Custom food recipes are the best way to regenerate stamina and health in Ark Survival Evolved.

In Ark Survival Evolved, you have to use a campfire, a cooking pot, an industrial grill or an industrial stove to cook. For meat, you need a campfire or an industrial grill. Recipes, on the other hand, are prepared in a saucepan or an industrial stove.

Custom recipes are your best bet for regenerating health and stamina later in the game. You just need to place a blank note in a pot or industrial cooker along with the ingredients you want to use to make a custom recipe. Hold down the E button to access your options menu and press Create New Recipe. Find out the best food and drink recipes below.

When it comes to restoring health, the best recipe contains the following ingredients: cooked prime meat, boiled lamb chop, or some jerky. Cooked primate meat is obtained by cooking raw meat on a campfire or industrial grill. Similarly, cooked lamb chop is acquired by cooking raw mutton. For all jerky you need meat, oil and spark powder in the canner. Which meat you need depends on the type of jerky you want to cook.