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12 Must-Try Braised Dishes

When you’re craving something warm and cozy, nothing quite hits the spot like a braised dish. Whether it’s a piece of meat or simply cabbage and beans, this type of slow-cooked meal is truly inviting and its smell alone will have everyone running to the table. Here are 12 recipes we love.

1. Braised Beef with Onions

Looking for a cozy and comforting dish that’s perfect for a cold-weather weekend spent at home? Try this tender beef cooked with onions and carrots.

2. Red Wine Braised Beef

Bursting with deep flavours, this beef braised in red wine is melt-in-your-mouth tender. It’s a classic that will make a regular family meal feel like a fancy one.

3. Mustard Braised Lamb Shanks

Bold in flavour and fork-tender, try these juicy lamb shanks this weekend. Braised in a tangy, mouth-watering mustard sauce, it’s a hearty dish that will have the family singing your praises!

4. Braised Pork Shoulder with Onions

A good-sized cut of pork shoulder allows you to make this braised recipe with onions, with its addictive aroma that wafts throughout the house as it cooks. Serve with roasted veggies and mashed potatoes, and then save the leftovers along with the sauce to put together a pasta casserole or even pulled pork burgers.

5. Braised Beef and Cheese Tacos (Quesabirria)

There’s nothing quite as irresistible as cheesy and tender braised beef folded into crispy tortillas. With a delicious dipping sauce made from the meat’s cooking juices, it’s a Mexican street food classic that will surely elevate taco night at home!

6. Veal Shoulder with Swiss Chard Pesto and Braised Vegetables

While the piece of veal coated in a Swiss chard pesto is impressive enough, the oodles of braised veggies (fennel, kohlrabi, shallots, cherry tomatoes and more Swiss chard) also stand out in this colourful recipe.

7. Beer-Braised Duck Legs

By braising duck legs in malty and hoppy pale ale, they develop an absolutely succulent and flavourful meat. This is the perfect dish for entertaining, leaving your guests impressed!

8. Braised Leeks with Gruyère

Leeks braised in butter, wine and cream is a classic French way to cook this vegetable. With the aromatic tarragon and the tanginess from the mustard, the sauce is just sublime, and the crunch from the panko-almond topping adds to the texture. Perfect as a side, but it also satisfies as a meatless main.

9. Tamari-Maple Braised Beef

If you’re looking for a different way to cook your beef, try this version combining the sweetness of maple syrup with umami-rich tamari sauce. Beautifully braised until fall-apart tender, serve over soba noodles and a sprinkle of chopped cashews.

10. Maple-Braised Ham (The Best)

What differentiates this recipe from the rest is that it uses a fatty and tasty bone-in pork shoulder, as well as boasts a rich sauce with amber maple syrup. It’s the ultimate ham to serve at Easter.

11. Braised Cabbage with White Beans

Savoury cabbage slowly braised with cannellini beans make for a hearty vegetarian meal that’s bursting with flavour. It’s wholesome and comforting, and it’ll impress even the most ardent meat eaters. And the persillade croutons on top? Divine!

12. Slow Cooker Beef Ribs with Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes

The slow cooker is your ultimate kitchen ally. Absorbing the flavours of garlic, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar and red wine, these braised beef ribs are just sublime. Serve with sour cream mashed potatoes and you’ve got a meal that hits all the right notes.

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