Braise, Baby, Braise! 18 Slow-Cooked Recipes For A Never-Ending Winter

If you're stuck somewhere cold today (you know who you/all of us are), find your biggest, heaviest pot, make a huge batch of comfort food and weather it out. You'll be less likely to give into the cabin fever insanity on a belly full of chili or beer-marinated short ribs.

Check out our picks for stews, braises, hearty soups and other slow-cooked winter favorites, find something good on TV and prepare to watch snow and enjoy the smell of a job well done. From home.

Cinnamon Lamb Tagine with Apricots

You've made lamb stew before, but have you made the iconic, slow-cooked spiced Moroccan lamb tagine?

Onion and Chili-Crusted Short Ribs Recipe

Braised Lamb Shanks with Lemon Confit

A braised lamb shank to remember.

Slow Cooker Chili Recipe

If there's one classic recipe every man needs to have ready at hand, it's chili. A slow-cooker or crockpot will make this already simplified dish even easier, but a nice heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid will do the trick as well. 

Beef and Guinness Stew Recipe

Guinness, Ireland's famous black stout, has been brewed in Dublin since 1759. It's a staple of any Irish diet and has found its way increasingly into stews and casseroles. The beer actually tenderizes the meat and leaves a delicious malty flavor to any dish. Serve generously for St. Patrick's Day and beyond.

 

Beef Shin And Farro Soup Recipe

Beef up your soup game with this recipe. (Photo: Gentyl & Hyers.)

Stuffed Whole Cabbage Recipe

Don't let any of your cabbage go to waste.

Moroccan Merguez and Vegetable Tagine Recipe

Spiced sausage and veggies never looked so tantalizing.

Osso Buco With Saffron Risotto Recipe

Braised Fennel Wedges With Saffron And Tomato Recipe

Charleston Okra Soup Recipe

Matt and Ted Lee, James Beard Award-winning chefs from South Carolina, recently released The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen (high up on our list of spring cookbooks to look out for). Inside is a wealth of classic homestyle and elevated Southern food we couldn't wait to sink our teeth into. First up, a Lowcountry staple: beefy okra soup.

Pork Powered: Collard Greens With Ham And Bacon Recipe

Add some porky goodness to your collard greens.

Sweet & Sour Cabbage Soup With Dill Recipe

Rosh Hashanah starts today at sundown and lasts until Friday, and we're super-excited to nosh on some of our favorite Jewish dishes to celebrate the new year. We borrowed a recipe for sweet and sour cabbage soup from cookbook author and executive chef of New England Soup Factory, Marjorie Druker. 

Autumn Cabbage And Smoked Meat Borscht Recipe

Andrew Carmellini's Pappardelle With White Bolognese Recipe

Not all bolognese needs to be red.

Marc Murphy's Green Chicken Chili Recipe

For a healthier chili, try Marc Murphy's chicken chili.

Braised Beef Short Ribs With Guinness Recipe

That heavy stout belongs in your ribs. Your beef short ribs, that is.

Dijon Mustard & White Wine Braised Rabbit