When it comes to easy appetizers when grilling up a meal, these Grilled Steak Bites are the answer. Seasoned with savory spices and finished with a red wine pan sauce, they are irresistible! Use sirloin for a beefy and affordable cut, or your favorite cut of beef. When we are spending an afternoon outside, grilling,…
Beef Recipes
Grilled or smoked beef recipes are some of our favorites! Here you will find everything from Tender Smoked Beef Ribs to Reverse Seared Ribeyes.
Western Burger with Beer Battered Onion Rings
This Western Burger is packed with beef, bacon, barbecue sauce, and beer battered onion rings. These burgers are huge and worth every bite. They are simply seasoned, and the mix of toppings is what makes this dish really shine. This post and recipe is sponsored by Wunderman Thompson, and it’s one heck of a western…
Smoked Corned Beef Brisket
Smoked Corned Beef is a delicious meal with aromatics of spices and herbs and the rich and salty brine giving it that signature red color. Making your own corning spices is pretty easy, it just takes time, some special curing salt, and an understanding of how the curing salt process works. Smoking the brisket when…
Corned Beef Hash – Savory and Hearty Breakfast
If you are looking for flavorful leftover corned beef recipe, this Corned Beef Hash is the answer. Crispy potatoes, onion, peppers, and eggs combined with savory corned beef, for an amazing breakfast or brunch. My husband grew up with the classic boiled corned beef and cabbage meal to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and without fail…
Taco Lettuce Wraps with Smoked Ground Beef
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Albertsons. All opinions are 100% mine. These Taco Lettuce Wraps are made with taco seasoned Smoked Ground Beef and topped with a creamy avocado cream sauce. This easy recipe is a great way to lighten things up and change up your taco night. It’s also…
Smoked Chuck Roast Stew with Red Wine Braise
When looking for new roasts to cook on the smoker, a Smoked Chuck Roast will not disappoint. Often used for stews, this Chuck Roast is slowly smoked as a whole roast and then finished in a red wine braising liquid for a mouthful of flavor. This post is a collaboration with Beef. It’s What’s for…
Grilled NY Strip Steak with Coffee Rub
Grilled NY Strip Steak is a tender and flavorful cut of beef with amazing marbling. Perfect for grilling. Add a marinade and rub with coffee for a flavorful coffee rubbed steak that is rich, intense, and flavorful. We have used coffee in many of our recipes to add a richness in flavor that is subtle…
Choice vs Prime – Which Quality is Best for Grilling and Smoking
Which cut of beef is best? It’s more than Choice vs Prime. Cuts of Beef range from grass fed, to corn and grain feeds. But just because there is a grade does not mean that all beef is created equal. Choice vs Prime is a good start to define quality ratings, but let’s also talk…
Texas Chili – (No Beans)
This Texas Chili Recipe has the fundamentals of an authentic Texas inspired meal. Meat, specifically chuck meat, chile, and beer. No beans. If you like beans in your chili you can find a fantastic version in our award-winning brisket chili recipe (did I mention that one has beans?). If looking for a great side dish…
Grilled Flat Iron Steak
Grilled Flat Iron Steak is beefy, tender, and full of marbling. The background on the steak is even more interesting. Grill it hot and fast for the best flavor. Background Flat Iron Steak was only recently “discovered” when a few meat scientists got together to find new and interesting steak cuts from various parts of…
Smoked Beef Short Ribs
Smoked Beef Short Ribs are cooked low and slow until rich and incredibly tender and finished in a wine braising liquid. This is the ultimate comfort food. Today we have a recipe I’m super excited about! Smoked beef short ribs, slowly smoked until tender and rich and incredibly delicious. This is what I request every…
Easy Grilled Meatball Sliders — And Back to School Essentials
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Albertsons. All opinions are 100% mine. Grilled Meatball Sliders are quick and easy way to get a family dinner on the table that everyone will love. Frozen meatballs warmed up on the grill and served as a slider with tomato sauce and provolone cheese…
Smoked Mexican Burgers with Chorizo and Smoked Poblanos
Mexican Burgers with Smoked Poblanos is packed full of flavor. Our secret is mixing chorizo and ground beef, smoking them for incredible smoky flavor, and finishing over high heat for the perfect char. Mexican Burgers. Oh burgers. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t always a huge homemade-burger-at-home kind of gal. I used to reserve those for…
Grilled Hanger Steak with Pinot Noir and Marionberry Glaze
Grilled Hanger Steak is an amazing beef cut for the grill. Tender and full of amazing beefy flavor, this hanger steak recipe is enhanced with a Pacific Northwest inspired Pinot Noir and Marionberry reduction glaze. This post is sponsored by Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. All opinions are my own. When…
Steak Recipes – The Best Recipes for Grilling Steak
Grilling Steak shouldn’t be intimidating. This round up of our favorite Steak Recipes ranges from Ribeye to Tri Tip, plus some of our favorite secrets on how to grill steak perfectly every time. We get a lot of questions on how to grill the perfect steak. And while there are many methods to reach the…
Grilled Picanha Steak with Chimichurri
Grilled Picanha Steak cooked hot and fast with a flavorful chimichurri sauce. This Picanha Recipe is inspired by South American grilling, flavor, and technique, and is an awesome way to have an inspired backyard cookout. What is Picanha? This amazing steak comes from the cow and is part of the sirloin primal. Also known as…
Smoked Beef Short Ribs with Red Wine Braise
Smoked Beef Short Ribs finished with a Red Wine Braise are truly the ultimate beef short ribs (and one of my favorite meals ever)! Comes with wine pairing recommendations. This recipe has dinner party or holiday meal written all over it! Beef Short Ribs are my ultimate comfort food. This is *the* single cut that…
4th of July Recipes for the Smoker or Grill
Looking for some fun and easy 4th of July recipes for the grill or smoker? Below are some of my favorite recipes for this summer holiday! These are all tried and true family and crowd favorites. 4th of July is most definitely one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with family and friends, and every…
Grilled Tri-Tip with Zinfandel Red Wine Reduction Sauce
Grilled Tri Tip is one of the easiest beef roasts to grill. It is also great for feeding a crowd. This Tri Tip recipe is finished with a Zinfandel red wine reduction sauce to add a little extra flavor after you slice it. Check out our smoked tri tip for even more fun ways to…
Grilled Filet Mignon with Bacon and Blue Cheese
Some say Filet Mignon is one of the best grilled steaks. And while we won’t argue that point, we do agree that the tenderness and the flavor from Grilling Filet Mignon is amazing. Add some blue cheese, crunchy bacon, and caramelized onions to make the flavor explode. And if you are looking for variety –…
SPG Beef Rub – Salt, Pepper, Granulated Garlic
When looking for a beef rub, we turn to simple. SPG, or Salt, Pepper, Garlic rub is what you’ll commonly see on simple steaks or brisket across our recipes. We get a common question when doing events, virtual classes, or just in general. And that is “What is the best beef rub?” One of the…
Red Wine Marinated Smoked Tri Tip
An award-winning recipe for Tri Tip Marinade from our very first BBQ competition. Made with tender Tri Tip and smoked slowly to perfection. Serve alone or with a delicious chimichurri sauce. We have learned a lot about smoking Tri Tip over the years. It has evolved from a rather obscure cut of meat for us,…
Grilled Smash Burgers with Caramelized Onions
Grab your griddle and make these smash burgers right outside on your grill. Learning how to make Smash Burgers is easy, simply follow this restaurant method to get that classic fast food flavor and texture. If you’re craving a delicious fast food style burger, welcome! We’re smashing this burger on our MAK Two-Star General Grill…
Chili Dog – With Sweet Onions and Mustard
Do not underestimate a good chili dog. Grilled hot dogs over flame, and then topped with a savory hot dog chili, sweet onions, and yellow mustard, this chili dog recipe will make you go “Wow”! There are so many variations of chili dogs. Ours is rooted in a savory chili that on its own is…