Beef Cheeks - a Grossi Florentino Recipe
 
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Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1tbsp juniper berries
  • 1 star anise
  • 4 peppercorns
  • ¼ cup fresh sage
  • 2 onions, peeled and halved
  • 2 carrots, chopped into thirds
  • 2 stalks of celery
  • Olive oil
  • 700-1kg beef cheeks
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp stock concentrate
  • 750ml of wine/water (I use 250ml wine, 500ml water)
  • 250g potato, peeled and cubed
  • 300g celeriac/parsnip, peeled and cubed
  • An assortment of greens to steam; beans, broccolini or asparagus for steaming.
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • Seasoning
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180’C. Cut cheeks into single serving sizes, approx. 10 cm wide.
  2. Place garlic, star anise, juniper berries, peppercorns and sage into TM bowl and grind 5secs/sp8.
  3. Add onion, carrot and celery into the TM bowl and chop 4secs/sp4. Add oil and saute 5mins/Varoma/sp1.
  4. Meanwhile, heat oil in a flameproof baking dish over a medium heat. Add the meat and seal each side until dark.
  5. Add onion, carrot and celery mixture from TM bowl, tomato paste and stock concentrate to the dish and cook for a few more minutes.
  6. Add water and wine. Bring to a slow simmer and cover.
  7. Place in oven and bake for 3-4 hours.
  8. When close to serving time, prepare celeriac or parsnip and potato and place into steaming basket.
  9. Fill the TM bowl with 900ml water and insert steaming basket.
  10. Cook 20mins/Varoma/Sp4.
  11. Prepare greens to be steamed and arrange in Varoma dish.
  12. Put the Varoma dish in place in the last 6 minutes of cooking.
  13. Ensure the vegetables are all cooked.
  14. Set Varoma aside (you can place this on top of Thermoserver).
  15. Empty the TM bowl and add the potato and celeriac/parsnip to the bowl with a good dollop of butter and season with salt and pepper. Puree for 10 secs, Sp5 for a chunky mash or insert butterfly and blend 10secs/Sp3 for a smooth mash.
  16. To serve, place some puree onto a plate. Place a piece a cheek on top and spoon over the sauce. Serve with greens to accompany.
Recipe by My Melbourne Thermo at http://mymelbournethermo.com.au/beef-cheeks-a-grossi-florentini-recipe/