10,000 main dish recipes

Layered salt cod baked with sliced potatoes, sweet peppers, onions, and ripe tomatoes in olive oil. A rustic Portuguese-style casserole topped with hard-boiled egg and fresh parsley.

German beef strips with carrots simmered in white wine and soda water, finished with heavy cream. A classic Geschnetzeltes with tender sirloin and sweet braised carrots.

Louisiana crawfish pie with the Cajun holy trinity, butter, crawfish tails, and green onions, baked in a double-crust pastry. Bayou comfort food at its best.

Chicken, country ham, and peas in a creamy fricassee sauce with milk and a pinch of cloves, served over pasta or rice. A Southern-style chicken fricassee with salty ham and sweet peas.

Holiday appetizer quiche baked in a sheet pan with Swiss cheese, ham, scallions, and pimentos in a buttery cracker crust. Cut into 50 small squares for easy party finger food.

Classic British fish pie with poached white fish in a creamy parsley and egg sauce, topped with mashed potato and baked until golden. Simple, hearty comfort food.

Retro-elegant shrimp and cream cheese ring mold with bright lemon and parsley, drizzled with a sweet-spicy plum and Pickapeppa sauce. A stunning centerpiece for entertaining.

Minced lamb fondue rolls seasoned ground lamb with scallions and breadcrumbs into walnut-sized balls that get speared and deep-fried at the table. Served with a creamy sherry-mushroom sauce for dipping.

Wayman chili with chunked sirloin steak, green peppers, onions, garlic, and parsley in a tomato and Tabasco base spiked with cumin and chili powder. Beanless Texas-style chili with real bite.

Paprika beef roll stuffs pounded round steak with mushrooms, onions, pimiento, bread crumbs, and stuffed olives, then roasts in red wine for two hours.

Irish-style spaghetti sauce with ground beef, red wine, tomato puree, chicken broth, and a warm hint of nutmeg. Simmered for an hour into a rich, velvety meat sauce.

Everything tastes better with bacon. Needless to say when bacon meets beef tenderloin, it's an ultimate combination. We made this during the weekend, it was delicious.

Spit-roasted pork ribs basted with a homemade chili barbecue sauce of pureed tomatoes, red wine, soy sauce, and chili powder. Rotisserie-style ribs with a rich, glossy glaze.

Salmon with chanterelles poaches salmon fillets in a white wine-shallot fish stock, then crowns them with butter-sauteed chanterelle mushrooms. An elegant French-style dinner in 30 minutes.

Salmon stuffed with arugula, garlic, honey-glazed carrot, and red currants, basted with white wine and finished with a crisp schmaltz-fried skin. A peppery, sweet-tart centerpiece fish dish worth the extra prep.

Whole salmon baked in foil with a Chablis wine, potato, onion and lemon stuffing. Simple foil-pack method for flaky, moist salmon every time.