In a moment of madness I bought beef cheeks..

[Behooven]

now what? Slow cooker maybe? Should I chop it up into chunks like stew first?

This looks pretty decent - I'd serve it with mash instead of the pearl barley risotto:

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/beer-braised-beef-cheek-pearl-barley-risotto-malted-onions-ale-sauce

I had a slow cooked beef cheek, lentil and red wine stew served with dauphinose spuds whilst on holiday in France a few years ago - it remains to date, the most amazing meal i have ever eaten

This recipe is amazing www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9646/chinesestyle-braised-beef-onepot. I've made it with beef cheeks and stewing or braising steak.

Oh lovely! I'd leave them in large pieces, and make a Bourguinon style dish with red wine, onions, mushrooms and if you have any some lardons.

I love the Chinese dish linked above, I've also made it with oxtail.

Thank you. I bought some ingredients from above when I was out so it's all in the slow cooker now. I remain to be convinced by the beef though - it's not the most appetising bit of meat

I've cooked one that Heman linked to a couple of times. It's delicious with a really intense flavour.

Let us know how you got on. It does need very long slow cooking but should be deliciously tender. Yum!

Well I'm impressed. I took it out after 7 hours on low and the meat was falling apart. I ended up shredding the big lumps of beef so I have a big bowl of that - I blended all the cooking liquor as it was chock full of veg and herbs etc, do you think it will work as a sauce with tagliatelle as a change from mash?

I think that would be delicious

Good, tonights dinner is sorted

Ooh yum. That sounds delicious! Glad you enjoyed the cheeks.