Braised Beef Ragu

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Season beef chuck roast really well.
  2. 2Sear the beef chuck roast until it's nice and brown for big, big flavor.
  3. 3Dice carrots.
  4. 4Dice celery.
  5. 5Dice yellow onion.
  6. 6Add carrots, celery, and onion into the pot and season them.
  7. 7Cook the vegetables until they're browned, which takes 20 minutes and cannot be rushed.
  8. 8Press the garlic into the pot.
  9. 9Add tomato paste into the pot and mix.
  10. 10Deglaze with wine to capture all the flavor in the pot.
  11. 11Build the sauce with tomatoes, herbs, parmesan rind, and beef broth or water.
  12. 12Let it simmer until the meat is fall-apart tender.
  13. 13Shred the beef chuck roast.
  14. 14Return the shredded beef to the pot.
  15. 15Finish with heavy cream.
  16. 16Add parmesan to the sauce.
  17. 17Add pasta to the ragu and mix.

Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2.5 lbs beef chuck roast
  • 3 carrots
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 6 oz tomato paste
  • 1 C dry red wine
  • 1 handful fresh poultry herbs
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 parmesan rind
  • 28 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 2 C beef broth or water
  • 0.5 C heavy cream
  • 0.5 C grated parmesan
  • 24 oz pasta of choice
  • salt and pepper

Equipment

Dutch ovenknifecutting boardtongswooden spoongarlic pressfork