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Dish of the week: Holubtsi

50 Ground beef Recipes From 39 Cuisines.

A universal workhorse: burgers, meatballs, chili, moussaka, stuffed vegetables and dozens of sauces all start here. Fat percentage matters more than most people think — around 15–20% fat gives juicy results, while very lean beef needs help from oil or pork. In much of the Balkans and Middle East it is blended with pork or lamb for deeper flavor in minced-meat dishes.

50 recipes on this route

The recipes.

Golden fried Sicilian arancini, one broken open to show saffron rice, meat ragù, peas and melted mozzarella

Italy6 hr 10 min

Arancini

Sicilian Fried Stuffed Rice Balls

A hand-sized Australian meat pie with a golden puff pastry lid, broken open to show thick beef gravy filling

Australia3 hr 40 min

Aussie Meat Pie

Hand-Sized Beef Gravy Pie

A wide tray holding red beans, white rice, ground beef, chicharrón, chorizo, fried egg, plantain, arepa and avocado

Colombia11 hr 10 min

Bandeja Paisa

Antioquian Mixed Platter

Bibimbap bowl with rice under wedges of spinach, carrot, mushrooms and beef around a fried egg with gochujang sauce

South Korea1 hr

Bibimbap

Korean Mixed Rice Bowl with Namul and Gochujang

Baked bobotie in a white dish, golden egg custard top with bay leaves standing upright, one square lifted out

South Africa1 hr 35 min

Bobotie

Cape Malay Curried Mince Bake

Platter of golden Algerian bourek cigars, one broken open to show minced beef and melted cheese, with lemon wedges

Algeria1 hr

Bourek

Algerian Fried Meat and Cheese Cigars

Round pan of coiled Bosnian burek with crisp browned pastry ridges, one wedge cut to show the minced beef filling

Bosnia and Herzegovina2 hr 5 min

Burek

Bosnian Coiled Filo Pie with Minced Beef

Golden torpedo-shaped cassava fritters, one broken open to show seasoned ground beef filling

Panama1 hr 25 min

Carimañolas

Panamanian Stuffed Cassava Fritters

Charred ćevapi sausages stuffed into split lepinja flatbread with a heap of raw chopped onion

Serbia12 hr 40 min

Ćevapi

Balkan Grilled Minced Meat Sausages

Flat Peshawari chapli kebabs frying in beef fat, crisp lacy edges with tomato slices pressed on top

Pakistan1 hr 45 min

Chapli Kebab

Peshawari Flat Beef Patties

Browned meatballs simmering in a shallow pan of red tomato sauce with bay leaves and chopped dill on top

Moldova1 hr 25 min

Chiftele Marinate

Fried Meatballs Stewed in Tomato Sauce

Guatemalan chiles rellenos — golden egg-battered stuffed peppers on a plate with tomato sauce and a bread roll

Guatemala1 hr 25 min

Chiles Rellenos Guatemaltecos

Stuffed Peppers in Egg Batter

Every recipe on this route.

All 50 of them, alphabetically, with the country each one comes from.

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