Slow-Cooked Beef Cheeks and...Nurses in Flight
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Recipe type: Asian Fusion
Cuisine: Slow-Cooked
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Serves: 4-6
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tbspns olive oil
  • 1.5kgs beef cheeks
  • ½ cup cornflour, seasoned
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • Rind of 1 orange
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 knob of garlic, sliced
  • 1½ cups dry red wine
  • 1 cup (250 mls) beef stock
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbspns soy sauce
  • ½ bunch thyme leaves
  • ½ tspn Chinese 5-spice powder
  • 500gms button mushrooms, sliced
  • ½ cup chopped chives
  • chopped parsley to garnish
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a large casserole dish.
  2. Coat beef cheeks in seasoned cornflour and dust off excess.
  3. Place beef cheeks in a single layer in casserole dish and brown on both sides, then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  4. Turn down the heat in the casserole dish and add onion, orange rind, garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant.
  5. Add beef cheeks then pour in red wine. Bring to the boil.
  6. Add stock, water, vinegar, soy sauce, thyme, and 5-spice powder and return to the boil.
  7. Cover with a lid and place in a 140C oven for 4 hours.
  8. Remove from the oven and add mushrooms.
  9. Return to the oven for 2 hours.
  10. Stir through chives.
  11. Garnish with chopped parsley.
  12. Serve with steamed rice and a green salad if desired.
Recipe by Hotly Spiced at http://hotlyspiced.com/slow-cooked-beef-cheeks-with-asian-spices-and-nurses-in-flight/