Spanish cuisine · Meat & Kebab

Carrilleras de Ternera

Beef cheeks braised in red wine – melting tender, modern tapas cooking.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 1 kg beef cheeks
• 2 onions
• 2 carrots
• 1 leek
• 4 garlic cloves
• 500 ml red wine
• 300 ml beef stock
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• Olive oil

Instructions

1. Season the cheeks with salt and sear hard, then remove.
2. Roast the vegetables, add the tomato paste and deglaze with red wine.
3. Return the meat and add the stock and bay leaves.
4. Braise gently covered for 2.5 hours until butter-tender.
5. Strain the sauce and reduce until glossy.