Slow-braised ox cheek with confit garlic, mushrooms and French beans

  By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the beef 4 tbsp olive oil 1 beef cheek, left whole 1 onion, chopped 1 carrot, peeled and chopped 1 celery stick, chopped bunch fresh thyme 1 star anise 1 bay leaf 150ml/¼ pt red wine 2 …

French onion soup with croque monsieur croûtons

By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the French onion soup 30g/1oz butter 4 large white onions, finely sliced 100g/3½oz smoked pancetta lardons, diced 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 bay leaf 1 tbsp yeast extract, such as Marmite …