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 Tahbilk Organic Shiraz 2020 $17.85 in any 12 $18.90 in any 6 $21.00 each Price | options $17.85 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart 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 Heartland Shiraz 2020 $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 Wicks Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 $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 Tscharke Shiraz Shiraz Shiraz 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 Warramate Syrah 2017 $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 Teusner Big Jim Shiraz 2019 $0.00 in any 12 $0.00 in any 6 $65.00 each Price $65.00 Per bottle Qty Add to cart Zilzie Limited Edition Shiraz Cabernet 2020 $59.50 in any 12 $63.00 in any 6 $70.00 each Price | options $59.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Brokenwood Tallawanta Vineyard Shiraz 2019 $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 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 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 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 What grows together, goes together Landfall Beef and Josef Chromy Wines Words by Paul Diamond on 3 Aug 2017 Food Lyndey Milan's beef with Cabernet jus and herbed potato gratin Words by Lyndey Milan on 1 Jun 2017 Food What grows together, goes together – Blackmore Wagyu and Heathcote Estate Words by Mark Hughes on 20 Oct 2017