Pork Cheeks in Pedro Ximénez Sauce (Grandma's Style)

Name: Pork Cheeks in Pedro Ximénez Sauce (Grandma's Style)
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 pork cheeks; 1 leek; 2 onions; 4 carrots; 3 1/8 cups beef broth (about 750 ml); 2 cups red wine (about 500 ml); 2 cups Pedro Ximénez sherry (about 500 ml); Olive oil; Salt; Ground black pepper

latuto @cook_1128410

El Puig (Valencia, España)

Thanks to my friend Susana, who shared this recipe with me. I made a few small changes, but the essence of the dish remains the same. This is a wonderful dish you can make for a special occasion or a family meal.

latuto @cook_1128410

El Puig (Valencia, España)

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Ingredients

75 minutes

Serves 4 servings

8pork cheeks
1leek
2onions
4carrots
3 1/8 cupsbeef broth (about 750 ml)
2 cupsred wine (about 500 ml)
2 cupsPedro Ximénez sherry (about 500 ml)
Olive oil
Salt
Ground black pepper

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Steps

75 minutes

1

Trim the fat from the pork cheeks and season with salt and pepper.
2

Sear the pork cheeks in a little olive oil in the pot you’ll use, then set aside.
3

Chop the vegetables and sauté them in the same oil.
4

When the vegetables are soft, return the pork cheeks to the pot and stir gently.
5

Add the red wine and Pedro Ximénez sherry, and let it reduce.
6

Add the beef broth and cook over very low heat with the pot covered until the pork cheeks are tender and easily pierced with a knife (at least one hour).
7

Remove the pork cheeks from the sauce.
8

Reduce the sauce further if needed.
9

Blend the sauce, strain it, and adjust salt if necessary.
10

Return the pork cheeks to the sauce.