Braise recipes

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…

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…

Dulce de Leche Cortada

Grandma's Moist Bread Turkey Stuffing

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

Polenta con salsicce e spuntature

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

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…

Quick Meat Curry

I've been looking for recipes from Indian-American moms who love the rich flavors of Indian food but who need to get meals on the table quickly. So…

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…

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…

Chicken and Eggplant Tagine

I was shopping for a chicken and eggplant stew and both the eggplant and the bell peppers were on sale...so I bought extra. We ended up making two…

Braised Pork Belly with Red Glutinous Wine Lees (紅糟,Ang Zhao)

Ang Zhao (紅糟) or Red Glutinous Wine Lees is beneficial to our health as it is believed to have cholesterol…

SHANGHAINESE LION’S HEAD

They call it Lion's Head because the meatballs are ye big with manes of soft, tender napa cabbage...looking like a lion. Seriously, in Shanghai,…

Jameson Whiskey-Braised Pork Shoulder With Irish Colcannon

I clipped this from the Chicago Tribune last year and it turned out to be voted reader's favorite recipe of the…

Butter Chicken - Chicken Makhani

My kids love Chicken Makhani (Butter Chicken) and Chicken Tikka Masala whenever we go to an Indian buffet. So…