Recipe: Portuguese braised beef cheek with Arabic sumac powder

Recipe: Portuguese braised beef cheek with Arabic sumac powder

Calling all meat-lovers! This beef recipe is a symphony of herbs and vegetables

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Cuisine:Portuguese
Cook time:4h:30m
Prep time:
Servings:2

Ingredients

800 gms beef cheeks

20 ml water

50 ml meat stock

200 ml balsamic vinegar

50 gms broccoli tips

10 gms carrots

100 gms leeks

500 gms new potato

2 shallots

6 crushed garlic clove

3 bay leaves

5 gms rosemary

20 ml olive oil

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp sumac powder

Salt to taste

Method

1. In a container add balsamic vinegar, olive oil, crushed garlic, bay leaves, rosemary, water, salt, peppers and paprika. Mix well.

2. Marinate the meat with the preparation reserve for two hours in the marinade.

3. On a porcelain platter, add shallots, leeks and carrots. Extend the meat on top of the sliced vegetables and pour the whole marinade.

4. Cover the mix with aluminum foil and bake for 3 hours and 30 minutes with a temperature of 110 degrees.

5. Add the potatoes and bake for another 35 minutes until the potatoes are tender.

6. In a saucepan, pound the baked vegetables to a mash and if it is too thick, add chicken stock and boil the mix for 5 minutes.

7. Shred the meat and serve with broccoli and potatoes. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Chef Saul Andrade
Chef Saul Andrade
Chef Saul Andrade
Executive chef at The Cove Rotana in Ras Al Khaimah

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