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Slow cooked beef cheeks (lemmy.world)
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This is the first time ever making beef cheeks. I don't even remember if I've had it before, but it was amaaaaazing. Just falls apart and so melty. You'd think it was marbled with fat to make it that way, but I think it's all of the connective tissues (collagen?) in the cheeks that just melt when you cook it for hours.

At hour 7, I rolled the cheeks over in the juice, and the fork was like a hot knife to butter 🤤

I don't know how my butcher got such big cheeks (lol..) but they were over 450g raw.. So I slow cooked them on high for 9 hours. Worth it.

My plating was no bueno, but you can zoom in and see how luscious the meat is. My stick blender also carked it part way through, so I ended up with bits of unblended carrot, onion, and celery in the gravy. Mashed red potatoes and green beans on the side.

Going to bed happy tonight.

https://www.recipetineats.com/slow-cooker-red-wine-beef-cheeks/

cooked beef cheek pulled apart over mashed potatoes on a plate. Stray green bean on the side.
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[–] [S] 1 point 8 months ago

But you got there! And that's definitely an achievement to be proud of. 👊

Ohhh tail and short ribs!! I love them both, but everything has gone a bit crazy with the prices here in Australia.. I don't eat as much meat as I used to.

I love oxtail in soup, and this for short ribs: https://www.recipetineats.com/braised-beef-short-ribs-in-red-wine-sauce/#h-braised-beef-short-ribs-easy-and-luscious.

I would think the dairy cow cheeks would be similar? I don't know too much about either of them. Regardless, slow cooking them would still be so tasty with the right ingredients. 🤤

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