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1Step 1Pat the cheeks dry, season with 1 teaspoon of salt and pepper. Slice the onion into half rings, roughly chop the garlic.
2Step 2Heat oil in a heavy pot and brown the cheeks on all sides until deep brown. Work in two batches if needed so the meat doesn’t steam. Set the browned meat aside.
3Step 3Add the onion to the same pot and sauté it for 8 to 10 minutes, until it darkens and softens. Add the garlic and tomato paste and stir briefly.
4Step 4Pour in the dark beer and scrape the browned bits from the bottom with a wooden spoon. Return the cheeks to the pot, add the stock, bay leaves, allspice, thyme and the rest of the salt.
5Step 5Cover the pot and braise in an oven preheated to 150 °C for about 3 hours, until the meat pulls apart easily with a fork. In a slow cooker, cook on high for 5 to 6 hours.
6Step 6Remove the tender cheeks. Fish out the bay leaves and allspice from the sauce, briefly puree the sauce with an immersion blender and simmer uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes if needed to thicken.
7Step 7Peel, chop and boil the potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain them, let steam off for a minute, add hot milk and butter and mash into a puree.
8Step 8Return the cheeks to the sauce and let them warm through for 5 minutes. Serve with mashed potatoes and a generous spoonful of onion sauce.

Kitchen tip

The biggest shortcut is to cook the meat a day ahead. Once cooled, the fat solidifies easily on the sauce and the next day you only need to gently reheat the beef cheeks while you make fresh mash.

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Variants and alternatives

You can replace part of the stock with 150 ml strong coffee for a darker, bolder sauce. If you don't want to puree the sauce, finely chop the onion and simply simmer the finished sauce to the desired thickness. You can substitute some of the potatoes in the mash with celeriac or parsley root for a lighter, more flavorful side.

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Nutritional values

Energie665 kcalProteins52 gSacharidy45 gTuky30 g

Beef cheeks in dark beer with onions and mashed potatoes

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