Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Beef cheeks are one of the most underrated cuts of meat you will ever cook, and once you try them this way, you’ll understand why I love this dish so much.
This is a classic slow-cooked recipe inspired by Northern Italy, especially the Piemonte region, where rich sauces, butter, and long cooking times are part of everyday cooking. It’s the kind of dish that turns simple ingredients into something truly special, and it’s all about patience and flavour.
If you love beef that falls apart, melts in your mouth, and fills the kitchen with incredible aroma, this recipe is for you.
💯 Follow this link to read and print the written recipe:
vincenzosplate.com/how-to-make-beef-cheeks
#beef #recipe #vincenzosplate
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INGREDIENTS:
800 g / 28.2 oz beef cheeks
150 g / 5.2 oz butter
250 ml / 1 cup red wine
2 carrots, skin on
2 celery sticks
1 onion
2 – 3 garlic cloves
354 ml / 1½ cups vegetable stock
250 ml / 1 cup passata
Bay leaves
Fresh sprigs of thyme and oregano
Salt and pepper
For the Mashed Potato
1 kilo / 35.2oz white potatoes
100 g / 3.5oz butter
5 Tbsp of Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano, grated
236 ml / 1 cup hot full-cream milk
Salt
METHOD:
1) Place a Dutch oven or casserole pan over medium-high heat. Add the butter along with the thyme and oregano and let the butter melt.
2) Add the beef cheeks to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes on each side, spooning the butter over the meat as it cooks. Once nicely browned, remove the herbs and set the beef cheeks aside.
3) Lower the heat to medium-low. Carefully add the red wine a little at a time to deglaze the pan. Use a spoon to scrape up all the flavourful bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. This is where the flavour is.
4) Crush the garlic with your hand and add it to the pan. Cut the onion into quarters directly over the pan. Cut the carrots and celery into large pieces, or simply break them by hand, and add them in. 5) Add the bay leaves and stir everything together.
5) Return the beef cheeks to the pan and add the vegetable stock. Cover with a lid and cook for 30 minutes.
6) After 30 minutes, remove the beef cheeks from the pan. Add the passata to the sauce and mix well. Place the beef cheeks back into the pan, cover, and cook for a minimum of 3½ hours. Turn the meat every 30 minutes to 1 hour so it cooks evenly and stays beautifully tender.
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⏱️⏱️TIMECODES⏱️⏱️
0:00 Introduction to Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks in Red Wine Sauce
0:29 Ingredients for Beef Cheeks
1:56 How to Sear the Beef Cheeks
4:12 How to Braise the Beef Cheeks and Vegetables
7:22 How to Make Creamy Mashed Potatoes
11:53 Making the Rich Red Wine Sauce
14:28How to Serve Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks in Red Wine Sauce
15:59 Time to Eat the Beef Cheeks, E ora si Mangia
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🎬 #VincenzosPlate is a YouTube channel with a focus on cooking, determined to teach the world, one video recipe at a time that you don’t need to be a professional chef to impress friends, family and yourself with mouth-watering #ItalianFoodRecipes right out of your very own kitchen whilst having a laugh (and a glass of vino!).
Beef cheeks are one of the most underrated cuts of meat you will ever cook, and once you try them this way, you’ll understand why I love this dish so much.
This is a classic slow-cooked recipe inspired by Northern Italy, especially the Piemonte region, where rich sauces, butter, and long cooking times are part of everyday cooking. It’s the kind of dish that turns simple ingredients into something truly special, and it’s all about patience and flavour.
If you love beef that falls apart, melts in your mouth, and fills the kitchen with incredible aroma, this recipe is for you.
💯 Follow this link to read and print the written recipe:
vincenzosplate.com/how-to-make-beef-cheeks
#beef #recipe #vincenzosplate
==========================================
INGREDIENTS:
800 g / 28.2 oz beef cheeks
150 g / 5.2 oz butter
250 ml / 1 cup red wine
2 carrots, skin on
2 celery sticks
1 onion
2 – 3 garlic cloves
354 ml / 1½ cups vegetable stock
250 ml / 1 cup passata
Bay leaves
Fresh sprigs of thyme and oregano
Salt and pepper
For the Mashed Potato
1 kilo / 35.2oz white potatoes
100 g / 3.5oz butter
5 Tbsp of Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano, grated
236 ml / 1 cup hot full-cream milk
Salt
METHOD:
1) Place a Dutch oven or casserole pan over medium-high heat. Add the butter along with the thyme and oregano and let the butter melt.
2) Add the beef cheeks to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes on each side, spooning the butter over the meat as it cooks. Once nicely browned, remove the herbs and set the beef cheeks aside.
3) Lower the heat to medium-low. Carefully add the red wine a little at a time to deglaze the pan. Use a spoon to scrape up all the flavourful bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. This is where the flavour is.
4) Crush the garlic with your hand and add it to the pan. Cut the onion into quarters directly over the pan. Cut the carrots and celery into large pieces, or simply break them by hand, and add them in. 5) Add the bay leaves and stir everything together.
5) Return the beef cheeks to the pan and add the vegetable stock. Cover with a lid and cook for 30 minutes.
6) After 30 minutes, remove the beef cheeks from the pan. Add the passata to the sauce and mix well. Place the beef cheeks back into the pan, cover, and cook for a minimum of 3½ hours. Turn the meat every 30 minutes to 1 hour so it cooks evenly and stays beautifully tender.
Keep reading the recipe via:
vincenzosplate.com/how-to-make-beef-cheeks
==========================================
Introducing My Debut Cookbook: Authentic Italian
Order your copy from anywhere in the world and bring Italy into your home. Find your local stockist:
👉 vincenzosplate.com/authentic-italian-cookbook
==========================================
👨🍳🧑🍳Join Vincenzo's Plate Italian Cooking Academy and Became an Italian Food Ambassador: academy.vincenzosplate.com/cooking-academy
📺SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (IT’S FREEEEEE ;-) bit.ly/SubscribeToMyYOUTUBEchannel
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCcsSowAamCLJv-xeF9geXoA/join
🕴Here is the link to Buy my Merch (and the No Pineapple on Pizza T-shirt): vincenzosplatestore.com
📖Share it with your FOODIE friends on FACEBOOK
🍝Check out my website to get more recipes vincenzosplate.com
🌍Join my Small Group Private Italian Tour and discover the secret gems of Italy with me. Check out the itinerary and make sure you book asap (Only 10 spots available) vincenzosplate.com/italian-tour
📖LIKE Vincenzo’s Plate ON FACEBOOK facebook.com/vincenzosplate
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💯 To purchase my t-shirts and more follow this link: vincenzosplatestore.com
✔LIKE, SHARE and COMMENT on my videos please. It really means a lot to me.
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⏱️⏱️TIMECODES⏱️⏱️
0:00 Introduction to Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks in Red Wine Sauce
0:29 Ingredients for Beef Cheeks
1:56 How to Sear the Beef Cheeks
4:12 How to Braise the Beef Cheeks and Vegetables
7:22 How to Make Creamy Mashed Potatoes
11:53 Making the Rich Red Wine Sauce
14:28How to Serve Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks in Red Wine Sauce
15:59 Time to Eat the Beef Cheeks, E ora si Mangia
=======================================================
🎬 #VincenzosPlate is a YouTube channel with a focus on cooking, determined to teach the world, one video recipe at a time that you don’t need to be a professional chef to impress friends, family and yourself with mouth-watering #ItalianFoodRecipes right out of your very own kitchen whilst having a laugh (and a glass of vino!).
