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Beef Ragu

Beef Ragu - A Family Feast
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Beef Ragu is a delicious pasta sauce with very beef-forward flavor! It’s cooked low and slow in the oven until fork-tender with deep, rich flavor.

Ingredients

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2 pounds beef chuck roast

1 teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoons light olive oil, or vegetable oil

½ cup red wine

1 large yellow onion, trimmed and cut in half top to bottom and cut into half-moon thick slices

2 large garlic cloves, coarsely chopped

2 cups of beef broth or stock

1 28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes (We like Cento brand San Marzano tomatoes)

1 teaspoon dry basil

1 teaspoon dry oregano

2 tablespoons tomato paste

¼ cup grated Parmesan, plus more for serving

12 ounces of dry rigatoni, or any other tube-shaped thick pasta with ridges

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. Salt and pepper both sides of the beef.
  3. Heat Dutch oven over high heat and add the oil.
  4. Sear the seasoned beef on all sides then remove it to a platter.
  5. Lower heat to medium and add red wine to deglaze. Stir and scrape bottom with a wooden spoon and cook until most of the wine has evaporated.
  6. Place onions and garlic into the pan, along with broth, canned tomatoes. basil, and oregano.
  7. Add the beef back in and push it down to submerge.
  8. Heat just until the liquid starts to bubble. Cover and place it into the oven for three hours.
  9. 15 minutes prior to the beef being done, start cooking the rigatoni in salted water.
  10. Remove the pot from the oven and using tongs, remove the beef to a platter and shed with two forks.
  11. Add the tomato paste and Parmesan cheese to the pot and stir with tongs to break up the whole tomatoes and stir in the paste and cheese.
  12. Drain the rigatoni but save a cup of pasta water.
  13. Pour drained pasta back into the pot it was cooked in and add the shredded beef as well as the sauce and stir to combine.
  14. Add some pasta water if it is too thick or if the pasta needs additional cooking.
  15. Serve with more Parmesan cheese over portions.

Find it online: https://www.afamilyfeast.com/beef-ragu/