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Ingredients

• 8 Ibérico pork cheeks
• Sea salt and pepper
• Flour for dusting the pork
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 carrot, peeled and diced
• 1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced
• 3 stalks celery, trimmed and cut into ½-inch slices
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
• 1 tbsp Pedro Ximenez sherry vinegar
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 1/2 cups good quality, low sodium chicken stock
• 1/4 tsp powdered ginger
• 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 cooking apples such as Granny Smith, cored and cut into ½-inch pieces
• 12 pearl onions, skins removed (optional)
• Fresh thyme leaves to garnish