{"id":7361,"date":"2023-11-29T12:19:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T12:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/?p=7361"},"modified":"2023-11-29T12:19:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T12:19:59","slug":"braised-beef-cheeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/29\/braised-beef-cheeks\/12\/19\/7361\/56\/appdev2098\/beef-recipes-two\/best-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"Braised Beef Cheeks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3\u00a0pounds\u00a0beef cheeks,\u00a04-6 cheeks trimmed of fat (8-12 oz each)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2&nbsp;tablespoons&nbsp;olive oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00a0cup\u00a0red wine,\u00a0full-bodied Cabernet, Merlot or similar (see note)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;cup&nbsp;beef stock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00a0medium\u00a0onion,\u00a0chopped (about 1 cup)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\u00a0cloves\u00a0garlic,\u00a0minced, or 1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00a0medium\u00a0carrot,\u00a0chopped (about 1 cup)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00a0celery rib,\u00a0chopped (about 1 cup)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\u00a0medium\u00a0tomatoes,\u00a0chopped (about 1 \u00bd cups), or canned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6\u00a0sprigs\u00a0fresh thyme,\u00a0or 1 teaspoon dried thyme, or rosemary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0salt,\u00a0or to taste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0black pepper,\u00a0freshly ground<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Place the beef cheeks on a work surface and pat dry with paper towels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Optional (for extra flavor):&nbsp;<\/strong>Place a skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the olive oil and beef cheeks. Fry for 2 minutes until lightly browned. Flip and repeat for the other side.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transfer the beef cheeks to the crock pot. Pour the wine and stock into the pan and dislodge off any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Then pour into the crock pot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add all the other ingredients to the crock pot: onions, garlic, carrot, celery, tomatoes, thyme, salt and pepper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seal the lid shut and set the crock pot to cook on Low for 8 hours, or High for 5 hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discard the thyme sprigs.&nbsp;<em>Optional:&nbsp;<\/em>pour the cooking liquid into a fat separator to remove accumulated fat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove the beef cheeks to a plate and drizzle juices on top to serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients Instructions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-beef"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Braised-Beef-Cheeks.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7361"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7363,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7361\/revisions\/7363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}