Braise recipes

Grandma's Moist Bread Turkey Stuffing

Grandma's good old fashioned moist bread turkey stuffing to suit a 12 to 14lb bird

St. Patrick's Day Beef Stew with Guinness

This is a great Beef Stew adapted from a recipe by Margaret Johnson. We doubled the recipe, used about half…

Southern Low Country Braised Pig's Feet

This recipe sings low country with high notes. A very significant part of African American heritage and…

Carnitas

Carnitas are the Mexican version of pulled pork. Braised first in a spicy sauce, pork shoulder is slow cooked until so tender the meat just shreds…

Barbacoa De Cabeza

Barbacoa de Cabeza is a slow cooked dish prepared with parts from the head of a cow, such as the cheeks. Popular in South Texas, I've adapted the…

Spicy Coconut Chicken Curry

This is more of an Indian than Thai curry, and has a condensed, pungent sauce. It is unusual and really wonderful. Curries are hit or miss with…

Pasta a risotto (Risotto-style Pasta)

One of the guilty pleasures that I have never, up to now, revealed to a living soul is my penchant for…

Chinese Braised Oxtails with Root Vegetables

A hearty oxtail dish with star anise, Chinese mushroom, daikon and carrots. The oxtails turn tender when…

Basque Chicken

I had one of the best meals of my life, while on a wine-tasting trip with my father in Paso Robles, California, at a small restaurant called the…

Baccalà alla napoletana

Baccalà, or salted codfish, marries especially well with tomatoes, and the marriage reaches its apogee of deliciousness in the summer, when tomatoes…

Polenta con salsicce e spuntature

Rome is not especially known for its love of polenta, perhaps because its winters are relatively mild compared…

Hungarian Gulyas Soup

This is my really first recipe I've ever "published"...anywhere. So I thought that a traditional, very traditional, Hungarian dish would be…

Georgian Chicken with Wine -- Chakhohbili

This was a tasty stew that we all really enjoyed. If you haven't tried Georgian food before, you're in for a…

Dulce de Leche Cortada

Creole Spiced Pork Chops

Pork chops with chops! These nicely spiced cuts can be toned up or down, depending on your taste. Gluten-free diners will enjoy these with King…