Bacon and chocolate? Yes please! Tender stout-chocolate cake, crispy bacon bits, and a no-waste chocolate frosting made with leftover bacon grease come together to create a salty-sweet chocolate bomb for dessert lovers of all ages.
Pork
Spicy Dan Dan Noodles
Satisfy your spice cravings by slurping up these mouthwatering and nutty noodles for a quick meal. Dan dan noodles, which originated in Sichuan, China, are named after the traditional poles that street vendors use to hold up bowls of noodles and sauce on their backs. This recipe can be made […]
Pulled Pork and Grilled Watermelon
This easy recipe combines two summer favorites you didn’t know you needed to eat together. Using pre-cooked Niman Ranch pulled pork from ButcherBox, you can whip this up as an easy dinner for the kid, as a party appetizer, or whenever you need a little summer sweetness.
Herby Pork Chops with Fennel and Radish Slaw
Busy days call for quick dinners, and this pork chop recipe is perfect for a weeknight. With an extra set of hands in the kitchen, both the pork and the accompanying slaw can be prepped in just a few minutes, creating a full-flavored, balanced meal. This herb-coated pork seasons the […]
Honey Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Any recipe that includes a “bacon blanket” sounds like a winner to us. This juicy, slow-roasted pork tenderloin is easy to make and bound to please. We recommend pairing it with our creamy cauliflower and parsnip puree for a delicious weeknight dinner.
Perfect Bacon in the Oven
In our minds, ButcherBox bacon is the best. But it gets even better! Follow these six steps to achieve the perfect piece of bacon. Hint: Don’t skip step one.
Roasted Pork Loin
A pork loin roast can be cooked in a low, medium, or high-heat oven until it hits 145°F. As in all oven-roasted meat recipes, the pork benefits from being seasoned ahead of time. In addition to a generous rub of salt on the roast, the optional seasonings are limitless—try a […]
New Potatoes, Bacon, and Peas
My grandpa John was a quiet, old-fashioned man from Maine who did all the cooking for his children and later for his grandkids. He scoffed at chicken and didn’t have much use for pork, but he never met a cut of beef he didn’t love. After long winters filled with […]
Slow-Roasted Pork Butt
Pork butt (from the shoulder, not the rear-end) is one of our favorite large cuts of meat to roast because it’s delicious, versatile, and one of the all-time crowd-pleasing MVPs. Because pork butt is marbled with both fat and connective tissue, it needs a long, slow roast in order to […]
Italian Sausage and Roasted Tomato Pasta
You might’ve seen the mouthwatering feta and tomato pasta that blew up on TikTok. Our take on this viral dish features delicious ground Italian sausage, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, and more. Plus, it’s ready to eat in just 35 minutes! (TikTok Viral Pasta – ButcherBox Version)
Bacon Shortbread Cookies
If you are a fan of the magical pairing of sweet and salty, then these bacon shortbreads are for you! The dough is made with rendered bacon fat to bolster the flavor and chopped bacon bits make for fabulous crispy pops of salt and smoke that make these cookies addictive […]
Quiche – The Ultimate Brunch Food, A History
Quiche is the ideal brunch food. Yes, better than French toast, cinnamon rolls, and even any combination of fried eggs and cheeseburgers. It is a delicious, easy-to-make brunch dish that is a veritable opera of European appropriation. Quiche has a pretty extensive history, with recorded dishes going back to the […]