Exotic

Souvlaki Sirloin Beef Meatballs and More

To round out these dinners, serve any of the versions with our yummy Greek Vegetable Sauté, and your favourite creamy Greek Salad Dressing.

Raclette-Style Beef in Herbed Butter

If you don't own a raclette, you can always use an electric fry pan to cook this beef recipe at the table or sauté in a non-stick pan on the stove-top. Make Ahead Tip: The herbed butter can be made ahead and frozen. Use any extra for later meals, stirring into mashed potatoes or steamed vegetables. Accompanying vegetables can all be assembled a few hours ahead of time.

All Kinds of Beef Meatballs

The grated carrot in this recipe keeps these lean beef meatballs juicy and gets kids to eat vegetables without them even knowing it.

Thai Beef Meatballs

To serve this recipe as elegant hors d'oeuvres, skewer each meatball with picks made from cleaned stalks of lemon grass. Serve on a platter with purchased Thai chili or sweet and sour sauce in a small bowl for dipping. Make Ahead Tip: Cooked meatballs can be frozen for up to 3 months and reheated in microwave to serve.

Argentinean Beef Meatball Soup

Who says low-fat cooking has to be bland – this delicious meal-soup recipe is packed-full of lively flavours and the goodness of beef.

Thai Beef Soup

Don’t overlook ground beef for healthful easy recipe ideas — even when entertaining.This sophisticated but simple soup is fabulous not fussy.

Beef Koftas

Serve Koftas as a main course or make smaller to serve as appetizers. Good made with smoked paprika too. Can be shaped into meatballs or sliders if you like. Serve with warmed pita and a dipping sauce such as yogourt with chopped mint and a bit of ground cumin stirred in.

CURRY in a HURRY

Add coconut milk and curry paste to your pantry for a beef curry that's faster than take-out!

Curried Beef Stew

Warm up your taste buds with the exotic taste of this simple beef stew recipe.

Carne Asada

Buy the Inside Skirt Marinating Steak (not the Outside version) for the most tender option and ask that the silverskin membrane be trimmed off. If you can't find Skirt Steak a Flank Steak is a good substitute. Serve Skirt Steak sliced thinly with Fresh Tomato Salsa tucked into warmed tortillas or with a side of steamed rice and chili-spiced kidney or pinto beans.

Beef Picadillo

Serve this Spanish-style ground beef over rice or baked potatoes. You can also cool the Picadillo and use as a filling to make empañadas or calzones.

Spicy Beef and Gouda Antipasto

Serve this savoury antipasto warm, tucked into ready-made croustades or spooned onto toasted slices of baguette. For an idea that’s sure to impress, spoon mixture into large spring roll wrappers to make appetizers. You can make the antipasto ahead: cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Warm to serve. You can find spring roll wrappers at your local Asian supermarket or check the produce section in some of the larger grocery stores.

Carne Asada Tri-Tip with Salsa

Understood literally as grilled beef, Carne Asada is practically a Mexican staple. This rendition is simple, with a bold sauce and a fresh corn salsa to accessorize. Find dried ancho chili powder in the spice section of major grocers.

Ginger-Braised Beef

Beef Simmering Steak becomes meltingly tender when simmered in this ginger stir-fry type of sauce in this slow cooker recipe. You can substitute chopped spinach for the bok choy, simmering for just three minutes or until the spinach is just wilted. Serve with Chinese noodles or steamed rice.

Korean Beef Lettuce Cups

This Asian-inspired ground beef recipe lets you entertain with style and within budget. It works for family meals too — easy to prepare and casual to eat.

Cinnamon Braised Beef

Beef subtly infused with cinnamon and ginger and topped with wilted spinach give this dish a unique flavour. Serve this recipe with Chinese noodles or vermicelli.

Strip Loin Surf & Turf

Grilled beef steak and shrimp — an easy but elegant surf and turf recipe.

Vietnamese Beef Soup

This fragrant, delicious and healthful beef soup recipe makes a meal in a bowl that cooks in minutes. Boiling stock is poured over paper-thin slices of raw beef in each serving bowl, instantly cooking the beef in this delicious Vietnamese Beef Soup.

Asian Beef Noodles

Serve stir-fry recipe over whole wheat spaghetti or rice noodles. For 4 servings, cook 6 oz (175 g) pasta while the meat marinates.

Beef “Lollipops” with Cantaloupe Salad

Serve with the suggested salad or just serve as beef bites with the reserved dressing as a dipping sauce. If you want more of an orange flavour in the dressing, try adding a teaspoon or so of orange juice concentrate (undiluted). OPTION: If you would rather just serve slivers of cooked steak with the salad, you can skip making the lollipops and cook steak whole, carving it across the grain to serve.

Bulgogi-style Braised Short Ribs with Baby Bok Choy

Short Ribs are all the rage - amazing flavour and so tender. This Korean-inspired dish is way easier than making a stir-fry. Braising is one of the simplest ways to make a truly impressive meal. You can substitute Shank, Blade or Cross Rib for Short Ribs if you like - cuts from the Simmering Steak, Stew or Pot Roast categories.

Beef & Mushroom Thai Lettuce Cups

A super tasty and easy meal with Asian inspired flavours that come from ingredients that you likely have in your fridge. To make it a stand-alone meal (minus the lettuce cups), stir in some frozen mixed veggies, cook through and serve with steamed rice.

Braised Beef Curry

This mildly spiced curry is easy to pull together and takes advantage of less premium cuts of beef. This recipe came to us from Chef Clinton during his visit from China to our Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence.

Mushroom-Crusted Tenderloin with Mighty Mushroom Sauce