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Italian pulled beef with pasta

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 7 hrs 15 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • olive spray oil
  • 600g lean roast beef joint
  • 3 shallots, sliced
  • 4-5 cloves garlic, peeled, roughly crushed
  • 200g baby carrots
  • 1 stalk celery, sliced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4-6 sprigs thyme
  • ⅓ cup sundried tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 400g can cherry tomatoes
  • 1-2 teaspoons sugar
  • ½ cup salt-reduced beef stock
  • 1 cup red wine
  • To serve
  • 200g dried tagliatelle
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • ⅓ cup fresh basil leaves
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat slow cooker to low. Heat a non-stick pan with oil. Brown beef on all sides. Place in the slow cooker.

    2 Re-spray the pan and add the shallots and garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add to slow cooker.

    3 Add remaining ingredients to the cooker, pouring in the liquid last with 1/2 cup water. Mix well. Cover and cook for 6 hours.

    4 When ready to serve, remove beef from sauce and place on a board. Cook pasta, drain and return to pan. Cook peas. Drain and add to pasta. Break the beef into chunks and add to pasta with sauce and vegetables. Season to taste.

    5 Serve with fresh basil, pepper and parmesan.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta and check stock is gluten free.

    HFG tip

    If you have a sauté function on your slow cooker, use it to brown the beef and cook the shallots and garlic.

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