Beef cheek and whole mushroom stroganoff

1. Heat your oven to 160C fan-forced (180C conventional). Heat a large and heavy casserole over medium heat, add half the butter and fry the onions until softened and lightly browned. Stir through the mustard, tomato paste and paprika. While the onions are cooking, place the beef cheeks in a large bowl and add the flour.

2. Heat a medium frying pan over high heat and add the vegetable oil. Brown the beef cheeks on all sides and transfer to the casserole with the onions. Deglaze the frying pan with white wine and pour the contents into the casserole. (I prefer to brown the meat in a separate pan before adding it to the casserole as it makes it easier to control browning the meat without burning the onions.) Add the beef stock and cover with a lid. Place into the oven for 2½ hours.

3. Melt the remaining butter and toss through the mushrooms to coat them. Place the mushrooms on a baking tray or ovenproof frying pan and season with salt, then place into the oven on a different rack about 1 hour after the beef cheeks. Roast for 1½ hours.

4. Stir the mushrooms and sour cream through the beef cheeks. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary and serve scattered with parsley.

Adam's tip If you don't want to use beef cheeks in the stroganoff, you can easily replace with chuck steak. Leave the pieces large and roast them in the oven, together with the mushrooms, for about 1½ hours.

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