Slow Cooker Beef Brisket Ragu
Ragú is a meat sauce, rather than a sauce that also happens to have meat in it, so the beef is the star here, and the colour is suitably dark and rich. For this recipe, very little hands-on cooking is needed, simply browning the meat and deglazing the pan are the only real steps, aside from preparing and chopping the sauce ingredients. This is so simple and versatile, you can serve it with pretty much any pasta of your choice, or something like gnocchi or a baked potato if you prefer. This will freeze exceptionally well and we wager making a big batch of this and freezing in portions pays delicious dividends down the line!
Ingredients
800g - 1kg beef brisket, cut into 6-8 even pieces
A little seasoned flour, to coat
A little butter and oil, for frying
For the sauce
1 medium onion, peeled and sliced
2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
A handful of mushrooms (around 100g), sliced
1 medium carrot, peeled and diced
2 bay leaves
1 tsp salt
1 tsp
1 tbsp tomato purée concentrate
125ml red or white wine
400g passata
3 tbsp milk
1 tbsp Siúcra sugar
Instructions
1. Coat the brisket pieces in the seasoned flour and brown in a medium frying pan - bubbling with butter and a little oil - until nicely golden on all sides. Remove and add the wine to deglaze, scraping pan to remove any ‘caught’ bits and follow with the tomato purée. Keeping the heat on medium, allow these both to cook down and concentrate until you’re left with about 3-4 tablespoonfuls.
2. In the slow cooker pot, add this sauce, followed by the browned beef and all of the sauce ingredients, except the milk. Stir everything to combine and clamp on the lid.
3. Cook on ‘low’ setting for 8-10 hours or ‘high’ for 4-5 hours, but check for tenderness hourly about half-way through. Add the milk for the last 30 minutes (or 10 minutes on high).
4. Serve with your choice of pasta or carbohydrate –– or even between two slices of bread!
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