Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Matching 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 Shottesbrooke 1337 Sparkling Shiraz NV $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 Airlie Bank Shiraz 2019 $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 Head Wines Heart & Home Dry Red 2020 $19.55 in any 12 $20.70 in any 6 $23.00 each Price | options $19.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Tamburlaine Wine Lovers Full House Cabernet Blend 2018 $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 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 Bimbadgen Ridge Shiraz Cabernet 2020 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Amadio Horse & Cart Series Shiraz Cabernet 2018 $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 Peter Lehmann H & V Shiraz 2020 $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 Schwarz Wine Co The Grower Shiraz 2019 $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 Rosenvale Vineyards Penrice Quarry Station Shiraz 2021 $27.20 in any 12 $28.80 in any 6 $32.00 each Price | options $27.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Mitchell Harris Peerick Vineyard Shiraz 2017 $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 Wills Domain Eightfold Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 $33.15 in any 12 $35.10 in any 6 $39.00 each Price | options $33.15 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Heirloom Vineyards Shiraz 2019 $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 Pontifex Shiraz 2018 $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 Château Tanunda Grand Cuvée Blanc de Blancs 2009 $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 Blue Pyrenees Estate Section One Shiraz 2017 $37.40 in any 12 $39.60 in any 6 $44.00 each Price | options $37.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Rutherglen Estate Renaissance Shiraz 2018 $41.65 in any 12 $44.10 in any 6 $49.00 each Price | options $41.65 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Bethany East Grounds Shiraz 2018 $46.75 in any 12 $49.50 in any 6 $55.00 each Price | options $46.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Andrew Thomas Kiss Shiraz 2018 $72.25 in any 12 $76.50 in any 6 $85.00 each Price | options $72.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hobbs Tango Shiraz Viognier 2019 $102.00 in any 12 $108.00 in any 6 $120.00 each Price | options $102.00 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 Charcoal Grilled Grass Fed Beef Sirloin with Spring Onions and Miso Butter Food Frank Fawkner's Wagyu Scotch Fillet with Black Garlic Emulsion, Broccolini and Radish Recipe Words by Frank Fawkner on 12 Mar 2017 Food Lyndey Milan's sous vide beef, grain salad and pickled vegetables Words by Lyndey Milan on 22 Mar 2016