What is really crazy is that in order to buy cheeks (or hearts, even pork belly which is a bit more in vogue) you have to order it in specially from your butcher. They don’t stock these ‘cheap cuts’ or have them out on the counter, at least not around where I live. Maybe in Cork which has always been a great place for weird meat cuts!
I think it depends what butcher you go to though – there’s a great one in Sandymount, and a fab one in Rialto, and they always have pork belly and often cheeks – but you are right Tammi, I think it goes for everything that’s good for you! Organic veg, you have to do gardening, eating in season, you have to do some research, make your own butter/yoghurt?! Let’s not even go there! Now, where are those chicken nuggets? Jacqueline x
I bought pork cheeks from morrisons and going to do this recipe tonight. I will let you know how it was. I bought the pork cheek for the first time about 2 weeks ago and it was the price that attracted me to it.
Hi Nanazolie!
I got pigs’ cheeks from the Dublin Meat Company opp Artaine Castle but I had to order them in. I got six for €6 and they were delicious – I used a Portuguese recipe. Hope this helps. Most other butchers I went to said “What do you want THOSE for?”
Thank you D.Nic! I live close by and will order some this weekend. My granny mentioned these a while ago and I really want to surprise her with some slow cooked pig cheeks
Nanazolie, Make sure to tell them you don’t want the whole face – I almost fainted when he came out of the coldroom with a bag of what looked like faces! I told him I only wanted the cheeks and he rolled his eyes and then filleted them for me, only took about 3 minutes. Good luck, make sure you post here how they turned out.
Tuesday 2 March, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Mmm..want to try this, knw what u mean about nuggets yuck! Are pigs cheeks easy enough to get? Anyone else use them regularly?!
Tuesday 2 March, 2010 at 2:24 pm
What is really crazy is that in order to buy cheeks (or hearts, even pork belly which is a bit more in vogue) you have to order it in specially from your butcher. They don’t stock these ‘cheap cuts’ or have them out on the counter, at least not around where I live. Maybe in Cork which has always been a great place for weird meat cuts!
Tuesday 2 March, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Nuggets are made from chicken skin. Mmmmm.
Tuesday 2 March, 2010 at 6:43 pm
I think it depends what butcher you go to though – there’s a great one in Sandymount, and a fab one in Rialto, and they always have pork belly and often cheeks – but you are right Tammi, I think it goes for everything that’s good for you! Organic veg, you have to do gardening, eating in season, you have to do some research, make your own butter/yoghurt?! Let’s not even go there! Now, where are those chicken nuggets? Jacqueline x
Tuesday 8 June, 2010 at 11:42 pm
I bought pork cheeks from morrisons and going to do this recipe tonight. I will let you know how it was. I bought the pork cheek for the first time about 2 weeks ago and it was the price that attracted me to it.
Thursday 10 February, 2011 at 4:47 pm
it was fantastic!!
Monday 1 July, 2013 at 9:06 am
Can anyone recommend a butcher who sells pig cheeks in the Dublin North area please? Thanks
Sunday 11 August, 2013 at 4:29 pm
Hi Nanazolie!
I got pigs’ cheeks from the Dublin Meat Company opp Artaine Castle but I had to order them in. I got six for €6 and they were delicious – I used a Portuguese recipe. Hope this helps. Most other butchers I went to said “What do you want THOSE for?”
Thursday 15 August, 2013 at 9:44 am
Thank you D.Nic! I live close by and will order some this weekend. My granny mentioned these a while ago and I really want to surprise her with some slow cooked pig cheeks
Sunday 18 August, 2013 at 11:56 am
Nanazolie, Make sure to tell them you don’t want the whole face – I almost fainted when he came out of the coldroom with a bag of what looked like faces! I told him I only wanted the cheeks and he rolled his eyes and then filleted them for me, only took about 3 minutes. Good luck, make sure you post here how they turned out.