DIY Deli Meats: 7 Recipes to Make at Home

Don’t like those plastic-packaged, mass-produced logs of deli meat that they sell at the grocery stores? Me neither. I’m thinking of trying my hand at some deli-style roast beef or even homemade bologna, starting with these recipes.

1. Reverse Sear Roast Beef – – This slow-cooked roast beef seems like one of the easiest ways to ease into making our own deli meat.

2. Weekend Pot Roast from The Kitchn – This crock-pot version of roast beef is an even easier way to make your own sandwich meat.

3. Chicken Liver Paté With Sage, Apple, and Thyme – Traditionally served as an appetizer, this paté would also make an excellent sandwich spread.

4. Big Daddy’s Homemade Pastrami from The Food Network – A good recipe to make on a lazy Sunday afternoon, and we’d enjoy it all week long!

5. Homemade Salami from Just a Pinch – This isn’t cured for long storage like traditional salami, but we have no doubt it makes a mean sandwich.

6. Homemade Chicken “Ham” from Just Bento – A very interesting Japanese cooking method gives chicken a similar texture to cold-cut deli meat.

7. Baked Honey-Glazed Country Ham – And finally, thin-sliced ham the way it should be.

Have you ever tried making your own lunch meat?

Related: Lunch at Work: How Do You Keep Your Sandwiches from Becoming Soggy?

(Images: Misha Gravenor/Bon Appétit and Todd Coleman/Saveur)