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The Top 10 Recipes of 2020

Published December 30, 2020 · By Debbie · Leave a Comment

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Can you believe it? 2020 is coming to an end! Now it’s time to reflect on the food we shared. Today we are sharing your top 10 recipes of 2020!

It is always fun to take a look back on a year’s worth of recipes to see what had the biggest impact on your taste buds and to see what recipes our readers enjoyed the most during the year. This year we shared almost 50 different recipes.

This year we spent more time creating recipes and focused on bringing you quality recipes and all the information you need to know to get your food on the table. We also started making instructional videos to go along with our recipes. We hope that you will find this helpful and give you a better understanding of how to make our recipes. In case you missed some of the videos you can find our channel HERE.

2020 Highlights The Mountain Kitchen :

— 2020 – The Mountain Kitchen, LLC celebrates its first full year as an official business! 🥳🍾🎉

— 130,000+ more visitors in 2020 than 2019

— The leading referrer was organic search

— The #1 recipe of all time is now Smoked Chuck Roast

— Started Creating New Recipe Videos

Like 2019, the listing of the top 10 recipes of 2020 focuses only on the newest recipes within the past 12 months. From smoky meat to veggie soups, these are our top 10 recipes of 2020. See what recipes made the biggest impact on your taste buds this year!

Jump-start 2021 with these delicious and most popular recipes. They are sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face and empty dirty plates to your dishwasher!

THE TOP 10 MOST POPULAR RECIPES OF 2020

#10 SMOKED BEEF RIBS

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Smoked Beef Short Ribs
Our step-by-step guide on how to smoke beef short ribs so that you can make deliciously rich, tender and juicy smoked beef ribs in your own backyard.
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smoked beef short rib

#9 PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM CAP PIZZAS

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Portobello Mushroom Pizza
Make pizza night more wholesome with these vegetarian and low-carb, portobello mushroom cap pizzas, substituting traditional crust with mushroom caps. Yum!
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portobello mushroom cap pizzas

#8 SMOKED BRISKET CHILI

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Smoked Brisket Chili
This smoked brisket chili is loaded with smoky beef, a medley of chiles, onion, and beans, smothered in a silky tomato chili sauce. A great crock-pot recipe!
Safety first! When handling chiles put on a pair of rubber gloves!!
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smoked brisket chili

#7 SMOKED BEEF TENDERLOIN – REVERSE SEAR

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Smoked Beef Tenderloin – Reverse Sear
A step-by-step guide to smoked beef tenderloin with a reverse sear that results in melt in your mouth, tender, juicy beef with a garlicky herb-seared crust.
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sliced beef tenderloin

#6 FRIED WHITE PERCH

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Fried White Perch
A southern classic recipe for fried white perch produces a flavorful golden crust on the outside with perfectly white flaky meat inside. From "River Folks"!
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Fried White Perch ~ Fresh caught White perch battered in yellow cornmeal, salt and pepper then deep fried until crispy golden brown. Taught by River Folks! | TheMountainKitchen.com

#5 Chicken À L’Orange

Chicken A L'Orange
Orange Marmalade Chicken
This Orange Marmalade Chicken recipe is the perfect sheet pan dinner recipe! It's so easy, and it's bursting with great citrus flavor!
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Orange Marmalade Chicken

#4 STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS

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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Stuffed cabbage rolls are made of ground beef, onions, and rice topped with rich tomato sauce. Vegetarian, freezer and crock-pot options!
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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

#3 SMOKED SALMON

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Honey Smoked Salmon
The 3 most important steps to honey smoked salmon are curing, drying, and temperature. Use this step-by-step guide to smoke salmon!
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smoked salmon with honey glazed ready to eat

#2 BRINED SMOKED PORK SHOULDER

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Smoked Pork Shoulder (Brined)
This smoked pork shoulder is brined in a flavorful brine with a nice balance of sugar, savoriness, aromatics, and spices. Great for any cookout or BBQ, no matter how you pull or slice it!
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brined smoked pork shoulder

#1 BACON-WRAPPED SMOKED MEATLOAF

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Bacon-Wrapped Smoked Meatloaf
A slice of this bacon-wrapped smoked meatloaf has a wonderful aroma of smoke while oozing cheese all over your plate. Learn how to smoke one!
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Bacon-Wrapped Smoked Meatloaf on grill

What is your favorite recipe from The Mountain Kitchen? Did your favorite recipe make the list? We would love to hear about your favorite recipe. Comment below!

Happy New Year!

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