Asian Beef Cheek Recipe

Do your taste buds yearn for an adventure that goes beyond baked beans and instant noodles? Well, buckle up, because we’re about to embark on a flavour safari with this recipe for Asian Beef Cheeks courtesy of our awesome friends at @our.wandering.life. All you’ll need are a few pantry staples and a trusty pressure cooker to whip up a restaurant-worthy meal in the comfort of your caravan. So, ditch the dull and embrace the delicious with this Asian-inspired masterpiece!

Ingredients:

• 1 orange (zest only)
• 1 onion cut into 2.5cm lengths
• 3 cloves garlic sliced
• 5cm fresh ginger sliced
• 1/2 cup Chinese cooking wine (we used red wine, because #vanlife)
• 1 cup tamari sauce
• 1/3 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 3 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3-4 beef cheeks browned on both sides in a little butter and then set aside.

Method

1. Peel thick strips of the zest from the orange, using a vegetable peeler and add to the pressure cooker with the onion, garlic, ginger, wine, tamari, sugar, sesame oil, star anise and cinnamon.
2. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Add the beef cheeks and coat in the sauce.
3. Cook on high pressure for 1.5 hours or alternatively slow cook for 8 hours.
4. Serve the beef cheeks with a little cooking broth and a side of rice and Asian greens.

This dish is perfect for caravanning for a few reasons. First, it’s a one-pot wonder, meaning minimal mess and less scrubbing for you! Second, the pressure cooker keeps things quick and easy, so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time exploring the great outdoors. And finally, slow-cooked beef cheeks become melt-in-your-mouth tender, guaranteed to satisfy even the most discerning food critic.