Beef cheeks with Port and chestnuts from Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes and Stories (page 112) by Nigella Lawson

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Accompaniments: Celeriac and anchovy gratin; Horseradish sauce

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    Requires preparation at least 1 day ahead. Can substitute beef shins for beef cheeks, and oil of your choice for beef drippings.

  • rmardel on December 20, 2023

    Loved this, a decadent and yet surprisingly not at all heavy stew. The beef cheeks were tender and delicious and the flavors all came together nicely after a 24 hour rest. I would certainly make this again, and I think it would balance the celeriac gratin she recommends. Served with rice the beef cheeks were still delicious but a little side richness could have been added.

  • Emily Hope on February 03, 2021

    Made this a few weeks ago so it's a little fuzzy, but in general I think that we enjoyed this--very wintry and substantial stew. Beef cheeks have that slightly oozy cartilaginous quality that I love, and this was a nice showcase. Only change that I recall was to sub lemons for the orange zest (C is not a fan of cooked orange). Most time-consuming part was removing the membrane from the cheeks. Left overnight to rest as described. Served once with pasta and maybe once with potatoes? (Also with a celeriac remoulade salad--was thinking about the celeriac gratin she recommends, but thought it would be too much richness--plus too much labor!)

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