The Cheek is a cut of meat in the pork and beef, sometimes even ox, from the masseter muscles. It corresponds to the fatty parts that are located on both sides of the face. The word comes from carriage.
The pork cheeks are chunks of juicy, marbled meat, are cuddly and flavorful pieces.

The cheek is a meat that require long cooking, but treating it with a little love and little hurry gives us a mellow, very flavorful and most tender meat accompanied by a good sauce becomes a delicious dish worthy of both a table party like a daily menu. Besides that time it is relative, because with the pressure cooker can be prepared in just over half an hour.
Let’s cook a very simple while rich and tasty recipe. It is pork cheeks in red wine and strawberry jam. It is a traditional dish of Spanish cuisine, for people who like to eat well and enjoy a unique dish.
It is important that the wine is of quality as it is one of the main ingredient in the recipe. If we add a wine of poor quality will be noted in the stew.

Ingredients for 4 people:

• 8 pork cheeks (preferably Iberian pork)
• 3 tablespoons strawberry jam
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 onion
• 1/2 liter of red wine
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• Flour

Preparation:
Firstly if the butcher has not done, thoroughly clean the cheek of excess fat and / or ribs, then we add salt and pepper and flour.
In a skillet or on the bottom of the pressure cooker with a little hot oil doramos the cheek floured later removed. Effect is carme seal to retain all their juices in the back cooking
Once we have removed gold, cheek, cut the onion into small pieces and in the same pan or bottom of the pressure cooker where we fried the cheek, fry onions with the garlic to soften.
Once I made the sauce, add together with the cheek, jam and wine to the pressure cooker and cook for 20 minutes over medium heat.
Open when the pan is cool, remove the cheeks and reduce the broth if you have been very liquid again putting the fire.
You can fillet the cheek or whole serving, they are not too large pieces and can be served whole without problems. Cover with the sauce and enjoy this delicious stew.