3 Easy-to-Prepare Processed Meat Recipes To Try At Home

The biggest problem meat lovers face is that of cooking. The time needed and the finesse required to cook your favorite meat dishes discourages you to regularly indulge in your best-loved recipes, right? The problem worsens if you live alone and have to cook after getting home from a long, busy day. But no need to worry, processed meat recipes can come to your rescue in such situations.

Processed meat is nothing but meat transformed using food processing techniques, such as smoking, salting, fermentation, etc. in order to help in its preservation by increasing its shelf life and also to enhance its taste by adding some spices and flavors. Techniques to preserve meat have been around since the ancient Egyptian and Roman times when traders from the Byzantine and Roman empires traded precious metals with the traders from the Indian civilization in return for spices which were added to the meat for its preservation. Since then, processed meat industry has been up and running. Today, the scope of the global processed meat market has expanded to such an extent that it is expected to garner a whopping $479,472.50 million in the 2021–2028 timeframe.

Processed Meat Recipes You Should Try

The most obvious advantage of trying out processed meat recipes is that they are extremely easy to prepare. Also, there are various companies in the processed meat market that offer good quality and fresh meat which hasn’t lost any of its original flavor and thus makes these recipes delicious. Here are some processed meat recipes which you must try at home:

1. Chorizo Tacos with Avocado (6 tortillas)

Ingredients:

• 1 tbspn cooking oil or butter
• ½ kg processed pork sausage (crumbled)
• 2 tbspn taco seasoning
• 1 onion, 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 onion, 1 cilantro, 3 tomatoes (chopped)
• 3 avocados (sliced)
• 6 flour tortillas
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbspn lemon juice

Steps:

• In a large pan, heat the oil and sauté the minced onions and garlic until they become soft and fragrant.
• Next, add crumbled pork sausage along with taco seasoning and continue to heat the mixture until it is well cooked. Add salt and pepper to add flavor.
• Add the mixture equally to the six flour tortillas and garnish it with a dash of lemon juice and chopped onion, cilantro, and tomato.

2.  Grilled Steak with Parsley-Parmesan Salad (5 servings)

Ingredients:

• 1 kg processed flat iron steak
• 3 tbpsn olive oil
• 3 cups fresh parsley sprigs
• 50 grams parmesan
• 1 ½ tbspn lemon juice
• Kosher salt and black pepper for taste

Steps:

• Firstly, rub the flat iron steak with 2 tbpsn oil, season it with salt and pepper, and let it sit for about 30-40 minutes.
•  After about 30-40 minutes, grill the steak on medium-high heat with 5-7 minutes each side for perfect taste. After the grilling is done, let it sit again for 5-10 minutes before you slice it against the grain.
• Meanwhile, in order to prepare the side-salad, toss parsley, parmesan, the remaining 1 tbspn olive oil and lemon juice, and mix them properly. Garnish it with salt and pepper to add some taste. Serve it with the grilled steak.

3. Flattened Pork Chops with Greens and Mustard Pan Sauce (5 servings)

Ingredients:

• 1 large onion (thinly sliced into rings)
• 3 tbpsn olive oil
• 2 tbpsn mustard seeds and sugar
• 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 tbspn whole grain Dijon mustard
• 5 processed pork rib chops
• 2 ½ tbspn honey
• 1 bunch mustard green sprigs
• Kosher salt and black pepper for taste

Steps:

• Take half of the vinegar, 3 tbpsn water, ½ tbspn salt and sugar, and boil it till the sugar and salt dissolves. Add this mixture to the sliced onions and mustard seeds and set it aside.
• Take the pork chops and season it with some salt and pepper. Heat 3 tbsp. olive oil in a pan and add pork chops to it. Cook until the pork chops turn brown and then shift them into a large plate.
• Add the remaining vinegar, honey, mustard to the pan and cook the mixture for about 1 minute. Add salt and pepper for some extra flavor.
• Take the mustard green sprigs in a bowl and add the warm vinegar-honey-mustard mixture to it. Also add the onion-mustard seeds mixture to it.
• Serve the pork chops with mustard pan sauce after garnishing it with whole grain Dijon mustard.

The Bottom Line

The above-mentioned processed meat recipes taste so authentic that you can also try them when you have a dinner planned at your place with some guests coming over. A bottle of red wine or a nice bottle of scotch would make the cuisine taste even better.

About the Author(s)

Akhilesh Prabhugaonkar

Akhilesh Prabhugaonkar holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from the reputed Vishwakarma Institute of Technology. He has a special interest in the field of forensics, world history, international relations and foreign policy, sports, agriculture, astronomy, security and oceanography. An ardent bibliophile and melophile, Akhilesh loves to write on topics of his interest and various other societal issues. This love for writing made him enter the professional world of content writing and pursue his career in this direction.