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12 rich beef cheek recipes

Melt-in-your-mouth and perfectly proportioned, beef cheeks really are a cut above.
Bourke St Bakery meat pie
Bourke St Bakery meat pie
Alicia Taylor

What are beef cheeks? The cut beef cheeks is named as such because it really does refer to the facial cheek muscle of a cow. Beef cheeks are a tough, lean cut of meat. Because of this, how you cook beef cheek recipes is important. Almost every beef cheek recipe should be braised or slow-cooked to produce a tender result, as evident in our 12 ways with beef cheeks below. 

From braising beef cheeks and serving them with salad to beef cheek ravioli, beef cheek meat is good for creating rich, warming recipes such as stews and pies. Here are our best recipes for beef cheeks. 

Four braised beef arancini.
Photo: Alicia Taylor

The perfect party snack.

Bourke St Bakery meat pie
Photo: Alicia Taylor

A masterclass by the Sydney favourites.

Photo: Prue Roscoe

A classic winter warmer.

Photo: William Meppem

A labour of love, but so worth it.

Beef cheek Bourguignon
Photo: William Meppem

Serve with a generous helping of potatoes or pasta.

Braised beef cheek, burghul salad, and bread and anchovy sauce
Photo: Ben Dearnley

A rich and hearty dish.

Beef cheek ravioli
Photo: Chris Chen

A subtle way to enjoy beef cheeks.

Photo: William Meppem

Don’t skimp on the olives.

Photo: William Meppem

Trust us, it works.

Photo: Chris Chen

What’s better than a classic meat pie?

Photo: William Meppem

A delicate salad balances this rich beef cheek recipe.

Agrodolce beef cheeks with pappardelle
Photo: William Meppem

A classic for a reason.

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