Spanish Braised Beef Cheeks - Eatin' mess

Name: Spanish Braised Beef Cheeks - Eatin' mess
Ingredients: 50 g pork fat; 1 onion, finely chopped; 6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped; 3 tomatoes, blanched, peeled and chopped; 2 thyme sprigs; 2 fresh bay leaves; 8 beef cheeks or 750 g chuck steak if you cannot get beef cheeks as I couldn’t on this day; 1/2 cup flour; 1/3 cup olive oil; 1 tbsp smoked sweet paprika; 1/2 tsp saffron threads; 1 cup manzanilla fina sherry; 2 tbsp sherry vinegar; 2 1/2 cups chicken stock; 3/4 cup green olives

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Ingredients

50 g pork fat
1 onion, finely chopped
6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
3 tomatoes, blanched, peeled and chopped
2 thyme sprigs
2 fresh bay leaves
8 beef cheeks or 750 g chuck steak if you cannot get beef cheeks as I couldn’t on this day
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tbsp smoked sweet paprika
1/2 tsp saffron threads
1 cup manzanilla fina sherry
2 tbsp sherry vinegar
2 1/2 cups chicken stock
3/4 cup green olives