Meat Recipes

Steak and sausages on the grill

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Human beings have supplemented their diets with meat since our hunter-gatherer days. Some of the oldest evidence of human activities is stone tools for bringing down prey. These days a variety of domesticated animals give us the major portion of our protein. Roasted, grilled, braised, barbequed or fried, meat takes kindly to a variety of cooking methods.

International Meat Recipes

Pasteles

Puerto Rican pasteles, wrapped and unwrapped

(Puerto Rican savory cakes in banana leaves)

Caldereta

Caldereta (Filipino beef and vegetable stew)

(Filipino beef stew)

Char Siu

Char Siu (Chinese barbecue pork)

(Chinese barbecue pork)

Kabuli Pulao

Kabuli Pulau (Afghan rice and lamb pilaf)

(Afghan rice and lamb pilaf)

Shawarma

Shawarma vendor

(Middle Eastern spiced meat sandwich)

Empanadas

Tray of empanadas

(Latin savory stuffed pastries)

Nacatamales

Freshly steamed nacatamal

(Honduran, Nicaraguan meat and vegetable-filled tamales)

Carne Asada

Carne asada tacos

(Central American grilled steak)

Kare-Kare

Kare Kare (Filipino meat and vegetable stew)

(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Mafé, or Maafe

Senegalese-style mafé

(West African meat in peanut sauce)

Pernil al Horno

Pernil al Horno (Puerto Rican roast pork shoulder)

(Puerto Rican roast pork shoulder)

Bosanski Burek

Bosanski Burek (Bosnian ground beef meat pie)

(Bosnian ground beef meat pie)

Kefta

Kefta meatballs with yogurt sauce

(Middle Eastern spiced meatballs)

Baho

Plate of baho

(Nicaraguan beef, plantains and yuca steamed in banana leaves)

Smothered Pork Chops

Plate with smothered pork chops

(American Southern-Soul pork chops with onion gravy)

Salpicón de Res

Salpicon Central American shredded beef salad

(Central American shredded beef salad)

Ginger Beef

Ginger Beef (Canadian ginger and crispy beef stir fry)

(Canadian ginger and crispy beef stir fry)

Schweinebraten

Schweinebraten German roast pork

(German roast pork)

Nyama Choma

A plate of nyama choma

(Kenyan grilled meat)

Pastel de Choclo

Pastel de choclo Chilean ground beef casserole

(Chilean ground beef casserole with corn batter topping)

Pabellón Criollo

Pabellon Criollo (Venezuelan shredded beef with beans, rice and plantains)

(Venezuelan shredded beef with beans, rice and plantains)

Gołąbki

Golabki (Polish stuffed cabbage rolls)

(Polish, stuffed cabbage rolls)

Hilachas

Hilachas Guatemalan shredded beef

(Guatemalan shredded beef in tomato-tomatillo sauce)

Bobotie

Bobotie (South African curried meat casserole)

(South African curried meat casserole)

Bredie

Pot of simmering lamb and potato bredie

(South African lamb stew)