Slow Cooked Beef Shin Ragù

This rich, indulgent Slow Cooked Beef Shin Ragù recipe is delicious tossed with pasta and totally freezer-friendly so it is great for batch cooking.

📝 Ingredients

• 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) beef shin
• sea salt
• 1 tbsp light oil
• 1 brown onion
• 1 carrot
• 2 celery sticks
• 2 large cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 1/2 tbsp white miso paste
• 1 x 400g (14 oz) tin chopped tomatoes
• 200 ml (3/4 cup) red wine
• 1 rosemary sprig
• 1 sage sprig
• 1 bay leaf
• 250 ml (1 cup) beef stock, made with 1 stock cube
• freshly ground black pepper
• 400 g (14 oz) pappardelle
• pecorino or parmesan cheese, for serving

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Pre-heat the oven to 160 degrees (330 farenheit). Heat the oil in a large, lidded casserole dish or heavy bottomed saucepan set over a medium high heat. Pat the beef shin dry on a piece of kitchen paper and season well with sea salt. Brown for at least 5 minutes on each side so they have a good amount of colour, but take care not to let the bottom of the pan burn. Remove to a plate lined with kitchen paper to soak up any excess oil.
2. 2Meanwhile, peel and finely chop the onion, carrot and top, tail and finely chop the celery. Add to the pan with a generous pinch of salt and cook for 5-6 minutes until soft and just starting to colour.
3. 3Crush in the garlic and cook for a further minute before stirring in the tomato puree and the miso paste. Cook for another minute until the tomato puree has caramelised slightly and turned a lovely brick red colour.
4. 4Add the tinned tomatoes, and use the wine to rinse out the tomato juices, adding them too. Use the wooden spoon to scrape any brown bits off the bottom of the pan and into the sauce. Add the herbs, beef stock and season really well with a little more salt and some black pepper.
5. 5Return the beef shin to the pan and turn up the heat to bring it to the boil. Then, clap on the lid and transfer the pot to the oven for 2 hours.
6. 6Remove the lid, stir the mixture and return to the oven for a further 30 minutes, uncovered.
7. 7While you put the pasta on to cook in a pan of boiling, salted water carefully shred the beef shin into the sauce, removing any gristly bits along with the bay leaf, rosemary and sage sprigs. Season to taste and replace the lid to keep warm while you wait for the pasta.
8. 8Drain the pasta reserving a little of the cooking water and return it to it’s pan set over a medium low heat.
9. 9Stir in the beef ragù, adding a little of the cooking water to create a rich and glossy sauce.
10. 10Serve in warm bowls topped with grated pecorino or parmesan cheese, if liked.