No steak left behind No Images? Click here Got Leftover Grilled Meats? These 8 Recipes Will Help You Use 'Em Up For us, a 4th of July cookout means cooking up mountains of beef, pork, chicken, and just about anything else we can get our hands on. As a result, we usually end up with leftovers. With a little know-how, yesterday's feast can taste just as good today. You can try to reheat leftover steak, but you're just going to end up overcooking it. A better option is to thinly slice and serve it cold, in this case with grilled or broiled corn and a Spanish-style salsa verde. Carpaccio is traditionally made with raw beef, but rare leftovers make a delicious version too. We prefer to toss the arugula and red onion in a caper-studded vinaigrette before topping with beef and Parmesan so that every bite is balanced. You can make a great pot of barbecue beans with bacon, but it will be even better if you used leftover smoked meat (beef, pork, and turkey all work wonderfully). Have leftover mac and cheese and pulled pork after a day of barbecuing? Fold them together into these outrageous fried mac and cheese bombs. This cold steak salad is inspired by tataki, a Japanese dish of thinly sliced seared beef served with shoyu ponzu, a soy- and citrus-based dipping sauce To breathe new life into the leftover grilled chicken, we massage it with olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic and toss it with a tahini-based dressing. Who doesn't love a good leftovers sandwich? We developed this sandwich to be made with roast lamb, but grilled lamb will work just as well. Fried rice our favorite way to use up leftovers—just about anything in the fridge can find a home here. This version is made with corn, shishito peppers, and whatever pork you have around. |