# Braised Beef Ragu

Rich & hearty beef chuck slowly simmers with soffritto veggies, fresh herb, tomatoes, & wine, creating a meltingly tender & boldly flavorful homemade ragu.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- Dutch oven
- knife
- cutting board
- tongs
- wooden spoon
- garlic press
- fork

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSBAAMJEb/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/53fcc665-ac6e-4f87-9347-4ba2706beb36
- Extracted: 2025-07-05

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