Mom and Dad, Happy 40-something Anniversary! Beef Cheeks are on the house!
My parents recently celebrated their forty-something wedding anniversary. It would be an understatement to say that their commitment to their family and one another has impacted my life in a tremendously positive way. Thankfully, they were willing to come down and share it with us in Walnut Creek.
In honor of their big day, they permitted me to cook for them, meaning they also of course had to promise no complaints, which is important when you see the amount of fat these luscious pieces of la vaca render. And so it was that I fired up Muller Road Kitchen Stadium for the ”As Seen at Bistro Jeanty” Daube de Boef (Beef Cheeks) meal with creamy polenta, roasted baby carrots and peas. These are the cheeks before:
And if you can stomach it, these are the Beef Cheeks BEFORE being trimmed (Note to readers….this is highly disgusting and has a propensity to cause mass emesis! And these are the cheeks after 3.5 hours of tender love at 350 degrees:
Thanks Mom and Dad for sharing your days with us!
PS: The verdict came in. Guilty as charged. The meat was sinful and melted in the mouth and company “claimed” the meal was better than restaurant quality, which I take to mean that they didn’t have to pick up the tab and nobody vomited.
