Dinner for 6

Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks

Name: Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks
Total time: 225 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 1/2 kg /3lb beef cheeks; 1 onion; 1 stalk celery; 1 carrot; 4 cloves garlic; 6 stems of fresh thyme; 4 dried bay leaves; 1 cup beef stock; 2 cups red wine; 2 1/2 tsp salt; black pepper

Beef cheeks, vegetables, herbs, stock, and red wine cook slowly until tender and richly flavored.

Typical price

$25.60for 4 servings

$6.40 per serving$25.60 for 4

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225 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
6servings as written
$$$$typical cost tier

Italian Dairy-free Low-carb High-protein Family Dinners Slow cooker

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical	3.3 lb	$23.12Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Celery$2.29 each typical	a little	$0.22Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.17Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical	1.75	$3.58Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	8.25 oz	$0.58Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$38.40

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsWine, beer and spiritsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 kg /3lb beef cheeks
1 onion
1 stalk celery
1 carrot
4 cloves garlic
6 stems of fresh thyme
4 dried bay leaves
1 cup beef stock
2 cups red wine
2 1/2 tsp salt
black pepper

Steps

Season the beef cheeks with salt and pepper, and chop the onion, celery, carrot, and garlic.
Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat and brown the beef on all sides for 10 minutes.
Transfer the beef to a slow cooker and add the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, stock, and wine.
Cover and cook on high for 3 hours 20 minutes, until the beef is very tender and reaches at least 145 F.
Remove the thyme stems and bay leaves, then let the beef rest in the cooking liquid for 5 minutes.

Swaps

Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices