11 Braising Recipes

A large white serving bowl filled with chicken with autumn vegetables and Madeira wine.

Chicken with Autumn Vegetables and Madeira1/11

A Southern chef's riff on classic French coq au vin. We may have to change our allegiance from France to Frank. (Chef Frank Stitt, that is.)

Blue pot of chunks of pork, authentic carnitas, with a bay leaf and wooden spoon on top

Carnitas ~ Mexican Braised Pork2/11

This Mexican carnitas recipe is authentic braised and fried pork that makes for conversation-stopping, fall-apart-tender awesomeness.

A white bowl filled with Moroccan meatballs with a spoon resting inside and some small orange wedges on the side.

Moroccan Meatballs ~ Kefta Tagine3/11

So many meatball recipes, so little time—though we strongly suggest you make the time for these intoxicatingly spiced little lovelies.

Slices of Nach Waxman's beef brisket on a cutting board

Nach Waxman’s Beef Brisket4/11

Like a chorus line of Rockettes, these slices of tender brisket lean on one another in perfect symmetry and in a state of perfect doneness. Heres how to replicate this performance at home.

Two chipotle maple barbecue beef brisket tacos on a wooden surface.

Chipotle Maple Barbecue Beef Brisket5/11

All the messy, smoky goodness of a backyard barbecue minus the messy, smoky backyard.

A plate of shredded Coca-Cola brisket with a fork resting in the meat.

Coca Cola Brisket6/11

This heartachingly tender brisket draws on just four ingredients, including a can of Coca Cola. Tasting is, truly, understanding.

The classic Italian dish: roast pork cooked in milk sliced on a cutting board.

Roast Pork in Milk7/11

There's a reason this stroke of Italian brilliance, which infuses a relatively cheap cut of pork with a subtle milky sweetness, is a classic. One taste and you'll be thanking us.

A white bowl filled with pappardelle with amazing slow cooked meat, sprinkled with chopped rosemary.

Pappardelle with Slow Cooked Meat8/11

A show of hands, please. Who swoons to meat that's slowly imbued with wine and aromatics and then tossed atop pasta? Just as we thought.

A crock filled with browned chicken thighs and sliced scallions, a spatula in the middle

Star Anise and Ginger Braised Chicken9/11

This simple, one-pot stovetop braise melds the intoxicating aromas of soy, citrus, ginger, and star anise. But don't take our word for it...

Cubes of pork belly confit on a white serving platter.

Pork Belly Confit10/11

You've not truly lived until you've had pork belly prepared this way. Perhaps it's time you get a life....

Julia Child's coq au vin in a white bowl with onions, carrots, bacon, and gravy.

Coq au Vin11/11

Coq au vin, aka chicken soused in wine, is a French classic that exists in countless incarnations. This rich, soulful riff is from Julia Child.