Spanish Beef Main Course Recipes
The Spanish eat "ternera" or veal often, and meat from mature cattle is not as common. In Spain soups, stews and casseroles flavored with beef ribs or sprinkled with small beef cubes or meatballs, called "albondigas" are enjoyed year round.
Meat Stuffed Red Peppers - Pimientos Rellenos de Carne
The Spanish love peppers and prepare them in many different ways. This recipe uses ground meat as the stuffing for roasted peppers. They are breaded and fried, then accompanied by a rich-tasting onion sauce.
The Spanish love peppers and prepare them in many different ways. This recipe uses ground meat as the stuffing for roasted peppers. They are breaded and fried, then accompanied by a rich-tasting onion sauce.
Catalan Beef Stew Recipe - Estofado de Rez a la Catalana
This recipe for Catalan Beef Stew or "Estofado de Rez a la Catalana" is easy and has a unique flavor, due to a surprise ingredient - chocolate! Serve it over a bed of white rice for an unusual and tasty stew this winter.
This recipe for Catalan Beef Stew or "Estofado de Rez a la Catalana" is easy and has a unique flavor, due to a surprise ingredient - chocolate! Serve it over a bed of white rice for an unusual and tasty stew this winter.
Breaded Beef Fillets with Garlic - Filetes Empanados, con Ajo
Breaded Beef Fillets with Garlic is an easy Spanish recipe and a tasty and quick main course for dinner. Try this recipe tonight with home fried potatoes and a fresh green salad and you'll see why so many Spanish cooks have made this a standard dinner!
Breaded Beef Fillets with Garlic is an easy Spanish recipe and a tasty and quick main course for dinner. Try this recipe tonight with home fried potatoes and a fresh green salad and you'll see why so many Spanish cooks have made this a standard dinner!
Carne de Vaca con Tomate - Beef Tomato Stew
Tender chunks of beef cooked in tomatoes, onion, garlic and red peppers. Although you might think of this as a wintery beef tomato stew, it is a great dish for any time of year. Serve with home-fried potatoes
Tender chunks of beef cooked in tomatoes, onion, garlic and red peppers. Although you might think of this as a wintery beef tomato stew, it is a great dish for any time of year. Serve with home-fried potatoes
Albondigas con Salsa de Perejil - Meatballs with Parsley Sauce
Meatballs in a simple, yet rich-tasting sauce made from beef broth, parsley and walnuts. What a great main course for any day of the week, regardless of the season! We recommend serving these delicious meatballs and sauce with home-fried potatoes or lots of crusty bread to soak up the sauce. These meatballs also make a good "tapa."
Meatballs in a simple, yet rich-tasting sauce made from beef broth, parsley and walnuts. What a great main course for any day of the week, regardless of the season! We recommend serving these delicious meatballs and sauce with home-fried potatoes or lots of crusty bread to soak up the sauce. These meatballs also make a good "tapa."
Alubias con Carne y Tomate - Beans with Beef and Tomato Sauce
This recipe combines chunks of beef stew meat and tomato sauce, garlic and white wine with pinto or black beans. It's a great way to use left-overs!
This recipe combines chunks of beef stew meat and tomato sauce, garlic and white wine with pinto or black beans. It's a great way to use left-overs!
Carne Gobernada - Asturian-Style Beef in White Wine Sauce
"Carne Gobernada" is a typical dish from Oviedo, capital of Asturias. It is a traditional main course, prepared by very slowly cooking the chunks of beef in onions and white wine until they are tender. Depending on the cut of beef, this might take as little as 40 minutes or as long as an hour, but the resulting dish is definitely worth the wait. Serve with fried potatoes to soak up the sauce.
"Carne Gobernada" is a typical dish from Oviedo, capital of Asturias. It is a traditional main course, prepared by very slowly cooking the chunks of beef in onions and white wine until they are tender. Depending on the cut of beef, this might take as little as 40 minutes or as long as an hour, but the resulting dish is definitely worth the wait. Serve with fried potatoes to soak up the sauce.
Spanish Oxtails Step-by-Step Recipe - Rabo de Toro
Oxtails in a rich sauce of carrots, onions, garlic and Spanish sherry makes a delicious main course, particularly for the fall and winter. Serve with home fried potatoes.
Oxtails in a rich sauce of carrots, onions, garlic and Spanish sherry makes a delicious main course, particularly for the fall and winter. Serve with home fried potatoes.
Spanish Oxtails with Vegetables in Sherry Sauce Recipe - Rabo de Toro
Oxtails in a rich sauce of carrots, onions, garlic and Spanish sherry makes a delicious main course, particularly for the fall and winter. Serve with home fried potatoes. This recipe uses a pressure cooker to reduce cooking time.
Oxtails in a rich sauce of carrots, onions, garlic and Spanish sherry makes a delicious main course, particularly for the fall and winter. Serve with home fried potatoes. This recipe uses a pressure cooker to reduce cooking time.