Ground Beef

Five ingredients and five steps will get you to burger heaven. Want to take this summer cook-out staple to the next level? Check out our recipe for the Butcher's Burger, which includes three different cuts of beef. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

These Swedish meatballs, which are adapted from the ones served up at Smörgås Chef in NYC, get their distinctive flavor from nutmeg and allspice—and just a bit of sugar. Do like they do at the homey West Village restaurant and serve them alongside whipped potatoes and lingonberries. You can find lingonberry preserves, a Scandinavian favorite and classic accompaniment to meatballs, at IKEA or online.

This spaghetti meatball recipe is made all the more authentic with traditional Italian meatballs.

A certain magic happens as the beef and aromatic vegetables slowly cook down with wine, tomato paste, and broth in this classic bolognese recipe.

This is a classic spaghetti and meatballs recipe—with a big kick of spice!

Albóndigas is Spanish for meatballs. Ours are lightened with grated zucchini for this chile soup recipe.