Pork cheeks stewed with honey

This dish ... is simply spectacular: pork cheeks stewed with honey. The cheek is a part of the pig that is found in the dewlap area, it is very tender, juicy and gives sauces an incredible 'jelly' texture.

In addition, it is from these dishes that the Thermomix embroiders: first we make a stir fried, then we put the cheeks and the ingredients for the salsa, we program the machine and forget it for 1 hour. Then we just have to give the last touch to the sauce and that's it!

Braised cheeks is a dish that we recommend do it overnight because that way its flavor will be more intense. In addition, they can freeze perfectly. In the Thermomix we can prepare up to 1 kg of cheek pads, which is for about 6 people.

As companions, without a doubt, I prefer the French fries, poor or bakery. You can also use rice, couscous, quinoa or mashed potatoes.

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Pork cheeks braised with honey sauce, tender and juicy. A perfect second course to accompany with french fries, bakers or the poor thing.

• Irene Arcas

• Kitchen: Spanish, International
• Recipe type: meat
• Calories: 550
• Rations: 6

• Cooking time: 1:10 p.m.
• Total time: 1:10 p.m.

Ingredients

• 70 g of extra virgin olive oil
• 200 g onion, quartered
• 1 garlic
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 100 g green pepper, cut into pieces
• 1000 g of Iberian pork cheeks
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 tablet or 1 tablespoon of meat broth
• freshly ground pepper
• 200 g of sweet wine
• 150 g of water
• 4 teaspoons of honey
• 2 teaspoons Beef (see notes below)

Preparation

1. Season the cheeks and cut them in half. We put the oil in a pan or deep pot and seal the cheeks. We just have to mark them with a strong fire, but not cook inside. Only toast on the outside.

   We remove the cheeks to a plate and add the oil from the pan and the juice that the cheeks have released into the Thermomix glass.

2. Put the onion, garlic, pepper and carrot in the glass and chop 5 seconds, speed 5.

   We fry 10 minutes, temperature 120º, speed 1. 

3. Add the cooked cheeks, wine, water, meat concentrate, honey, salt and We program 60 minutes, temperature 100º, speed 0.5, turn to the left.

4. We add the steak and program 5 minutes, varoma temperature, left turn, spoon speed.

   We withdraw and ready to consume, although we recommend taking them the next day.

Notes

Bisto is a very interesting thickener for sauces. They are balls that are added to the sauces when the dish is almost ready, but we want to give the sauces an extra color, flavor and texture. It is perfect for stews, meats in sauce, stews ... You will only have to add about two teaspoons of Beefsteak with the boiling sauce, stir and simmer over high heat for about 5 minutes. You will see what a good result. You can buy it in any large supermarket. And it spreads a lot. I recommend it to you.