Meats
Meat recipes
Pressure Cooker Pot Roast
So you’re asking yourself, “Who needs a pressure cooker?” You know what? This dish alone justifies buying one!
Crouton’s Chili con Carne
Over the years I’ve tried chili recipe after chili recipe. This is the one I finally settled on. Notes Chili con carne purists eschew beans. I like them. Here are two compromises for bean lovers: The easy way: add canned…
Italian Family Barbecue
We were having company Sunday. I wanted to barbecue, but Ditalini wanted Italian food. So we compromised by having an Italian barbecue. Here’s the menu: Grilled Artichokes We prepped the artichokes a couple of hours before the party by cutting the spiny…
Crouton’s Smoked Pork Spareribs
Ditalini and I love pork spareribs. Full slab, St. Louis style, Kansas City style, baby back, they’re all good. In an earlier entry, I offered an easy recipe for dry-rubbed baby back ribs that are first cooked in the oven and then…
Smoked Beef Brisket
Notes Slow cooking, plus laying the brisket on the rack with the fat layer on top, is the secret to tender brisket, which is normally considered a tough cut of meat. I use a Weber covered barrel smoker, but I…