It's Beer-B-Q Season! Spice up your grills with Ruben's delicious recipes.

Brixton Brewery X Ruben’s Reubens have joined forces to bring you BEER-B-Q SEASON - a brew that’s PERFECT  for BARBIE-SIDE DRINKING or combining with Ruben’s BBQ RUB RECIPE to add an extra PUNCH OF SEASONING to your grills this summer.

Think EPIC BEER CAN CHICKEN, MOUTH-WATERING MARINADES, OR HOPPED-UP BBQ SAUCES. For inspiration, Ruben has created TWO DELICIOUS RECIPES using the beer and the rub that you can try at home.

BEER-B-Q BRAISED BEEF 

Beef cheek is a fantastic slow-cooking cut that is available in most butchers. The braise really brings out the smoke flavours of the beer, making the cheeks taste as if they have come straight off the barbecue!

INGREDIENTS 

• 2 beef cheeks, trimmed
• 1 can of Brixton BEER-B-Q
• 1 brown onion, peeled and roughly chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 batch Brixton - Beer-B-Q Rub

METHOD

• Turn your oven to 150C
• Process all rub ingredients until fine and sprinkle it over your beef cheeks until they are well covered. Leave them for an hour or so until the rub has moistened and stuck to the meat.
• Place the cheeks into a small roasting tin along with the onion and garlic.
• Pour about half of the beer into the tray with the cheeks, cover with foil and place into the oven for 3 hours.
• Remove foil, and braise for about 30 minutes, or until the beer has reduced and a lovely bark has formed on the beef cheeks.
• Remove from the oven and, using two forks, shred the meat into its own juices and the beer braise. Season with another teaspoon of your rub and taste for extra salt if necessary. Serve with plenty of condiments and pickles piled on top of flatbreads, tacos, rice or tortilla crisps.