Slow Cooker Beef Cheeks Recipe
- Prep time: 20 Minutes
- Cook time: 8 Hours
- Total time: 8 Hours & 20 Minutes
- Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1 kg (2.2 lb) beef cheeks
- 1 cup red wine
- 2 onions sliced
- 1 Tbsp garlic crushed
- 2 carrots roughly chopped
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp thyme
- 500 g (1.1 lb) mushrooms, halved
- 2 cups beef stock
To thicken
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- In a frypan over high heat, quickly brown the beef cheeks. Once brown, put to the side.
- Add the red wine into the same frypan and cook for 2 minutes, stirring continually.
- In a slow cooker, add the onions, garlic, carrots, brown sugar, tomato paste, bay leaves, thyme, and the mushrooms. Lastly, add the beef cheeks, wine, and beef stock.
- Cook on low for 8 hours or until the beef cheek is tender.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Mix the cornstarch and water to form a paste. Slowly mix into the slow cooker. Allow to cook on high for a further 15 minutes or until thickened.
- Serve & Enjoy.
Recipe Tips
- If you’re running low on time, then you can throw everything into the slow cooker. You might notice a few differences by skipping the frypan steps but nothing too drastic.
- On the flip side, if you have time, then you can cook the mushrooms in some butter before adding them to the slow cooker. This extra frying will help add a ton of flavor to the dish.
- You can try using a variety of mushrooms to help add a bit more flavor and texture to the dish. For example, you can try using some shiitake mushrooms as well.
- Beef cheek can feel a bit tough at first. However, you will find that when you go to eat, it will be incredibly tender. Just make sure you cook it for long enough.