ox cheeks recipe

Slow-cooked ox cheek stew with wine and smoky bacon. Just add creamy mash potatoes and you&#8217;re onto a dinner of the upmost comfort.

Rich ox cheek stew

butter

ox cheeks, trimmed of gristle and halved (from Waitrose

flour,

smoked bacon lardons

onions, finely chopped

bay leaves

garlic cloves, finely chopped

tomato purée

good red wine

sea salt flakes

Preheat the oven to 150°C/fan 130°C/gas 2. In a flameproof casserole that will fit the wine and ox cheeks snugly and has a lid, melt the butter over a medium heat.

Roll the ox cheeks in the seasoned flour, then pat off any excess. When the butter sizzles, add the meat – it should sizzle as soon as it enters the casserole. Cook, turning, until well browned all over. (You may need to do this in batches.) Take care not to burn the butter.

Remove the meat and set aside. Add the lardons and fry until lightly coloured. Add the onions and the bay leaves and cook for 6-8 minutes until the onions are just soft. Stir in the garlic, then the tomato purée. Stir occasionally until the purée starts to catch the bottom of the pan, then cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.

Add the wine, then return the meat to the casserole. Bring the stew to barely a simmer, then cover and put to the oven. Cook for 5 hours or until the cheeks are tender when prodded with a cutlery knife. Turn the cheeks occasionally during the cooking time.

Stir through the salt, then serve with mash and veg, if you like.

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