Slow Cooked Beef in Pasta Sauce

A whole piece of beef is slow cooked then sliced and served over pasta

• Ready In: 3 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 kg beef (topside, bolar, round steak are good)
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 2  large onions, finely chopped
• 2  garlic cloves, crushed
• 800  g crushed tomatoes
• 1⁄2 cup tomato paste
• 2  cups  beef stock
• 1  cup red wine
• 1  tablespoon  italian mixed herbs
• 1⁄8 teaspoon mixed spice, similar to pumpkin pie spice
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar
•  cooked pasta, to serve

Directions

1. Trim excess fat from beef and season with black pepper.
2. Heat the oil in a heavy based pan and cook the onion and garlic until tender-about 5 minutes. Remove.
3. Add the beef to the pan. Turn, browning well all over.
4. Add the remaining ingredients (except the pasta) and stir to combine. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to a simmer.
5. Cover and cook for 2 1/2 hours then remove meat to a warmed covered plate.
6. Increase heat under sauce and cook without a lid for 15 minutes or until reduced to a sauce consistency. Season with more black pepper if you wish.
7. Slice the meat and return to the sauce; serve over genrous portions of cooked pasta.