Val Verde -Braised Beef Cheeks in Barolo Wine

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 large beef cheeks
• Salt
• pepper
• 1 brown onion, diced
• 1 celery stick, finely sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1 carrot, finely sliced
• 2 slices of short cut bacon, finely sliced
• 1 jar Val Verde Passata Rustica
• ¾ bottle Borolo Wine (red wine)
• ½ bunch rosemary
• ½ bunch bay leaves
• ½ bunch sage
• 1 a sprig of fresh thyme