Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks

Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks

  • 4 Sinclair Beef Cheeks
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp each salt and pepper
  • 2 – 3 tbsp olive oil , separated
  • 1 cup onion, finely diced
  • 3 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1 cup carrot , finely diced
  • 1 cup celery , finely diced
  • 700ml tomato Passata Sauce
  • 2 cups beef stock, low sodium
  • 5 sprigs of thyme, or 2 tsp dried thyme
  • 2 dried bay leaves
  • 1-2 tbsp cornflour to thicken if required

To Serve:

  • Mashed potato, or roast Vegies
  • Fresh thyme leaves, optional garnish
www.australianbeef.com.au/recipes/braised-beef-cheeks

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 180ºC (160º fan-forced). Pat beef dry with paper towel and place in a large snap lock bag. Add flour, season and toss to coat.
  2. Heat half the oil in a large ovenproof casserole dish over medium heat. Cook beef for 3-4 minutes, in batches, if necessary, until browned. Set beef aside on a plate.
  3. Add remaining oil to same dish and cook onion, garlic, carrot and celery for 3-4 minutes. Add passata, stock, bay leaves and thyme. Bring to the boil and return beef to dish.
  4. Remove from heat, cover surface with a circle of baking paper and cover with a lid. Cook in oven for 2¼ -2½ hours or until tender.
  5. Or if using a Slow Cooker, brown meat in steps one and then add all ingredients to the slow cooker and cook on high for 6 hours
  6. Season to taste, remove and discard bay leaves and thyme stalks.

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  • 4 Sinclair Beef Cheeks
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp each salt and pepper
  • 2 – 3 tbsp olive oil , separated
  • 1 cup onion, finely diced
  • 3 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1 cup carrot , finely diced
  • 1 cup celery , finely diced
  • 700ml tomato Passata Sauce
  • 2 cups beef stock, low sodium
  • 5 sprigs of thyme, or 2 tsp dried thyme
  • 2 dried bay leaves
  • 1-2 tbsp cornflour to thicken if required

To Serve:

  • Mashed potato, or roast Vegies
  • Fresh thyme leaves, optional garnish
www.australianbeef.com.au/recipes/braised-beef-cheeks
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