Ropa vieja translates to "old clothes." It is a Caribbean shredded beef stew with variants found in Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico …
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Meat Recipes
Recipes for pork, beef and lamb cooked in every imaginable way. Includes recipes for non-traditional cuts like tongue, tripe, hocks and face.
Deep-fried Crispy Beef Tripe
Speedy discovers the most unusual recipes. Ironically, the ones he finds are recipes I won't even give a second thought to. …
15-minute Ground Beef and Quail Eggs Dinner
A quarter kilogram of ground beef can feed four people. The secret? Add vegetables and quail eggs. Try this 15-minute ground …
Cheese Gravy Over Seared Beef Strips
In the pan where you have seared the beef, make a roux and make sure to scrape all the browned bits at the bottom of the pan. …
Chinese-style Pork Liver and Spring Onions Stir Fry
To cook Chinese-style pork liver and spring onions stir fry, it is essential to slice the liver thinly and marinate for at …
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Carnitas: Mexican “Little Meats” Dish
Carnitas is a Mexican dish of ultra tender pork that is either pulled apart or chopped. Lightly crisp outside, very tender …
Pork and Pineapple Adobo
When cooking pork and pineapple adobo, use fresh pineapple. Divide the pineapple into two portions, simmer half with the pork …
Corned Beef Sinigang
I spent Friday and Saturday with girl friends from law school and among the many dishes we enjoyed was a bowl of delectable …
Sweet Sour Leftover Roast Pork Belly
Roast pork belly is perfect when newly cooked and the skin is puffed and crisp. A few hours later and the lovely rind becomes …
Chinese Soy Sauce Braised Pork Trotters
Often discarded at the butcher's for being unfit for human consumption, pork trotters are a delicacy in Asia. Browned then …
Vietnamese-style Caramel Braised Pork and Eggs
A long name for a dish but it still doesn't capture its essence fully. For a truly delicious Vietnamese-style caramel braised …
Chinese-style Beef and Bok Choy Stir Fry
Sukiyaki cut beef is marinated then stir fried with vegetables. This beef and bok choy stir fry is cooked, flavored and …
Sweet Spicy Pork Cheeks
In Caloocan City where I grew up and where I lived with Speedy and the girls for six years before we moved to the suburb, …
Paprika and Cranberry Pork Stew
Similar to Filipino menudo, paprika and cranberry pork stew ditches the potatoes, peas, carrots, raisins and most of the …
Sweet and Spicy Pork Stew
Take the recipe for Korean beef stew a la House of Kimchi, substitute pork belly for the beef and you have a holiday-perfect …
Beef and Sausage Chili
For my beef and sausage chili, cubed brisket and sliced andouille are simmered with rosemary, onion, garlic, cayenne and bay …