Cook’s Illustrated Magazine Special Issue: All-Time Best Ground Beef (2020)

  • Beef and bean taquitos with avocado sauce (page 3)

    from Cook’s Illustrated Magazine Special Issue: All-Time Best Ground Beef (2020) Cook’s Illustrated Magazine Special Issue

    • Categories: Sauces, general; Main course; Mexican
    • Ingredients: ground beef; canned pinto beans; onions; jalapeño chiles; ground cumin; chile powder; canned tomato sauce with cheese; cilantro; corn tortillas; eggs; vegetable oil; avocados; sour cream; limes
    • Accompaniments: Chile con queso
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  • Ultracreamy hummus with baharat-spiced beef topping

    • jenmacgregor18 on August 12, 2021

      Boiling canned chickpeas for 20 minutes makes the skins easy to remove. It is very creamy. The meat topping comes together quickly, while the chickpeas are boiling. For our preference, I omitted cinnamon & cloves, increased coriander & added some allspice. I also reduced the smoked paprika a bit and added some plain paprika to compensate. It was quick and satisfying... I added some pomegranate molasses when serving and would do so in future.

  • Chopped cheese sandwiches

    • jenmacgregor18 on August 16, 2022

      Very simple, but delicious comfort food. I did substitute Badia brand adobo and used different rolls. I also did drain my beef. Given all the cheese and the mayo being added. I'm glad that I did so.

  • Ground beef Stroganoff

    • jenmacgregor18 on September 27, 2021

      This was just ok. We thought was a little bland. We ended up adding parmesan to boost the flavor a bit.

    • cadfael on April 17, 2026

      I like this recipe as it is one pot. However I did double the mushrooms and added thyme while they cooked. I added an extra T of APF, an extra ? c wine in the deglaze, beef instead of chicken broth and some Spanish Paprika shortly before serving.

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  • Published Oct 18 2020
  • Format Magazine
  • Page Count 96
  • Language English
  • Countries United States

Publishers Text

This special Issue features more than 60 recipes that finally give ground beef its due. With recipes for favorites such as Weeknight Ground Beef Tacos and Patty Melts, modernized classics like Shepherd’s Pie and Salisbury Steak, and rib-sticking meals including Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy and Hearty Beef Lasagna at your fingertips, getting dinner on the table has never been easier. Best of all, our test cooks tested each recipe again and again to arrive at the best, most foolproof version.