# Cheeks in Sauce with Mashed Potatoes

A tender and juicy cheek dish with a rich sauce, served over mashed potatoes.

- Total time: 130 min
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 kg Pork cheeks
- 2 Onion
- 2 Carrots
- 1 Celery stalk
- 3 Garlic cloves
- 2 Tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon Tomato concentrate
- 100 ml Pedro Ximénez
- 500 ml Dry white wine
- 1 liter Broth or water
- 3 Bay leaves
- 2 knobs Butter
- Abundant oil
- Potatoes
- Milk

## Instructions

1. Cut the vegetables (onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and tomato) into large pieces.
2. Remove the seeds from the tomato.
3. Season the cheeks on both sides.
4. Sear the seasoned cheeks in a saucepan with abundant oil until well golden brown.
5. Remove the cheeks and add the cut vegetables to the saucepan.
6. Poach the vegetables for 10 minutes.
7. Add garlic and tomato concentrate and cook for 30 seconds.
8. Add tomato and cook for 2 minutes.
9. Pour in Pedro Ximénez (or vermouth/brandy) and reduce.
10. Add white wine and reduce again.
11. Add broth or water.
12. Return the cheeks to the saucepan.
13. Stew the cheeks for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
14. For the puree, mash cooked potatoes with butter and milk.
15. Once the cheeks are ready, remove them from the saucepan.
16. Discard the stewed vegetables from the sauce.
17. Reduce the sauce until it is thickened.
18. Finish the reduced sauce with butter.
19. Return the cheeks to the saucepan with the finished sauce.
20. Cover and cook for another 10 minutes.

## Equipment

- Saucepan

## Tips

- The dish gets better with time in the fridge, making it perfect for meal prepping.
- For the sauce, discard the vegetables after stewing and reduce the sauce until thickened for a better result, finishing with butter.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@diegodoal/video/7574838773012253974
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/60a456bc-266c-4d45-b46b-1ebf536bcb4c
- Extracted: 2025-12-22

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