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Slow-cooked beef ragout with gnocchi

  • Time to make: 2 hrs 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 3.3
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 small carrot, peeled, finely chopped
    • 1 stalk celery, trimmed, finely chopped
    • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
    • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
    • 425g beef chuck steak, trimmed, cut in 2.5cm pieces
    • 2 tablespoons no-added-salt tomato paste
    • pinch dried chilli flakes
    • 400g can no-added-salt chopped tomatoes
    • 1 cup salt-reduced beef stock
    • 2 cups water
    • 200g (1 ¾ cups) butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut in 2.5cm pieces
    • 400g packet potato gnocchi
    • ¼ cup finely grated parmesan cheese
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add carrot, celery, onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Increase heat to high. Add beef and cook for 5 minutes, or until browned all over. Add tomato paste and chilli.Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

    2 Add tomatoes, stock and water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally for 1 hour 15 minutes. Add pumpkin and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, or until tender.

    3 Meanwhile, preheat grill. Cook gnocchi following packet directions. Drain. Add to ragoût. Stir to coat. Transfer mixture to a 6-cup capacity ovenproof dish (or 4 x 1 1/2-cup capacity dishes). Sprinkle with parmesan. Grill for 4-5 minutes, or until golden. Serve.

    Variations

    You can omit 1/2 cup stock and replace it with red wine.

    HFG tip

    Use this sauce with any pasta or for layering in lasagne.

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