Slow cooker beef cheeks with red wine reduction
Melt in your mouth tenderness
4 - 6
Serves
30 mins
Prep Time
8 hrs 30 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Roz McIntosh
Often overlooked, beef cheeks, when cooked correctly, can literally melt in your mouth. The nature of the cut also means that they impart a huge amount of flavour.
This recipe is simple yet stylish and a great one to serve to guests when you don’t want to spend forever in the kitchen. We like to serve these beef cheeks with a simple creamy potato or parmesan and cauliflower mash for a lower carbohydrate option. The beef also makes a wonderful pie filling if you have any leftovers!
Recipe courtesy of Greenlea Butcher Shop.
Often overlooked, beef cheeks, when cooked correctly, can literally melt in your mouth. The nature of the cut also means that they impart a huge amount of flavour. This recipe is simple yet stylish and a great one to serve to guests when you don’t want to spend forever in the kitchen. We like to serve these beef cheeks with a simple creamy potato or parmesan and cauliflower mash for a lower carbohydrate option. The beef also makes a wonderful pie filling if you have any leftovers!
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Ingredients
Beef cheeks
4 Quality Mark beef cheeks
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1.5 litres beef bone broth
1 celery stalk
sliced
1 carrots
finely sliced
1 onion
finely diced
2 bay leaves
1 tsp peppercorns
1 cinnamon stick
2 cups red wine
Method
To make beef
To serve
1
Trim any remaining sinew and fat from around the beef.
2
In a large heavy bottomed frying pan, brown the cheeks on all sides.
3
Place into your slow cooker.
4
Pour 1 cup of the beef bone broth into the frying pan that you used to brown the beef.
5
Use a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the pan, then pour into the slow cooker with the beef.
6
Add the remaining ingredients.
7
Set the slow cooker to low and cook for 8 hours.
Start Timer
8
After 8 hours the beef should fall apart when pulled with a fork.
9
Remove the beef cheeks from the slow cooker and place on a plate, cover, and put to one side.
10
Pour the cooking liquor through a sieve into a large heavy bottomed saucepan.
11
Bring to the boil and allow to reduce until the liquid thickens and becomes a maple syrup-like consistency. This could take up to half an hour.
Start Timer
12
Check seasoning and add additional salt and pepper to taste.
13
Return the beef to the pan with the reduced sauce to heat through.
Nutrition Information per Serving (518g)
This nutrition analysis is based on 6 serves.
Energy
2519kJ (602 kcal)
Protein
25.1g
Total Fat
47.6g
Saturated Fat
19.9g
Carbs
3.2g
Dietary Fibre
1.4g
Sodium
457mg
Iron
1.9mg
Zinc
3.3mg
Vitamin B12
2.0µg
