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This salad is fresh and healthy while being big on flavour and low in fat. It's the perfect summer dinner and travels well for picnics with the dressing on the side.

Vietnamese chicken salad recipe

chicken breast fillet (trimmed)

Chinese cabbage

shallots

carrot

Lebanese cucumber

mint

coriander

lime cheeks (*to serve)

tbs brown sugar

lime juice

fish sauce

red birdseye chilli (deseeded,finely chopped)

Slow-cooked beef cheek

Beef stock

Tbsp Rice bran oil

Carrots, diced

Onions, diced

Celery, diced

Garlic cloves,

Tbsp Tomato paste

Red wine

Bay leaf

thyme

⅕ kgs Beef cheeks, 1 cheek per serve (Main)

Salt

Heat the oven to 140C. Bring the beef stock to the boil. Heat the oil and fry the vegetables, garlic and tomato paste for 10 minutes to lightly caramelise. Turn the heat up to high, add the red wine and reduce by half.

Season the beef cheeks with salt and pepper then place them in an ovenproof casserole (or use a slow cooker). Add in the reduced wine and vegetables. Add the herbs and cover with beef stock.

Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook in the oven for 3 hours.

To make the glazing sauce, strain off half the cooking juices into a saucepan, bring this to the boil and reduce until thick and syrupy.

To serve, gently reheat the cheeks in the remaining cooking juices. When hot, carefully lift them out and place them into the glazing sauce. Smother with sauce and serve with creamy potato mash and a warm salad of greens (I have steamed brussels sprout leaves, peas, and broad beans, then tossed them with a little olive oil and sea salt flakes).

Slow-cooked beef cheeks ala dianne

Beef cheeks (Main)

Worcestershire sauce

Bay leaves

Tbsp Brown sugar

Mint sauce

Beef bouillion

Sear the beef cheeks in a high heat skillet with olive oil. Brown all the sides. Place the beef cheeks to the slow cooker.

Add bay leaves, mint, red wine, beef cubes, sugar, Worcestershire sauce. Slow cooked for 8-12 hours. Reduce the sauce for 15 minutes before serving. Serve hot with a bed of mashed potatoes.

Slow-cook beef cheek and herb dumplings

400 g Beef cheeks (Main)

Onion, chopped

Garlic, crushed

Tbsp rosemary

Tbsp Thyme

Tbsp Parsley

Chicken stock

Potatoes

Tbsp Butter

Salt and pepper, to taste

Egg, lightly whisked

Breadcrumbs

Preheat an oven to 160C. Sear the beef cheek in a frying pan until browned. Place it in a casserole with the onion, garlic, herbs, wine and stock. Cover and place into the oven for 3½ hours. Stir a couple of times during cooking. It is done when the meat just falls apart. Remove from the oven. Take the cheek from the liquid and shred into a bowl. Add ½ cup of the cooked onions and garlic to the meat, mashing it in for all those good flavours to combine. Discard the rest.

Peel and boil the potatoes inapot of salted water until soft. Drain and mash with 1 Tbsp butter. Add the shredded meat, combine well, check the seasoning again and cool.

Take small handfuls of the mixture and roll into balls. Place on a plate and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Remove from the fridge. Dust the balls with flour, then dip into egg and roll in the breadcrumbs. Refrigerate until ready to cook.

Half fill a pot with flavourless oil. Cook the balls a couple at a time, turning for even cooking. (This stage can be done ahead of time then reheat in the oven.)

Cheap Cheerful Beef Cheeks

kg Beef cheek (Main)

Carrots,

Onions,

Garlic, chopped

tins Tomatoes

Pumpkin, chopped

Tbsp Standard flour

Pepper

tsp Olive oil

tsp Parsley, chopped

Heat pan, add 1 tsp olive oil, add garlic and onion, stir until golden. Add tomatoes and red wine or beef stock if preferred. Stir for 10 minutes. Pour into crock pot.

Heat pan add 1 tsp olive oil, dust flour, salt and pepper over beef cheeks and add to pan, turning to get golden in colour. Transfer to crock pot and add chopped vegetable as required. Place sprig of thyme on top, cover with baking paper, place lid on top.

Cook for 8 hours, to serve, pull meat apart and spoon into bowls or plates with either rice, couscous or potato mash. Sprinkle parsley over the top and enjoy!

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