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Smoked Beef Cheeks

You can find dozens of beef cheek meat recipes online, but if you want a tried-and-true recipe for your pellet grill, this is it:
Servings 4
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Resiting Time 20 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 40 minutes

Equipment

  • Z Grills Wi-Fi Pellet Grill      

Ingredients

  • 4 beef cheeks, trimmed and with any silver skin removed
  • 1 onion
  • 1 box of beef stock
  • Pickles
  • Sandwich roll

For the season

  • Kosher salt
  • Black pepper
  • Garlic powder

Instructions

  • Trim the beef cheeks. Trim any lose or hard fat by laying the beef cheek on a flat surface. You can also trim off any silver skin.
  • Season up the beef cheeks. Use an S&P&G mix. Treat the beef cheek as you would on a brisket! Cover all side of the meat.
  • Preheat your Z Grills pellet grill to 275F using your favorite Z GRILLS pellets. We recommend cherry pellets for this recipe!
  • Wrap the beef cheeks in foil and smoke for approximately 1 hour.
  • Once your Z Grills pellet grill comes up to temperature, add in your beef cheeks. Smoke for 2 1/2 hours.
  • Checking your beef cheeks. At that 2 1/2 hour mark, check bark and internal temperature. If over 170F internal, proceed to the next step.
  • Once the bark is set and your internal temp has reached approximately 170F remove to an aluminum tray on a bed of onions. At 1/2-1 box of beef stock (Enough to cover the bottom of the tray and bottom layer of onions). Cover with foil.
  • Smoke covered for another 1 1/2 hours. You want the toothpick tender or an internal temperature of over 200F.
  • Rest for 20 minutes, shred, chop and enjoy!

Video

Cost: 60
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Beef, Smoked