Chipotle beef cheek burger

Spicy slow cooked beef burger recipe

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Serves

6 - 8

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

4 hrs

Looking to elevate your burger game? Slow-cooked meltingly tender beef cheeks make for an epic burger. Especially when given a spicy chipotle kick. Serve with pickled red onion and chipotle aioli slaw for a truly decadent meal!

Recipe courtesy of Greenlea Butcher Shop.

Looking to elevate your burger game? Slow-cooked meltingly tender beef cheeks make for an epic burger. Especially when given a spicy chipotle kick. Serve with pickled red onion and chipotle aioli slaw for a truly decadent meal! Recipe courtesy of Greenlea Butcher Shop.

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Ingredients

Beef cheeks
  • 1kg Quality Mark beef cheeksi

  • 4 cups beef stocki

  • 3 Tbsp oil

  • 1 onion

    finely sliced
  • 6 garlic cloves

    crushed
  • 2 tsp ground cumin

  • ½ tsp ground cloves

  • 2 tsp dried oregano

  • 4 chipotle chillis in Adobo sauce

    roughly chopped with 2 tablespoons of adobo sauce
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar

  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

  • juice of 1 orange

  • kosher salt

  • black pepper

  • 1 bay leaf

Slaw with chipotle aioli
  • ¼ red cabbage

  • ¼ green cabbagei

  • 2 spring onions

  • 1-2 carrots

    grated
  • fresh coriander leaves

    roughly chopped
  • 1 cup aioli i

    homemade or store bought
  • ¼ Chipotle hot sauce

Pickled red onions
  • 1kg red onions

  • 1 orange

  • 1 lime

  • ½ cup apple cider vinegar

  • 1 bay leaf

  • ½ tsp cumin seeds

  • ¼ tsp peppercorns

  • ½ tsp kosher salt

Method

For the pickled red onions
1

Peel, half and slice the onions.

2

Place them in a large bowl and pour over boiling water.

3

Drain and repeat step 2.

4

Place the drained onions into a jar and add the remaining ingredients ensuring the onions are completely covered.

5

Put the lid on and shake well.

6

Refrigerate overnight before using.

For the beef cheeks
1

Heat a heavy pan or Dutch oven with half the oil, then sear the beef cheeks until golden brown.

2

Remove these from the pan and add the remaining oil along with the onion, garlic, herbs and spices. Stirring often - cook these until the onions are soft.

3

Add the beef cheeks back into the pan along with the remaining ingredients.

4

Cover and cook in a low oven (140°C) for approximately four hours.

5

If there is too much liquid, remove the meat and simmer the sauce on the stovetop until reduced, putting the shredded meat back in at the end.

6

Serve the shredded beef cheek on lightly toasted buns with slaw and pickled red onions.

For the slaw with chipotle aioli
1

Shred the cabbages and mix with the finely chopped spring onions, coriander and grated carrot.

2

Mix the aioli and chipotle sauce together then mix in with the slaw.

Nutrition Information per Serving (548g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 8 serves. To lower sodium content use a reduced salt stock and a lite aioli to lower saturated fat.

Energy2234kJ (534 kcal)
Protein31.1g
Total Fat31.1g
Saturated Fat7.9g
Carbohydrate33.1g
Dietary Fibre6.2g
Sodium2087mg
Iron4.1mg
Zinc4.9mg
Vitamin B121.5µg