Easybeefragout Recipes

Steps:

• Sauté onion and garlic in margarine in large frying pan until onion is soft and golden. Turn into ungreased 3 quart casserole.
• Add beef. Add tomato juice mixture, bay leaves and pepper. Stir. Cover. Bake in 325F oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add next 6 ingredients. Stir. Cover. Bake for about 1 hour until beef is very tender. Remove and discard bay leaves.
• Stir water into flour in small cup until smooth. Gradually stir into beef mixture. Cover. Bake for 15 minutes until bubbling and thickened.
• Makes 10 cups.

Steps:

• In a 6-quart (5 L) Dutch oven, heat olive oil. Add mushrooms and season with salt and pepper.
• Add the onions and garlic. Cook until onions are translucent.
• Add the ground beef and cook until brown. Stir in the paprika.
• Add beef stock and egg noodles. Give it a stir and cover. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Lower the heat.
• Add the sour cream and cornstarch slurry. Stir until thickened.
• Serve and garnish with parsley.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Season the meat on all sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large heavy pot with a lid over medium-high heat. Add a tablespoon of olive oil and brown the meat in batches until a crust forms, turning to ensure even color on all sides.
• Once one batch is done, set aside in a bowl or plate with a lip, add another fresh tablespoon of olive oil and continue until all the meat is brown.
• Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan and sauté the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic until softened, about 3-4 minutes.
• Pour in the wine and let it boil off and reduce until barely any remains in the pan.
• Next, add the browned meat back to the pan, along with the tomato paste. Stir until tomato paste is coating all the ingredients and allow the paste to toast slightly.
• Pour in the tomatoes, stock, and herb bundle and stir, bring to a simmer and cover with a lid.
• Allow to simmer for 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Alternatively, if your pot and lid are oven safe, cook in a 325˚F (170˚C) oven for 3 hours.
• Remove the herb bundle and beef shank.
• Pull the meat from the oxtail. Using a fork or tongs, discarding the bone and any extra cartilage or extra fat. Add the meat back to the ragu and stir.
• Skim off any extra fat from the top of the ragu.
• Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 cup (120 ml) of the pasta water before draining.
• Add a few ladlefuls of ragu, the pasta, and a splash of pasta water to a large pot, gently stir to coat the pasta in the ragu.
• Add a handful of cheese and stir to melt into the sauce.
• Garnish with more cheese and fresh parsley before serving.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Add olive to a large pan over medium heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add the mushrooms and cook until tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer the mushrooms to a plate.
• In the same pan, add the butter. Add the onion, ground beef, and garlic powder. Stir until the meat is browned, breaking it up as you stir.
• Drain any excess fat and return the pan to the stove.
• Add the flour and paprika. Stir until thick, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the sherry, and stir, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Add the beef broth and bring the mixture to a boil.
• Add the egg noodles, salt, and pepper. Reduce the heat to simmer. Cover the pan with a lid.
• Stir often, until the noodles are tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Return the mushrooms to the pan and stir to combine.
• Add the sour cream and stir. Top with chopped parsley.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and season the beef all over. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a flameproof casserole over a medium-high heat and brown the beef until dark, about 15 mins, in batches if you need to, using 1 tbsp oil for each batch. Drain the beef in a colander to remove the fat while you cook the rest.
• Wipe out the pan with kitchen paper, then add about 2 tbsp oil, the onions, carrots, celery and garlic with a pinch of salt and cook for 8-10 mins over a low-medium heat. Stir in the tomato purée and cook for a further 3 mins. Add the wine, herbs, tomatoes and stock, season and bring to the boil, stir the beef back into the sauce and reduce to a simmer. Cover and put in the oven for 2 hrs 30 mins, then remove the lid, stir and put back in the oven, uncovered, for 30 mins. Stir or use a fork to roughly shred the beef, and season. Serve now, or chill until serving - it tastes better if made a day ahead.
• When ready to serve, gently reheat the ragout over a medium heat. Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted water for 3 mins, drain then tip into the ragout, toss together with some of the parmesan and leave for 1 min. Ladle the pasta into bowls, scatter over the remaining parmesan and serve.

Steps:

• In a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker, combine onion, garlic, tomato paste, and oregano. Season roast with salt and pepper and place on top of onion mixture.
• Add 2 cups water, cover, and cook on high until meat is tender and can easily be pulled apart with a fork, 4 1/2 hours (or 9 hours on low). Let cool 10 minutes, then shred meat in slow cooker with 2 forks and stir in vinegar to taste.

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat., In a large skillet, saute beef and onion in oil over medium heat until meat is browned and onion is tender. Add the water, wine or broth, chili sauce, bacon, garlic, oregano, thyme and remaining pepper; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add carrots and mushrooms; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until carrots and meat are tender. Serve over noodles.

Steps:

• Heat the margarine in a large non-stick skillet.
• Brown the beef cubes on all sides over high heat; transfer to a large pot or Dutch oven.
• Lower the heat under the skillet and add the onion and garlic; stir and cook about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to the large pot.
• Add 1/2 cup water, the parsley, orange zest, rosemary, bay leaves, cinnamon, and salt to the large pot.
• Cover and simmer 1-1/2 hours, or until the meat is tender.
• Add water if the mixture becomes dry.
• Remove the bay leaves.
• Add the mushrooms and green pepper, stir, cover, and cook about 5 minutes more.

Steps:

• Sprinkle the short ribs with half each of the salt and pepper.
• In a shallow Dutch oven, heat half of the oil over medium-high heat and brown the short ribs.
• Transfer to a plate and drain the fat from the pan.
• Heat the remaining oil in the pan over medium heat.
• Cook the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, bay leaves and remaining salt and pepper, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in the broth, wine and tomatoes and bring to a boil.
• Return the short ribs to the pan.
• Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until tender, 2 to 2-1/2 hours.
• Transfer the ribs to a plate.
• Bring the sauce to a boil and boil until reduced to about 5 cups, 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, remove the meat from the ribs.
• Dice the meat and return it to the pan.
• Stir in the parsley and simmer until heated through, about 3 minutes.
• Discard the bay leaves.

Steps:

• In a pie plate, combine flour, salt, and black pepper. Lightly coat both sides of the meat with the seasoned flour: shake off any excess. Reserve the remaining seasoned flour to use in the gravy later. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet. Add the meat and cook over high heat, turning once, for 1 to 2 minutes per side, until browned. Remove with tongs or a fork to a plate, (Depending upon the skillet size, this may need to be done in 2 batches. Do not crowd pan, or the meat will not brown.) Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the drippings in the pan along with the onion, celery, and carrots. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, for 2 minutes, until lightly browned. Reduce the heat to low, cover the skillet, and cook for about 10 minutes, until the vegetables are almost tender. Add the garlic and sprinkle the reserved seasoned flour over vegetables. Cook, stirring 1 minute. Add oregano, tomatoes with their juices, and the wine. Return the meat and any accumulated juices to the pan. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook over low heat for 20 minutes, or until the meat and vegetables are tender. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste. And stir in optional parsley if you desire.

Steps:

• Cut up all root vegetables to 1/2 inch pieces.
• Preheat oven to 425°F Toss vegetables and onion with 1 tbsp olive oil. Place vegetables on baking sheet; roast for 20 minutes or until golden.
• Saute beef in large dutch oven in remaining olive oil over medium high heat until brown. Add in roasted vegetables, chicken broth, bay leaves, thyme, pepper, salt and juice. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes on low until sauce is slightly thick.
• Serve over mashed potatoes.

Steps:

• Shake beef with flour and salt in a paper bag.
• Brown in fat, or oil.
• Place in a 4 quart dutch oven and cover with water and tomatoe sauce.
• Simmer 2 hours.
• Place garlic and all the herbs on a square of cheesecloth and tie tightly. Add to the dutch oven along with the potatoes, celery, and peas.
• Melt butter with sugar in skillet, add onions and carrots. Cook on medium heat stirring until well glazed.
• Add to meat mixture.
• Cook until the vegies are tender; check every 30 minutes however this could take 1 -2 hours.
• Remove herb bag.
• Place in refridgerator overnight.
• Reheat in oven at 350 until heated through about 20-30 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a flameproof casserole dish and brown the beef all over. Take the beef out of the dish, add the remaining oil and gently cook the onions and garlic for 10 mins until softened.
• Add the browned beef back to the dish with the carrots, red wine, tomatoes, tomato purée and bay leaves. Cover with foil and a lid, and slowly cook for 3 - 3 1/2 hrs or until the meat falls apart. Check on it a couple of times, turning the beef over and giving it a good stir to make sure it's coated in the sauce.
• Cook the pasta following pack instructions, then drain. Shred the beef - it should just fall apart when you touch it with a fork - then spoon the beef and tomato sauce over the pasta. Scatter with basil and Parmesan before serving.