Braised Beef Cheeks Recipe – Sticky & Tender

These tender and sticky Braised Beef Cheeks are ideal for dinner. The slow cooker recipe is super simple with perfect results every time!

These slow-cooked beef cheeks are the perfect balance of sweet and salty, with an intense orange aroma.

Just like other braised meat dishes, these beef cheeks taste even better the following day once the meat has rested and soaked up all the flavors of the sauce. That’s some impressive leftovers to take to work!

This beef cheek recipe makes 4 servings. 1 serving is 1 beef cheek.

Ingredients for Braised Beef Cheeks

• 1 Orange, zest only
• 2 Shallots, cut into 1in lengths
• 3 cloves of Garlic, sliced
• 2in piece of fresh Ginger, sliced
• 1 cup of Soy Sauce
• ½ cup of Chinese Cooking Wine (Shaoxing)
• ⅓ cup of Brown Sugar
• 1 tablespoon of Sesame Oil
• 3 Star Anise
• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 4 Beef Cheeks (approximately 1kg)

How to make Braised Beef Cheeks

1. Using a vegetable peeler, peel thick strips of the zest from the orange. Add to your slow cooker.
2. Add the remaining ingredients, except the beef cheeks, to the slow cooker. Stir until the sugar has dissolved.
3. Add the beef cheeks and mix into the sauce.
4. Cook on low heat for 8 hours.
5. Serve the beef cheeks with a little cooking broth and a side of rice and sauteed bok choy.

Love slow cooking? Why not try some of our other slow cooker recipes;

• Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
• Slow Cooked Beef Stroganoff
• Slow Cooker Thai Massaman Curry
• Slow Cooked Rice Pudding

To make a larger batch of Chinese Braised Beef Cheeks adjust the servings above.