Cider-Braised Pork Cheeks – Eating Alongside A Grin

Sometimes when I’m actually bored, I’ll sit down around trying to intend upwards faux Mark Twain nutrient quotations. For example, “The best beef stew I always had, was pork cheeks inwards San Francisco.” That was inspired yesteryear the fact these delicious, slow to ready clumps of pork actually exercise gustatory modality similar an extra-rich beef shoulder.

You volition direct maintain to verbalize amongst an actual real, alive butcher, but they’re mostly harmless, as well as if they sell fresh pork, I’m pretty certain they’ll survive able to companionship you lot some cheeks. While I’m rattling proud of this recipe, as well as I intend the difficult cider makes for a perfect cooking liquid, experience gratis to only accept your favorite stew, or braised beef recipe, as well as swap inwards the pork cheeks instead.

Once everything’s inwards the pan, all you lot direct maintain to exercise is ready this until the meat is fork tender, as well as the sauce has thickened plenty to coat the meat. Be careful non to purpose a too-salty broth, otherwise it may survive also much ane time reduced. I actually promise you lot plow over this cider-braised pork cheeks recipe a endeavor soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for four portions:

* I used 6, but the amounts volition run amongst 8, as well as plow over you lot four portions)

8 large pork cheeks (about ii pounds)

salt as well as freshly dry reason dark pepper to gustatory modality

flour equally needed

2 tablespoon clarified butter

2 tablespoons apple tree cider vinegar

2 cups difficult cider

2 cups homemade or low-sodium chicken broth

1 teaspoon finely chopped sage leaves

1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves

1 modest yellowish onion, diced

1 modest carrot, diced

1 rib celery, diced

Note: if you lot desire extra sauce, you lot tin flame add together an extra tablespoon of flour to the veggies when they are sautéing. Then add together an extra loving cup of cider as well as broth, as well as direct identify equally shown.