Preparation of meat with a fancy pasta rim (8)
I believe the answer is:
pastrami
'preparation of meat' is the definition.
'pastrami' can be an answer for 'meat' (pastrami is a kind of meat). I'm unsure of the 'preparation of' bit.
'a fancy pasta rim' is the wordplay.
'a fancy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'pasta'+'rim'='pastarim'
'pastarim' with letters rearranged gives 'PASTRAMI'.
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pastrami that I've seen before include "smoked joint" , "Seasoned smoked beef, served in thin slices" , "Spiced sliced beef" , "Spiced smoked beef" , "beef dish" .)