Ground Beef

This rich main nods to Korean Chinese jajangmyeon and ragù Bolognese, relying on fermented black bean paste (jajang) for earthy backbone to the meaty sauce.

Biscuits and gravy, reimagined by L.A.’s Yangban Society to feature lofty buttermilk biscuits with rich curry gravy made with curry roux blocks (kare).

Weeknight dinner can't get much easier—or tastier—thanks to these spiced beef tostadas.

When is a hamburger a sandwich? When it’s stacked with a fried egg, pickled red onions, and special sauce, between two buttered pieces of white bread.

For these baked empanadas, Gaby Melian says the addition of green olives and raisins in the filling is essential. 

All the flavors of meaty Afghan mantu in a streamlined pasta dish.

This hearty Greek pasta bake is packed with impressive-looking layers of chewy giant noodles, spiced meat, and a creamy, cheesy béchamel to top it all off. 

The secret to lasagna de carne that packs a wallop of flavor? An herby sofrito that cooks with the beef until toasty and caramelized.

When you want the comfort of a meaty, cooked-all-day ragù but don’t have all day to cook one, reach for this speedier version.

Layers of ragù and béchamel are all that is right in this world.

All the flavors of Eastern European cabbage rolls, but without the rolling. 

This picadillo is inspired by a version found in San Luis Potosí in central Mexico with potatoes and poblanos.

A flavor-packed spicy, sweet, and sour sandwich that takes the idea of meatloaf all the way to the edge.

Whether you know it as American Chop Suey, Chili Mac, or American Goulash, this deeply flavorful, super-comforting pasta dish is greater than the sum of its humble parts.

Fresh piri-piri chiles can be difficult to find, so for our take on a vibrant piri-piri sauce, we subbed in a fresh Fresno chile.

It doesn’t take a lot of ingredients (or a lot of money) to make a classic Bolognese recipe. What it does take, though, is patience!

The quickest, most fuss-free and delicious meatball recipe that ever was or will be.

Custardy eggplant, sweet-tart pomegranate, creamy garlic yogurt, and crispy beef—eggplant naysayers, we're coming for you.

It's all about that special sauce.

Saying these are better than our nonna’s would be a bad idea, but she’ll never know if we just think it…