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Braised Ox Cheeks with Gremolata

Ox cheeks browned and braised for hours with shallots, carrots and thyme in beef stock, until they yield to a spoon, then freshened with a parsley, garlic and lemon gremolata.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on55 min
  • Total5 h 16 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 kgox cheeks, trimmed of silverskin
  • 2 tbspolive oil
  • 1 tbspunsalted butter
  • 8shallots, peeled
  • 3carrots, thickly sliced on the diagonal
  • 480 mlbeef stock, about 2 cups
  • 1bay leaf
  • 3 sprigsthyme
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Gremolata

  • 2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1 clovegarlic, finely chopped
  • 1lemon, zested

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Shallot
  • Carrot
  • Thyme
  • Parsley
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Gelatin

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Dutch oven

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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