Pork Cheeks with creamy polenta, basil-garlic butter & portobellos
Try our pre-cooked pork cheeks! Fry in the pan for just 10 minutes, done! The creamy polenta with basil-garlic butter and portobello mushrooms from our recipe goes well with the tender cheeks.

People:For 4 persons
Cooking time:35 minutes
Difficulty level:
Easy
Recipe by:CHARLOTTE CERNY
Ingredients
Pork Cheeks
4 pieces | Pork Cheeks "Royal Cheek" |
Polenta
500 ml | Milk |
500 ml | Water |
250 g | Polenta |
120 g | Parmesan, grated |
Some | Salt |
Some | Pepper |
Basil-garlic butter
2 cloves | Garlic |
20 g | Basil |
80 g | Butter |
1 tbsp. | Olive oil |
Some | Salt |
Some | Pepper |
Portobellos
4 pieces | Portobello mushrooms (giant brown mushrooms) |
1 tsp. | Butter |
Preparation steps
Pork Cheeks
- Prepare the “Royal Cheek” pork cheeks in the pan according to the instructions (10 minutes).
Polenta
- Bring the milk and water to the boil together.
- Stir in the polenta and simmer for approx. 10 minutes until creamy.
- Stir in the grated Parmesan.
- Season the polenta with salt and pepper to taste.
Basil-garlic butter
- Peel the garlic and finely chop with the basil.
- Heat the butter and olive oil in a pan.
- Add the garlic and sauté for approx. 1 minute.
- Toss occasionally and remove from the heat.
- Stir in the basil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
Portobellos
- Slice the portobello mushrooms and fry in the hot butter until brown on both sides.
- Season with salt and pepper.
Serving tip: Spread the polenta on plates. Arrange the finished, finely sliced pork cheeks on top and garnish with the basil and garlic butter and the fried portobello mushrooms.
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