Slow-cooked beef cheeks
A luscious winter recipe
4 - 6
Serves
1 hr
Prep Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Kathy Paterson
Beef cheeks, when cooked long and slow result in tender, juicy and flavoursome beef. When paired with silky smooth polenta, doused in a rich sauce spliced with a little orange for freshness, you have a dish made in heaven. Impress your guests this winter with a recipe that requires minimum fuss but delivers maximum impact.
Check out our four dinner ideas with beef cheeks if you're after a different serving suggestion.
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Ingredients
Beef
4 Quality Mark beef cheeks
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3 Tbsp seasoned flour
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2 celery stalks
diced
1 carrots
finely diced
1 onion
finely diced
3 garlic cloves
crushed
2 bay leaves
1 piece orange rind
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 cup red wine
2 cups beef stock
To serve
soft polenta
Or try some mashed potato
carrots
chopped fresh parsley
Method
To make beef
To serve
Slow cooker option
1
Preheat the oven to 160°C.
2
Add a dash of oil to a large casserole dish (one that is suitable for stovetop and oven) and place over a medium-high heat.
3
Dust beef cheeks with seasoned flour, place in casserole dish and brown on both sides (do this in batches to avoid overcrowding the dish).
4
Transfer to a plate as you go.
5
Lower the heat and add another dash of oil.
6
Add the celery, carrot and onion and cook until soft.
7
Add the garlic, bay leaves, orange rind, ground cumin and allspice and cook for a further one minute.
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8
Return browned beef cheeks to the casserole dish, pour in the red wine and bring to the boil.
9
Pour in the beef stock, bring up to the boil again then cover with a disc of baking paper and a tight fitting lid.
10
Place in the oven and cook for 3-3 ½ hours or until the beef cheeks are almost falling apart.
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11
Stir beef cheeks halfway through cooking and check seasoning as required.
Nutrition Information per Serving (384g)
Based on the ingredients for the beef cheek, not including polenta or carrots.
Energy
1460kJ (348 kcal)
Protein
48.7g
Total Fat
11g
Saturated Fat
4.7g
Carbs
5.3g
Dietary Fibre
g
Sodium
301mg
Iron
7.2mg
Zinc
10.2mg
Vitamin B12
4.5µg
