Beef recipes
Beef is versatile enough to be the star of pies, pastas, curries and stews. These easy recipes include all types of cuts, from budget beef mince to fancy fillet.
- Popular and crowdpleasing: Feed the family with our best recipes for beef stroganoff, spaghetti and meatballs, minced beef and onion pie. Or how about homemade burgers or an easy beef taco traybake?
- Unusual inspiration for special occasions: Add a twist to your repertoire with recipes such as Thai beef salad and Indian railway curry. This beautifully rare roast beef is ideal for Sunday lunch, too.
- Slow cooker solutions: Try our beef chilli with cornbread topping, cheesy beef bourguignon pie or red wine-braised short ribs.
- Ground and minced beef ideas: Our ultimate chilli con carne, air fryer meatballs and this mince and tatties casserole are all popular.
Browse all our best beef mince recipe ideas.
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Impressive recipes for a special occasion
Picanha steak with parmesan fonduta, radicchio, anchovies and shallots
Tender and juicy picanha steak is cooked to perfection and served with creamy parmesan potatoes and a peppery radicchio and anchovy salad.
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Beef curries
Asma Khan’s first-class railway curry
Celebrated chef Asma Khan shares her recipe for railway curry, a mutton or beef coconut-based curry with a rich history.
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Celeriac
Celeriac and beef stroganoff with crispy thyme crumbs
This is a lighter version of classic beef stroganoff, which swapping soured cream for creamy celeriac purée. It's ready in just 30 minutes.
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Tacos
Slow-cooked short rib and pineapple tacos
Short ribs marinaded with pineapple and chilli, then slow cooked for hours, make an incredible taco filling. Serve with avo and sour cream.
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Beef curries
Sri Lankan roasted beef curry
Eroshan Meewella shares his recipe for an indulgent Sri Lankan beef curry in a richly spiced coconut and tomato sauce.
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Celebrity chef recipes
Andrew Wong’s beef ‘XO’ sauce
Umami-rich XO sauce is usually made with dried seafood, but here chef Andrew Wong shows you how to make a flavoursome XO sauce with beef.
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Wellingtons
Best-of-the-best beef wellington
Want to show off your cookery skills? Try our best-of-the-best beef wellington recipe for the ultimate take on this culinary classic.
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Filling salads
Steak and charred pear salad with blue cheese and tarragon dressing
This filling salad showcases some classic flavour combos: steak with tangy blue cheese, bitter winter leaves, sweet pear and crunchy pecans.
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Pears
Beef carpaccio with pickled pear and parmesan mayonnaise
This carpaccio is a masterpiece on the plate, with butter-soft beef, pear, umami-rich mayo and crunchy nuts, A perfect make-ahead starter.
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Batch cooking
Caramelised coconut beef
Inspired by Indonesian rendang and Thai massaman, this intensely rich and fragrant caramelised coconut beef is a favourite-in-the-making.
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Meatballs
Mondeghili (fried breaded beef and pork meatballs)
These crunchy meatballs – a Milanese mainstay – may have begun as a way to use up leftover meat, but they’re now a popular aperitivo snack.
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Spaghetti
Chitarrone alla teramana (square spaghetti with mini meatballs)
Try this traditional spaghetti and meatballs recipe from Abruzzo. Chitarrone – square spaghetti – with rich mini meatballs in a tomato sauce.
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Beef stews
Coda alla vaccinara (Roman braised oxtail)
Coda alla vaccinara is an iconic Roman dish made with oxtail. The meat is slow-cooked with celery, while cocoa gives the stew earthy depth.
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Steak
Bistecca alla fiorentina (florentine porterhouse steak)
This iconic Italian dish – porterhouse steak with rosemary – is a staple of Florence restaurants. Serve with white beans and Tuscan red wine.
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Sandwiches
Roast beef pan bagnat
Pan bagnat is the king of picnic sandwiches – and our version roast beef and tapenade mayo. Make in advance, so the flavours can mingle.
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Alternative barbecue
Smoked brisket buns with mustard barbecue sauce and pickled chillies
Smoked brisket is the pinnacle of low-and-slow barbecuing. This recipe by David Carter of Smokestak is perfect for a big summer get-together.
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