Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Beef cheeks, parsnip purée & watercress Food Beef cheeks, parsnip purée & watercress Preparation time Cooking time Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 1800g (4-8) beef cheeks 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp fennel seeds 200g celery, chopped 200g carrots, peeled & chopped 1 large brown onion, chopped ½ cup red wine 4 cups beef stock 2 tbsp warm honey 8 juniper berries 1 bay leaf Freshly ground black pepper For the Parsnips 200g cooked parsnips, puréed 180g cooked Pontiac potatoes, puréed 100g unsalted butter ½ cup cream, lightly whipped 1 tsp salt METHOD Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan forced Trim fat from beef cheeks – seal in half the oil and keep warm – de-glaze the pan with a little beef stock and keep to one side. Heat the remaining oil in a large casserole dish and add the celery, carrots and onion and lightly brown. Sit the cheeks on top of the vegetables – add the de-glazing juices, red wine, stock, honey, juniper berries and bay leaf. Cover and cook for 1½ hours, then cool for at least ½ hour. Put the parsnip and potato into a saucepan and whip in the butter over medium heat; remove from heat and fold in the cream and salt. Mix with a blender until smooth. To serve, lift the cheeks from the liquid. Spoon the purée into the centre of a plate, top with the beef cheeks and freshly ground pepper. Ladle cooking juices around the purée base and serve with a bowl of watercress leaves. Food Preparation time Cooking time Serves 4 SHARE Perfect Match Full Moon Shiraz Grenache 2021 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Exclusive Zema Estate The Painter Shiraz 2022 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tamburlaine Grass Roots Organic Barrique Blend 2021 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tamburlaine Wine Lovers Full House Cabernet Blend 2021 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Calabria Three Bridges Durif 2021 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Snake & Herring Redemption Shiraz 2020 $22.95 in any 12 $24.30 in any 6 $27.00 each Price | options $22.95 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Elbourne Black Pegasus Sparkling Shiraz 2022 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Three Elms Timbertops Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Elysian Springs Spring Lamb Syrah 2019 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Nannup Estate Rolling Hills Malbec 2019 $32.30 in any 12 $34.20 in any 6 $38.00 each Price | options $32.30 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Schild Estate Ben Schild Angus Brae Vineyard Shiraz 2020 $34.00 in any 12 $36.00 in any 6 $40.00 each Price | options $34.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Stonefields Cabernet Merlot 2021 $34.00 in any 12 $36.00 in any 6 $40.00 each Price | options $34.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hoffmann Family Vineyards Hoffmann DV Shiraz 2017 $34.00 in any 12 $36.00 in any 6 $40.00 each Price | options $34.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Keith Tulloch Vanguard Shiraz 2022 $40.80 in any 12 $43.20 in any 6 $48.00 each Price | options $40.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Woodstock The Stocks Shiraz 2017 $80.75 in any 12 $85.50 in any 6 $95.00 each Price | options $80.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Haselgrove The Cruth Shiraz 2020 $127.50 in any 12 $135.00 in any 6 $150.00 each Price | options $127.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Metala Semper Fidelis Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 $212.50 in any 12 $225.00 in any 6 $250.00 each Price | options $212.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Pertaringa Yeoman Shiraz 2018 $212.50 in any 12 $225.00 in any 6 $250.00 each Price | options $212.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping You might also like Food Frank Fawkner's Wagyu Scotch Fillet with Black Garlic Emulsion, Broccolini and Radish Recipe Words by Frank Fawkner on 12 Mar 2017 Food Charcoal Grilled Grass Fed Beef Sirloin with Spring Onions and Miso Butter Food Lyndey Milan's beef with Cabernet jus and herbed potato gratin Words by Lyndey Milan on 1 Jun 2017