Pork Cheeks with a variety of vegetables

Pork cheeks, normally a long stew, can be made tender and juicy in the pan in a matter of minutes. Served on a crispy bed of vegetables, you can conjure up a main course that you would normally expect to find in a Michelin-starred restaurant.

People:For 2 persons
Cooking time:35 minutes
Difficulty level:
Easy
Recipe by:AUMAERK KULINARIK-TEAM

Ingredients

Pork Cheeks
Variety of vegetables
20 gYellow turnips
50 gCarrots
50 gWild broccoli
50 gSpring onion
50 gThai asparagus
50 gGreen beans
50 gFennel
20 gButter
SomeNutmeg
1 pinchSalt
SomePepper

Preparation steps

Pork Cheeks

  1. Prepare the “Royal Cheek” pork cheek in the pan according to the instructions


Variety of vegetables

  1. Clean and peel the vegetables and cut into strips or florets.
  2. Bring the water to the boil in a pan and salt well.
  3. Blanch the carrots and yellow turnips together until the vegetables are al dente.
  4. Remove the carrots and turnips with a slotted spoon and rinse in cold water. Place in a shallow container and set aside.
  5. Do not pour away the cooking water, but add a little more salt. Blanch the broccoli, spring onions, Thai asparagus, runner beans and fennel in the water, one at a time. After removing, rinse each vegetable in cold water and set aside.
  6. Place all the vegetables together in a pan and heat over a low heat, add the butter and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.


Sauce

  1. Bring the “Juice Royal” gravy to the boil in a pan at 100°C for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.


Arrange

  1. Arrange the variety of vegetables on plates or in small pans. Cut the finished pork cheeks into thin slices and arrange on the bed of vegetables. Pour a little gravy over the meat and vegetables and serve.
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