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Better Than Brisket? Beef Cheeks!

Better Than Brisket?
Beef Cheeks!

Mar 27, 25

Better Than Brisket? Beef Cheeks!

Better Than Brisket? Beef Cheeks!

Cook Time: 7-10 hours
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Description

Today I smoked some beef cheeks on the Pellet Grill. It’s like a tiny little brisket, smoky, tender and barky. Highly recommend, giving this a try, super easy, mostly hands free cook!

Ingredients

  • Beef cheek meat

  • SPG seasoning (salt, pepper, garlic)

  • Beef fat (for confit)

Instructions

-Take your beef cheeks and pat em dryyy

-Trim off any excess scraps, silver skin, and fat to clean up the meat.

-Generously season all sides of the beef cheeks with SPG seasoning.

-Fire up your pellet grill to 200-250°F

-Place the seasoned beef cheeks on the grill and let them smoke for about 3 hours, or until they reach an internal temperature of 185°F.

-Transfer the beef cheeks into a hotel pan filled with beef fat, fully submerging them.

-Cover the pan and return it to the smoker, or transfer to an oven set at around 200°F.

-Allow the beef cheeks to confit in the beef fat for 5-7 hours, or until they become tender.

-Carefully remove the beef cheeks from the pan and place them on a wire rack to cool slightly.

-Slice into the tender meat and enjoy.

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