Slow Cooker Beef Cheeks

Name: Slow Cooker Beef Cheeks
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 4 beef cheeks; 1 large onion, diced; 2 carrots, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 cup red wine; 1 cup beef stock; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 sprig rosemary; 2 bay leaves; salt and pepper to season; 2 tbsp olive oil; creamy mash and gremolata to serve

Meltingly soft Australian beef cheeks braised in red wine and herbs. Searing the cheeks in a hot pan before they go into the slow cooker builds a depth of flavour the long, gentle braise alone can't create.

Total time

495 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

480 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Australian

Ingredients

4beef cheeks

1large onion, diced

2carrots, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

1 cupred wine

1 cupbeef stock

2 tbsptomato paste

1 sprigrosemary

2bay leaves

salt and pepperto season

2 tbspolive oil

creamy mash and gremolatato serve

Instructions

Season and sear cheeks in oil until brown on all sides.

Add vegetables and garlic to slow cooker.

Place cheeks on top. Add wine, stock, tomato paste, rosemary and bay.

Cook on low for 8-10 hours until very tender.

Rest in liquid. Serve with creamy mash.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

185

Protein

2.6g

Fat

8.2g

Carbs

18g

Fiber

Sodium

258mg

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