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a white bowl of fettuccine pasta with a chunky brown beef sauce on top and garnished with fresh parsley. A grey cloth sits in the background.

Slow Cooker Beef Ragu with Fettuccine

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 6 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients
  

For the Sauce
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion finely diced
  • 1 carrot finely diced
  • 1 celery stalk finely diced
  • 1 cloves garlic finely diced
  • 750 g chuck steak
  • 700 ml passata
  • 500 ml beef stock
  • ΒΌ tsp dried oregano
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 2 tbsp water
  • salt & pepper to taste
To Serve
  • 500 g dried fettuccine pasta
  • parmesan cheese
  • fresh parsley

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Method
 

  1. Add oil, onion, carrot, celery and garlic to the slow cooker. Cut steak into quarters and add to slow cooker along with passata, stock, oregano and bay leaves.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together cornflour and water thoroughly to combine and add to slow cooker. Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir to combine.
  3. Cover and cook on low heat for 6 hours. Remove lid and saute, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaves.
  4. Remove beef and shred using two forks. Return to slow cooker, stirring to combine with the sauce.
  5. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to the boil and season generously with salt. Cook pasta according to packet instructions. Drain.
  6. Toss pasta with sauce and divide between six serving bowls. Serve with parmesan cheese and parsley.