Braised Oxtail and Gruyère Sandwiches

A savory sandwich made with braised oxtail, pickled cherry peppers, and melted Gruyère cheese.

Tender Grilled Short Ribs

More intensely beefy than a strip steak, more well-marbled than a rib-eye, and far more flavorful than a tenderloin, there's nothing better on the grill than a short rib.

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Sautéed Mushrooms

Golden, buttery, toasted bread oozing with stinky cheese and a mix of sautéed mushrooms; are you hungry yet?

French Melt (Grilled Cheese With Caramelized Onion and Comté)

Want to impress your dinner date? Whip up a couple of French Melts. That's a big ol' pile of sweet, caramelized onions (see here for an easy technique to speed up the process) melted with a fat slab of Comté cheese. It's like French onion soup in an easy-to-pick-up, extra-buttery package. Set the table cloth and pull out the fine china, dear, tonight I'm wearing pants to the table!

Teamster Sandwich inspired by 30 Rock — Binging With Babish

You haven't heard of sandwich day? It's one special day each year that the teamsters gleefully hand out roast beef, fresh mozzarella, and roast red pepper sandwiches with special dipping sauce from their secret Brooklyn deli. Now, thanks to a single thirdhand source on the internet, that secret deli

Warm Beef and Cheddar Sandwiches With Horseradish Sauce

This homemade play on Arby's Beef n' Cheddar sandwich—a roast beef sandwich blanketed in cheese sauce—is made with a full-flavored sharp Cheddar-cheese sauce and gets some extra oomph from a bracing, nose-clearing horseradish sauce.

Steak Sandwiches With Roasted Tomatoes, Parmesan, and Radicchio

The appeal of a steak sandwich lies in the fact that it's steak, and yet it's all the other components that make it truly special. This one is layered with an easy roasted cherry tomato jam, a creamy anchovy- and cheese-spiked sauce, a bright and bitter salad, pickled onions, and Parmesan.

Food52's Short Rib Ragu

Short rib ragu may not be the first thing you think of when planning your holiday cooking; humble braises often take a backseat to large elegant roasts. But not much can beat the decadent richness of a properly braised pot of short ribs. Add a thick, mushroomy sauce as Minimally Invasive's winning recipe in the new Food52 Cookbook suggests, and you'll be on your way to making holiday meal history.

Lamb and Orange-Herb Gremolata Sandwiches

In this recipe, the heady, rather pungent lamb is paired with a bright gremolata made up of finely grated orange zest, fresh oregano, thyme, rosemary, and a generous amount of garlic. What turns out to be a swanky sandwich also includes a kick of spicy mustard and slivers of nutty, sharp sheep's milk cheese.

Animal-Style Grilled Cheese Bruschetta

A beast of a bruschetta inspired by In-N-Out's Animal-Style Grilled Cheese. Perfect for your next dinner party or backyard barbecue and especially good with a cold beer, a glass of chilled white wine, or even a rosé if that's how you roll.