Ingredients

• 16 pork cheeks
• trimmed of all fat and sinew
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion
• chopped
• 1 carrot
• chopped
• 50g/2oz ginger
• chopped
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 2g coriander seeds
• lightly crushed
• 250ml/9fl oz ginger beer
• 1 litre/1 pint 15¼fl oz chicken stock
• 500g/1lb 2oz baby carrots
• leaf bases left on
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tbsp honey
• 25g/1oz butter
• 300g/11oz Jersey Royal potatoes
• scrubbed
• 25g/1oz butter

Directions

• For the pork cheeks
• season the pork cheeks with salt and freshly ground black pepper
• to taste.
• Heat a deep frying pan until hot
• add half of the oil and the cheeks and fry on both sides until golden-brown. Remove the cheeks from the pan and set aside.
• Add the other tablespoon of oil to the pan
• then add the onion
• carrot
• ginger
• thyme and coriander seeds and cook over a medium heat until golden-brown.
• Pour in the ginger beer and cook until the liquid has reduced to a syrupy glaze; then lay the cheeks on top of the vegetables.
• Pour over the chicken stock to cover
• bring to the boil
• then reduce the heat and simmer for one hour until the cheeks are tender. Remove the cheeks from the pan and set aside.
• Pass the braising liquid through a sieve into a clean pan and return to the heat. Simmer until thickened
• then add the cheeks and mix to cover the cheeks in the glaze.
• For the ginger carrots
• bring a pan of salted water to the boil
• add the carrots and cook for two minutes
• or until just tender. Drain and set aside.
• Heat a frying pan until hot
• add the ground ginger and honey and bring to the boil.
• Whisk in the butter
• add the cooked carrots and fry for one minute
• or until golden-brown.
• Bring a pan of salted water to the boil
• add the Jersey Royals and cook for 4-7 minutes
• or until tender. Drain the potatoes
• return to the pan and add the butter. Stir to coat.
• To serve
• share the glazed cheeks among four plates
• place the carrots alongside and pour any remaining sauce around the pork. Place the Jersey Royals on the side.