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This is not an everyday item in my house. I developed the recipe for Purim (kids were jungle animals, and monkey bread was my half-hearted attempt at a theme), and my husband described it as “garlic knots meets pulled beef,” aka: good. I find that beef cheek is the easiest and best cut to use in any pulled beef application. Not in the mood for the extra steps? Sub 6–8 ounces of diced pastrami for the beef cheek. No one will mind!
1 beef cheek (about 3/4 – 1 pound)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 carrot, diced
a few leaves of whatever herbs you have on hand, such as dill or parsley
2 mushrooms, minced
1 teaspoon Bartenura Olive Oil
1 onion, diced
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Haddar Dark Brown Sugar, packed
olive oil or Glicks Cooking Spray, for dipping
1 teaspoon Pereg Cumin
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons Pereg Paprika
2 pounds pizza dough, room temperature
3 tablespoons porcini mushroom powder
1 and 1/2 tablespoons salt
In a small saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Sauté onion, carrot, and mushrooms until softened.
Season with salt and pepper. Add the cheek and herbs and cover ¾ of the way with water
Cover the pan, leaving space for steam to escape. Bring to a simmer, then lower and cook on low for 3–4 hours or until very tender.
Remove the cheek and shred with a fork. Save the leftover broth for soup, cholent, sauces, or rice. (Can be made up to 3 days ahead.)
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
Mix the spices in a shallow dish.
Prepare a sheet of Gefen Parchment Paper. Cut the dough into 1-inch (2.5-cm) balls and line them up on the paper.
Spray the dough balls liberally with cooking spray or dip each ball in olive oil. Dip each ball in the spice mix, making sure it’s well coated.
Spray a tube pan with cooking spray and lay a layer of dough on the bottom of the pan.
Add a layer of beef cheek.
Add another layer of dough and more beef cheek until all the dough and meat are in the pan.
Bake for 45 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then flip onto a platter.
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Hi looks delicious. The recipe here and the video on Shortcuts both call for Brown Sugar but i don’t see it being used anywhere…please enlighten.