Rich Tomato Beef Ragu
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recipe by Chloe Harris www.chloefoodie.com
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- Total Time
- 1hr 30mins
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- Serves
- 4
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- Calories
- 626
An intense beef chuck ragu made with minimal effort and maximum taste. Rich in flavour and perfect served over your favourite pasta or with some mashed potatoes. Use good quality tinned tomatoes for the best outcome
recipe updated 16 Mar 2022
Ingredients
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- Garlic clove
- 2
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- Parmesan cheese
- 50 g
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- Carrot
- 1
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- Celery stalk
- 1
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- Shallot
- 2
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- Salt & pepper
- as needed
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- Chuck roast
- 1 kg
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- Olive oil
- 1 tablespoon
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- Red wine
- 150 ml
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- Beef stock cube
- 1
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- Tomato purée
- 140 g
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- Canned diced tomatoes
- 800 g
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- Red pesto
- 3 tablespoons
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- Sugar
- 1 teaspoon
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- Salt
- 1 teaspoon
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- Butter
- 1 tablespoon
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- Spaghetti
- as needed
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- Parmesan cheese
- as needed
Tools
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Stove
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Instant Pot Pro Plus
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Inner pot - pro plus
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Saucepan
Step preview
- Pat the beef chuck dry and season both sides with salt and pepper
- Add the olive oil to the inner pot
- Pre-heat inner pot on Sauté, High
- When the Instant Pot Pro Plus has finished preheating, add the beef chuck to the inner pot
- Brown the beef for 4 min on each side
- Carefully remove the browned beef from the inner pot and leave on the cutting board
- Add the carrot, celery and shallots to the inner pot and sauté for 3-4 min while stirring
- Add the wine and beef stock cube to the sautéed veg and mix well, deglazing the bottom of the inner pot and melting the stock cube
- Once the stock cube is melted, add the tomato paste, canned tomatoes, red pesto, garlic, sugar and salt
- Mix well and add the beef chuck back in
- Turn the beef chuck over to get it coated in the tomato sauce
- Secure the lid onto the Instant Pot Pro Plus
- Pressure cook 45 mins on Max, then allow for 10 minutes natural release followed by quick steam release
- Carefully remove the beef chuck from the sauce
- Shred or cut the beef into chunks and return the meat to the sauce
- Stir in the butter and cheese and mix until melted
- Taste here for seasoning
- Cook pasta according to package instructions
- Serve a generous ladle of sauce over a portion of cooked pasta, with shaved parmesan and a pinch more seasoning