Dinner

Pack this stunning beef roast with a savory stuffing, which keeps the meat juicy and makes a fine accompaniment on the plate.

Dress up this humble cut of meat by rolling it around a stuffing of mushrooms and greens.

Lightly salting a center-cut tenderloin, a.k.a. chateaubriand, overnight allows the salt to penetrate this luxurious roast and keep it extra-flavorful and juicy.

Anyone who has made pho will recognize the technique of charring the onions and ginger to add smoky aromatic flavor to this broth, which is exceptional when done with homemade stock, and a brilliant flavor shortcut when using a store-bought stock. We call for ramen noodles, since they’re easy to find, but you can definitely substitute dried or fresh rice noodles if you prefer.

Kurt Gutenbrunner, the New York City chef and author of Neue Cuisine: The Elegant Tastes of Vienna, gave us this Wiener Schnitzel recipe for perfectly crisp, golden veal cutlets.

Serve these pillowy rolls along with our Holiday Ham with Riesling and Mustard (click for recipe) and set out bowls of your favorite mustards. Double the recipe for a large crowd–or, if you want to forgo baking your own, brush store-bought rolls with the egg wash, sprinkle with caraway salt, and warm them in the oven.

You'll want crusty bread for sopping up this San Francisco fish stew.