Beef cheek Bourguignon

Name: Beef cheek Bourguignon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 h 25 min
Total time: 5 h 40 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, French
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves; 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only; 20 g olive oil; 20 g salted butter; 150 g cocktail onions, drained; ¼ tsp salt; 2 beef cheeks (approx. 400 g each), trimmed and fatty membrane removed, cut into pieces (7 cm); 120 g red wine; 15 g plain flour; 15 g Meat stock paste (see Tips); 25 g tomato paste; 120 g fresh button mushrooms, cut into halves; 100 g fresh Swiss brown mushrooms, cut into halves; 200 g carrots, cut into slices (approx. 2.5 cm); 2 dried bay leaves; 130 g water; fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, for garnishing