SHERRY-BRAISED PORK CHEEKS

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Cook this offcut of pork in a Spanish-inspired sauce of sweet sherry, cumin, paprika, parsley and almonds- it's a great addition to a tapas spread

Provided by Caroline Hire - Food writer

Categories Dinner

Time 2h25m

Yield Serves 2 or 4 as tapa

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

olive oil , for frying
1 large onion , finely chopped
600g pork cheeks, excess fat trimmed and cut in half
1 tbsp flour , seasoned with salt and pepper
2 fat garlic cloves , crushed
½ tsp ground cumin
1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
150ml medium dry sherry
500ml beef stock
handful flat-leaf parsley , leaves picked
handful toasted flaked almond

Steps:

Heat 1 - 2 tbsp olive oil in a large pan then add the onion. Cook gently for 10 - 15 minutes until softened and lighty coloured. Remove and set aside.
Toss the cheeks in the seasoned flour. Add a little more oil to the pan and turn up the heat. Brown the pork cheeks all over in batches. Turn the heat down to medium.
Return all the pork and the reserved onions to the pan. Add the garlic, cumin and paprika and cook for a minute, then pour in the sherry. Use your spoon to scrape the bottom of the pan and mix in all the flavours.
Pour in the beef stock then bring the pan to a simmer. Simmer gently for 2 hours or until the cheeks are tender.
Scatter with parsley leaves and flaked almonds. Serve with rice or buttery mashed potato.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 380 calories, Fat 20.7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6.8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 9.2 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3.9 grams sugar, Fiber 2.1 grams fiber, Protein 27.7 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium