Slow cooked beef ragu
Tender beef ragu with rich and delicious ingredients
6
Serves
15 mins
Prep Time
4 hrs
Cook Time
Recipe author
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
This Slow Cooked Beef Ragu is one of our favourite pasta dishes! Slow cooking creates deliciously rich and tender fall apart beef which is then garnished with a healthy serving of Parmesan cheese. Beautiful!
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Ingredients
Beef
1.2kg Quality Mark bolar roast
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2 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion
diced
4 garlic cloves
thinly sliced
1½ cups beef stock
400g can of chopped tomatoes
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3 sprigs fresh thyme
½ tsp sugar
2 red capsicums
chargrilled, seeds removed and sliced into strips
½ cup basil leaves
1 Tbsp white flour
To Serve
400g pasta
cooked according to packet instructions
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Method
To Slow Cook
1
Cut Beef into four or five large pieces.
2
Season with salt and pepper, and drizzle with a little olive oil.
3
Heat a large frypan over a medium-high heat.
4
Brown the pieces of Beef well on all sides.
5
Remove and place in slow cooker bowl.
6
Reduce heat, add a little oil to the frypan and onion and garlic.
7
Cook for 1–2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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8
Add the flour and stir to scrape up residue from the base of the pan and ensure the onion is coated with the flour.
9
Gradually pour in the stock and stir until the mixture boils.
10
Pour over the Beef in slow cooker dish.
11
Add the tomatoes and thyme and a small pinch of sugar.
12
Cover the slow cooker with its lid, cook on low setting for 6-8 hours and then 1 hour on high setting (if you have time).
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13
Alternatively, cook on the high setting for 4-5 hours.
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14
To serve, shred the Beef with two forks.
15
Stir in the capsicum and basil leaves.
16
Serve over pasta and sprinkle with parmesan.
Nutrition Information per Serving (384g)
Energy
1464kJ (349 kcal)
Protein
48.4g
Total Fat
14.4g
Saturated Fat
5g
Carbs
6.6g
Dietary Fibre
g
Sodium
127mg
Iron
5mg
Zinc
11.3mg
Vitamin B12
8.2µg
