Beef recipes

You may be cutting down on beef at the moment, but when you do indulge, make sure it is British. Delia's recipes in this section include slow-cooked recipes... Read more

... like Beef and Vegetable Stew, Beef in Beer, Beef Bourguignon, and Braised Beef Goulash to keep you warm in winter. For special occasions or dinner parties, try Beef in Barolo with Parmesan Mashed Potatoes or Fillet of Beef in Pastry, two really easy recipes that have the 'oooh' factor. Of course there are traditional recipes such as Roast Ribs of Beef with Yorkshire Pudding, and Steak and Kidney Hot Pot. Short of time? Try Crispy Beef Stir-fry, Steak au Poivre or Thai Beef Salad

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A picture of Delia's A Provençal Winter Stew recipe

A Provençal Winter Stew

To bring back memories of warmer, sunnier days here is something with a Provençal edge to it. In this re...

To bring back memories of warmer, sunnier days here is something with a Provençal edge to it. In this recipe I have cut down oil and fats in some recipes and discov...

2 hours 40 minutes

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Alex Mackay's Perfect Steak

Delia Online, proud sponsors of Delia's Food and Wine Workshops. 'I found my first steak under a slab of...

Delia Online, proud sponsors of Delia's Food and Wine Workshops. 'I found my first steak under a slab of Maitre d’hotel butter. The steak’s sizzling brown surfac...

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Asian Steak Sandwiches

No not bread sarnies. These are slices of sticky, fragrant marinated steak, served wrapped in lettuce le...

No not bread sarnies. These are slices of sticky, fragrant marinated steak, served wrapped in lettuce leaves. NOTE: This recipe is from the book Delia's Ho...

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Baked Macaroni Pie

Developed by Delia for her Online Cookery School, you can watch this recipe being made. Just click th...

Developed by Delia for her Online Cookery School, you can watch this recipe being made. Just click the image to play.

30 minutes - 40 minutes

A picture of Delia's Beef Curry Cooked in Yoghurt recipe

Beef Curry Cooked in Yoghurt

A meat curry for one? Well, why not? By the time it's cooked, your kitchen will have a marvellous spicy ...

A meat curry for one? Well, why not? By the time it's cooked, your kitchen will have a marvellous spicy aroma, you'll be ravenous – and you'll really appreciate it....

1 hour 40 minutes - 1 hour 45 minutes

A picture of Delia's Beef Curry Dopiaza recipe

Beef Curry Dopiaza

The word dopiaza means double onion, and because I really love thick, spicy onions, it's what I always orde...

The word dopiaza means double onion, and because I really love thick, spicy onions, it's what I always order in Indian restaurants. My recipe is not authentic, but ...

A picture of Delia's Beef Stock recipe

Beef Stock

Butchers will chop up and sell you marrowbones for just a few pence, or they can sometimes be bought pre-pa...

Butchers will chop up and sell you marrowbones for just a few pence, or they can sometimes be bought pre-packed in supermarkets. For a light beef stock use the same...

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Beef in Barolo

This is a classic from Piedmont but because Barolo is such a very fine and quite expensive wine, I tend to ...

This is a classic from Piedmont but because Barolo is such a very fine and quite expensive wine, I tend to make this with something less costly but from the same regio...

A picture of Delia's Beef in Cider recipe

Beef in Cider

This is an inexpensive dish, although special enough for a dinner party – quite simply a classic boeuf bour...

This is an inexpensive dish, although special enough for a dinner party – quite simply a classic boeuf bourguignon only made with cider and every bit as good. The D...

A picture of Delia's Beef in Designer Beer recipe

Beef in Designer Beer

In the 1960s, every other restaurant was a bistro and every other bistro served carbonnade de boeuf à la fl...

In the 1960s, every other restaurant was a bistro and every other bistro served carbonnade de boeuf à la flamande, a traditional Flemish recipe that translates as beef...

2 hours 30 minutes

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Boboutie

This just goes to show you can make something really special with ordinary minced beef. The recipe comes...

This just goes to show you can make something really special with ordinary minced beef. The recipe comes from Africa, but seems to me to have an interesting mixture...

A picture of Delia's Boeuf Bourguignon recipe

Boeuf Bourguignon

If you learnt to cook in the 1960s, as I did, you will remember those precursors of our modern brasseries, ...

If you learnt to cook in the 1960s, as I did, you will remember those precursors of our modern brasseries, which were called bistros – candles in Chianti bottles, menu...

A picture of Delia's Boeuf Bourguignon Easy recipe

Boeuf Bourguignon Easy

Such a cheat this one! In darkest winter, not only is this version better than having no boeuf Bourguign...

Such a cheat this one! In darkest winter, not only is this version better than having no boeuf Bourguignon at all but it also more than holds its own against the re...

A picture of Delia's Braised Beef Goulash with Smoked Pimenton recipe

Braised Beef Goulash

I've always loved goulash and would definitely list it among my top casserole recipes, but now, since the a...

I've always loved goulash and would definitely list it among my top casserole recipes, but now, since the advent of the spicy, deep-flavoured smoked pimentón from sout...

2 hours 30 minutes

A picture of Delia's Braised Steak au Poivre recipe

Braised Steak au Poivre

This is an adaptation of the famous French classic, but more economical because it's made with braising ste...

This is an adaptation of the famous French classic, but more economical because it's made with braising steak. It does take longer to cook but it will simmer happil...

1 hour 15 minutes - 1 hour 30 minutes

A picture of Delia's Braised Steak au Poivre in Red Wine recipe

Braised Steak in Red Wine

While the French classic steak au poivre, or peppered steak, is a wonderful idea, steak is expensive and in...

While the French classic steak au poivre, or peppered steak, is a wonderful idea, steak is expensive and in the winter the original recipe can be adapted to braising –...

A picture of Delia's Braised Steak in Madeira with Five Kinds of Mushrooms recipe

Braised Steak in Madeira

This recipe, which uses thick braising steak, is really a very moveable feast. As written, it is perfect...

This recipe, which uses thick braising steak, is really a very moveable feast. As written, it is perfect for entertaining but, for an everyday family version, you c...

A picture of Delia's Caribbean Pepperpot recipe

Caribbean Pepperpot

We first encountered this delightfully warming dish in a restaurant in Bridgetown, Barbados, and we think o...

We first encountered this delightfully warming dish in a restaurant in Bridgetown, Barbados, and we think our version of it is extremely good. The Delia Online Cook...

2 hours 30 minutes

A picture of Delia's Cheese and Herb-crusted Cottage Pie recipe

Cheese and Herb-crusted Cottage Pie

This recipe is part of a Mixed Double. I believe it is worth going to the trouble of making twice as muc...

This recipe is part of a Mixed Double. I believe it is worth going to the trouble of making twice as much mince filling as you need for this cottage pie (actually i...

A picture of Delia's Chinese Crispy Beef Stir-fry recipe

Crispy Beef Stir-fry

The good thing about Chinese cooking is that it always manages to make a little meat go a long way. Rump...

The good thing about Chinese cooking is that it always manages to make a little meat go a long way. Rump steak is perfect for stir-frying, and for this recipe just ...

A picture of Delia's Classic Steak au Poivre recipe

Steak au Poivre

The one thing we have profoundly to thank French classic cookery for is the creation of steak au poivre. ...

The one thing we have profoundly to thank French classic cookery for is the creation of steak au poivre. Good, beefy steak, fragrant peppercorns and red wine are a ...

2 minutes - 8 minutes

A picture of Delia's Cornish Pasty Pie recipe

Cornish Pasty Pie

I find Cornish pasties often have too much pastry and not enough filling. However, the traditional filli...

I find Cornish pasties often have too much pastry and not enough filling. However, the traditional filling of steak, potato and turnip is so delicious I now make on...

1 hour 45 minutes

A picture of Delia's English Pot-roast recipe

English Pot-roast

You could use topside or silverside for this, but rolled brisket has the best flavour of all.

You could use topside or silverside for this, but rolled brisket has the best flavour of all.

A picture of Delia's Entrecote Hongroise recipe

Entrecote Hongroise

As I've said before, I prefer to cook steak in a frying pan because, as some of the precious juices are bou...

As I've said before, I prefer to cook steak in a frying pan because, as some of the precious juices are bound to escape, they can be incorporated into the sauce to giv...

4 minutes - 8 minutes

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