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, fish sauce, and coriander. Grilled until juicy and served with sticky rice.

Sai Grog: ground pork mixed with red curry paste, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, coriander root, and fish sauce, grilled in natural casings. Authentic Thai spicy sausage in 40 minutes.

Indonesian pork tenderloin marinated in lime, soy, brown sugar, cumin, curry, and sambal ulek, then seared fast in a hot pan. Sweet, smoky, and chili-hot, served with fried bananas.

Chinese fried dumplings stuffed with pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, and ginger, served with a hot chili dipping sauce. Crispy, golden, and deeply savory.

Greek poached oranges in spiced mavrodaphne wine syrup with bay leaf and clove. A jewel-toned, make-ahead dessert that lets winter citrus shine without the oven.

Grilled lamb rib chops with a port and blackberry reduction sauce spiced with cardamom, clove, and jalapeno. An elegant dinner with a sweet-heat berry glaze.

Hand-rolled Greek stuffed grape leaves filled with seasoned beef or lamb, rice, currants, pine nuts, and mint. Simmered until tender and served with a classic avgolemono egg-lemon sauce. Makes 60.

Cranberry-apple Stilton bites on Melba toast with port-braised fruit, creamy blue cheese, and chopped walnuts. A make-ahead holiday appetizer that balances sweet, salty, and funky in one bite.

German braised red cabbage with bratwurst, simmered low and slow with Granny Smith apples, caraway, and a sweet-tart hit of vinegar and currant jelly. A classic Oktoberfest plate of silky ruby cabbage and juicy sausage.

New Mexico chile salve is a simple spice paste of ground green chile, hot paprika, coriander, and oil. Rub it on beef, pork, or poultry before grilling for bold Southwestern heat.

Irene's dirty rice casserole with ground beef, pork sausage, and uncooked rice baked in a triple cream soup base. A hearty Louisiana-inspired one-dish dinner where the rice cooks right in the casserole.

Ginger plum pork chops with plum preserves, ground ginger, and apple cider vinegar. A 5-ingredient, one-skillet pork dinner ready in 25 minutes.

Vinaigrette marinade with garlic mashed into coarse salt, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. Works on beef, chicken, pork, fish, or vegetables.