Meat recipes for every occasion include slow-cooked elk, low-sodium pork tenderloin, and perfectly seared filet mignon. Master oven-roasting in bags and electric smoker techniques for the best pulled pork.
A beef-pork combo roast combines the flavors of beef and pork and creates variety in your meal. Both pieces of meat need to be cooked to a safe temperature, so when cooking them together it is best to use a cooking method in which the cooking temperature and cooking time are similar, such as baking or grilling.
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Steak is most often cooked on a grill, but if you do not have access to a grill or the weather does not want to cooperate for outdoor cooking, the Cuisinart Griddler is a good substitute. It sits on your counter, offering a grill top, contact grill, sandwich press and griddle setting.
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Defrosting pork chops, or any meat or fish, requires safety precautions in order for the food to be edible and remain risk-free for foodborne illness. The U.S. Department of Agriculture does not recommend leaving meat or fish sitting out on the counter at room temperature to thaw.
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Most of the time when you think of ham, what comes to mind is the deep-pink meat that is served at Easter. It is decidedly salty and pairs well with a spicy sauce. A fresh whole ham, however, is the hind leg of a pig that has not been cured or smoked and needs to be cooked before eating.
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A bone-in ham steak is a thick cut of ham, resembling a piece of steak from a cow. It is an easier and faster way to enjoy the taste of ham, without having to slow-cook a whole ham. A ham steak can be cooked numerous ways for different flavor dimensions.
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Slow cooking is a great method of cooking when you want a hot, delicious dinner without a lot of work. Preparation time is minimal and it allows you to go about your daily business while your dinner is cooking. Lamb is a nutritional meat, high in zinc and iron.
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Rotisserie cooking is a method in which meat rotates on a spit over low heat so the juice and fat from the meat bastes itself as it cooks, resulting in a juicy, flavorful and tender piece of meat.
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The term "Southern-style ribs" may appear to allude to a region-specific type of barbecue sauce or a certain mixture of spices, but actually refers to a cut of pork . Southern-style ribs, also referred to as "country-style," are meatier pork ribs that are cut from the pork loin.
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Prosciutto is an Italian-style ham that has been dry-cured, aged and seasoned. It can be eaten as is or cooked in a variety of ways. The region from which your prosciutto comes makes a big difference in the flavor of the ham. The taste of prosciutto relies heavily on the pig used and its feed.
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The lamb shoulder blade is a lamb chop cut from the shoulder. It is larger and thicker than the lamb chop cut from the rib, which is much smaller and the cut most often used for delicate dishes. The shoulder blade lamb chop is meaty but has multiple bones and a lot of connective tissue.
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