Braised Pig Cheeks with Mashed Potato and Bramley Apple Sauce

Slow-cooked tender pig cheeks served with creamy mashed potatoes, sweet glazed carrots, wilted kale, and a tart apple sauce.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 1695.6 kcals 6782.4 kcals
Carbohydrates 89.4 grams 357.6 grams
Fat 128.1 grams 512.4 grams
Protein 46.3 grams 185.2 grams
Cook Time
180 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
2
tbsp
Caster Sugar
for carrots
2
tbsp
Caster Sugar
for apple sauce, to taste
CondimentsSauces
400
ml
Veal Jus
or beef stock
Dairy
100
g
150
g
150
ml
75
g
Butter
for carrots
50
g
Butter
for apple sauce
50
g
Fruits
2
piece
Bramley Apples
peeled, cored and chopped
Liquids
200
ml
Meat
12
piece
Pig Cheeks
trimmed
NutsSeeds
2
clove
Garlic
finely diced
1
piece
1
g
Salt
to taste
1
g
Black Pepper
to taste
OilsFats
3
tbsp
Vegetables
1
piece
Banana Shallot
finely chopped
1
piece
Carrot
finely chopped
2
stick
Celery
finely diced
1
kg
Potatoes
fluffy variety like King Edward, cut into chunks
4
piece
Carrots
small, cut in half at an angle
1
head
Kale
leaves removed and roughly chopped

Steps

  • Preheat your oven to 150°C.
  • Fry pig cheeks in batches in olive oil until golden-brown and set aside.
  • Cook shallot, carrots, celery, and garlic gently for 4 minutes.
  • Return pig cheeks to the dish with the bouquet garni.
  • Add wine and reduce by half over high heat.
  • Stir in the veal jus and braise in the oven for 2.5 hours until tender.
  • Strain the cooking liquid into a pot and reduce by half.
  • Whisk in diced butter to thicken the sauce and return cheeks to warm through.
  • Boil potatoes for 15 minutes, drain, and mash with butter and cream.
  • Simmer carrots with butter, sugar, and 200ml water for 5 minutes.
  • Cook apples with butter and 50ml water until broken down, then purée.
  • Wilt kale in a pan with butter and 2 tablespoons of water.
  • Serve pig cheeks over mashed potatoes with sauce, carrots, kale, and apple sauce.