Beef

Tender, juicy peppered steak with a ripe tomato and rocket salad makes a fabulous, relaxed meal for dinner with friends.

For a packed lunch, prepare this salad the night before; it is best dressed just before serving. Place beetroot in base of lunch container, top with mesclun, potato and beef; pack dressing separately. Store in the fridge; bring to room temperature before serving. Note

Paired with crisp apple slaw, these juicy sliders will have your guests drooling.

Mexican food is a mid-week meal choice. It is easy to prepare, affordable, fresh and delicious!

Honeycup mustard is available from some supermarkets, delicatessens and butchers. If you prefer, you can simply combine dijon mustard with honey in the proportion of 1 tablespoon dijon to 2 tablespoons honey. Note

While your perfectly cooked steak is resting to its tender conclusion, quickly throw together this fried tomato and chilli sauce to go with. A side order of greens and you have a complete, healthy and low carb meal.

Tender and slow-cooked beef in red wine sauce with roasted tomatoes from Australian Women's Weekly.

Try something a little different on the barbecue tonight with corn salad, sliced steak and irresistible melting anchovy butter.

The perfect French sharing platter: croûtes with beef and horseradish cream.

Best made just before serving, this bright and fragrant soup with juicy beef dumplings is perfect for cold winter nights. Add some extra chilli if you like more heat.

A classic winter warmer, these individual beef and red wine pies combine tender morsels of meat in a rich, savoury sauce.

This deconstructed Beef Wellington makes for a new take on a genuine classic. A fabulous dish to serve up at a special dinner party.

This delicious, filling sandwich is perfect for the lunchbox.

This spicy beef and mushroom soup will warm you up on a cold winters night.

These tender beef kebabs with a roasted vegetable salad are full of the flavours of the Middle East. They're also perfect served with a couscous salad if you prefer.

The deep, savoury flavour of this red wine and shallot sauce is the perfect complement to this dish of tender steak, mashed potatoes and green beans.

Fragrant and spicy Thai beef and noodle stir-fry from Australian Women's Weekly.

On those occasions when only meat and potatoes will do, here is your go-to recipe.

Serve this colourful platter of sliced grilled beef, assorted sprouts and vegetables for a healthy, delicious meal with friends and family.

The classic surf'n'turf, beef and prawn, dish with delicious homemade kumara hash browns and corn.

For a delicious snack, try these golden scrolls filled with sausage and beef mince, melted cheese and spinach.

A hearty winter stew with beef, black bean and corn from Australian Women's Weekly.

This tender beef rib roast makes for the ideal family meal complete with roasted vegetables and gravy.

Cavolo nero can be substituted with cabbage or silver beet. Note

Try this recipe for a roast with a twist. Beer finds it's place in yet another crowd pleasing dish.

Stir-fried udon noodles with beef and tomato from Australian Women's Weekly.

You could use rump or sirloin steak instead of the beef eye fillet. Note

It’s a lot easier to slice the steak into wafer-thin strips if you partially freeze it first. Serve immediately with steamed rice. Recipe should be prepared as required. Note

It’s a lot easier to slice the steak into wafer-thin strips if you partially freeze it first. Accompany with rice, if desired. Note

Instead of pure vegetable oil to deep-fry, you can blend it (50/50) with sesame oil. Note

A historically North African dish named after the earthenware pot in which it is cooked.

An exquisite variant on barbecued beef fillet - impress your guests with this succulent dish.

This tasty Asian inspired stir-fry makes a great mid-week family dinner. The beef mince is spiced to perfection, and complimented beautifully by fresh veggies and herbs, which all sit atop a bed of filling brown rice.

We've cooked this beef fillet with herb and mustard crust to a medium level of doneness. This cut of meat is delicious either rare or well done, the secret is to let it rest well before serving to preserve the tenderness.

Ask the butcher to cut the ribs for you so they will fit into your slow cooker. Note

Some days, all that is required is a simple roast with veg. We've cooked the beef to a rare finish in this recipe, leave it in the oven a little longer, if you like. However you like it cooked, remember to let it rest for about 10 minutes before slicing.

These little pastries are a great way to use up leftover bolognese sauce. All you need is a few sheets of shortcrust pastry and an egg.

Spaghetti and meatballs might be considered the classic of the genre, but fettuccine does the job just as well. In fact, given that there's more pasta for the sauce to stick to, some would say even better.

Everybody loves a traditional roast. Ditch the usual carb-heavy vegetables for this wonderfully coloured and flavoured mediterranean ensemble and there'll be no complaints at dinnertime.

Italian-style tomato, beef and pea lasagne from Australian Women's Weekly.

An American dish of pan-fried beefsteak with a sauce made from the seasoned pan juices.

Fresh, spicy and deeply savoury, beef pho makes a great lunch, especially on those days when you need a bit of a pick-me-up.

Loaded with vegies, this speedy stir-fry makes an ideal weeknight meal.

The beauty of this meat loaf is that you can use regular sausage mince, or buy your favourite sausages and simply squeeze the mince from the skins. We love it with creamy mash and greens.

Whip up these mouth-watering beef sandwiches for a hearty packed lunch or light dinner.

Hoisin sauce is a thick, sweet Chinese barbecue sauce made from salted fermented soy beans, onions and garlic. It can be used as a marinade or a baste, or as a flavouring for stir-fried, braised or roasted foods. It’s found in all Asian food shops and most supermarkets. Note

Steamed beans, peas or broccoli would be a great addition to this delicious red curry. Note

Try this cheat's version of a homely beef casserole, served on fresh fettuccine pasta.

This recipe can be made a day ahead. You could use 1kg frozen mixed vegetables instead of the fresh vegetables in this recipe, if you like. Serving per person for each of the five food groups with 1 slice of toast 3½ serves vegetables; 1 serve grain foods; 2 serves lean meat and bean foods. […]

This warm pasta salad is packed with flavour and makes brilliant leftovers.

You can use pumpkin instead of the kumara. The beef mixture, without the coriander, is suitable to freeze. Add the coriander when reheating Note

Delight in this warming, hearty Italian inspired hotpot with juicy chicken, delicious vegies and plenty of filling, fibre-filled beans. The fennel adds a nice aniseed flavour, but is not overpowering.

Using a pressure cooker helps to ensure this pot roast remains tender and succulent when served.

Healthy, colourful and vibrant; this roast beef and vegetable salad is a great quick dish.

Straight out of an authentic Japanese restaurant and on your dining table. This fresh, clean and delicious Japanese soup is delicious and oh-so-versatile.

Bolognese sauce, known in Italian as ragù alla bolognese, is a meat-based sauce originating from Bologna, Italy

Quick and tasty, peppercorn beef stir-fry is the perfect mid-week dinner for those days when you need a bit of a boost.

A roast beef rib still on the bone is the indisputable king of roasts. Served here with a homemade mustard bearnaise sauce, this is a meal worth celebrating for.

The beauty of this hearty soup lies in its versatility. You can use whatever winter veggies that take your fancy - cauliflower, broccoli or even mushrooms - and it will still taste just as good.

This meaty stew is the quintessential winter comfort food. But when you want to take it up a notch, add in these cheesy dumplings packed with the herbaceous warmth of parsley. This one is bound to become a family favourite.

This rissole, bacon and tomato casserole is nutritious, delicious and easy to prepare ahead of time. The perfect mid-week family dinner.

Ideal for kids and adults alike, these juice burgers with mustard mayonnaise are sharp and tasty.

The addition of plump, herbed meatballs makes this fresh borscht a meal in itself. Serve topped with dill infused sour cream.

A true classic of British cooking, steak and kidney pie is a rich and sumptuous dish. If you haven't cooked with kidneys before you could ask your butcher to prepare them for you.

This light and full-of-flavour starter is the perfect way to start your five star meal.

Use the best quality mince you can for these gourmet beef burgers, you'll be glad you did once you taste them!

Mexican beef and bean quesadilla stacks with a zesty guacamole

Kids will love these cheesy potatoes stuffed with mince.

Roast beef pizza. Yes indeed. Suspend your disbelief at least until you try this brilliant example of British and Italian fusion, complete with horseradish, brought to you by Woman's Day.

Try this classic family meal with the added flavour of creamy mustard sauce.

To make our dipping sauce, in a bowl, combine 1/4 cup each rice wine vinegar and soy sauce, juice lime. 2 tablespoons water, 1 finely sliced long red chilli and 1 teaspoon caster sugar. Note

Delight your guests or the family with these zesty, fresh rice paper rolls.

Steak and egg is a classic in the repertoire of traditional Portuguese cooking. Sherry and a good slug of red wine add depth and complexity to the sauce, with chilli adding a good slug of heat.

This classic Italian dish is pure comfort food with layers upon layers of melted cheese, pasta and hearty beef mince.

Do-piaza, literally meaning 'onions twice', is a delicious winter warmer.

Everyone loves a perfectly cooked steak, especially topped with delicious herb butter, and this recipe does exactly what it says on the tin. Best served with freshly made french fries.

This nourishing beef and barley soup makes a satisfying and hearty one-dish meal for any season.

A modern take on the classic Aussie steak sandwich, scotch fillet smothered in caramelised leeks and chilli tomato jam makes for a magic mouthful.

With tender, juicy slices of roast beef and scrumptious bearnaise sauce, this is another French concoction that looks and tastes like a masterpiece.

Indulge in the taste of the Deep South with this Cajun-spiced steak.

Mexican meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce and topped with guacamole makes a delicious dinner served with wraps and salad.