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Pulled beef spare rib ragu pasta

Pulled beef spare rib ragu

I’ve been craving a good ragu for some time and when I saw those beautiful meaty beef spare ribs at the local butcher’s I knew it was time to get cooking.

Pulled beef spare rib ragu might seem like a mouthful of a title, but what a glorious mouthful it is… Succulent, flavourful and so delicious.

In order to make “pulled” beef (or pork), the meat is cooked over an extended period of time at low temperature to make it meltingly soft and irresistibly moist. It’s a perfect winter comfort food. As the wonderful aromas of slow-roasted meat permeate the house, they fill it with magical, cosy warmth. The dish is hearty, but not heavy – it doesn’t leave the belly feeling stuffed.

Pasta

I was a little stuck on what pasta to serve with this. I nearly settled for the dried ribbed fettucine, when I came across the fresh parsley and shallot fettucine. But you can use any fresh or dried pasta to serve this dish

Because it’s fresh, it cooks in less than 2 minutes and it makes the perfect flavour and texture choice for the ragu. It’s completely preservative and additive-free, I made sure I checked before it ended up in my trolley. There’s no need to make pasta from scratch when you can get great products like this. Love it!

Make sure you serve the dish in large bowls, it deserves a little grandeur.

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Pulled beef spare rib ragu pasta

Pulled beef is easy to make in an oven and can be flavoured in many ways. Spare beef ribs are perfect for making this dish as the meat cooks to tender perfection. You can use fresh pasta or dried pasta in this recipe, just note cooking instructions on the packet and follow those.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

Ragu

  • 400 g beef spare ribs larger fat trimmed
  • 4 cups salt-reduced vegetable stock
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 celery stalks cut in quarters
  • 1 carrot diced
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • salt and pepper
  • butter for browning

Sauce

  • cups pasta sauce
  • 1 cup finely diced mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • black pepper

Pasta

  • 300 g fresh fettucine or 200g dried fettucine

Instructions

  • To prepare the ragu, cut beef away from the rib bone and into large chunks, reserve the ribs. Dust meat and ribs with some salt, pepper and flour and brown in some hot butter in a large stock pot. Add diced carrot and celery stalks, mix and cover with stock, water and wine. Bring to a boil then lower heat to a very gentle simmer.
  • Scoop off any brown foam that may form with a ladle and discard. Cook uncovered for about 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 160C (140C fan forced, 325F, gas mark 3).
  • Transfer the meat, stock and vegetables into an oven-proof roasting tin, cover tightly with aluminium foil and cook in the oven for a further 2 hours, or until the meat is falling apart to the touch, checking after an hour that the stock hasn’t all evaporated. Add extra water if needed. Turn the oven off and allow the meat to rest, covered for about 20 minutes in the warm oven.
  • Discard celery stalks and shred the meat using a fork.
  • To make the sauce, heat butter in a saucepan big enough to hold the meat as well. Add pepper and mushrooms and stir until lightly cooked. Add meat and pasta sauce. Warm through as you prepare pasta according to its cooking instructions.
  • Drain pasta and serve with a generous dollop of ragu on top.
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8 comments

Mez April 9, 2011 at 11:43 am

Oh my stars this looks delicious!

I’m off to vote for you toot sweet!!!

Good luck lady!

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Wholesome Cook April 10, 2011 at 11:20 am

Oooh! One vote, yay – thanks you!

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Heidi - Apples Under My Bed April 9, 2011 at 7:38 pm

Oh my gosh, I want this now!! Yum. Bravo, nothing like a good ragu. & this looks better than good….amazing!
Heidi xo

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This looks absolutely delish! So can imagine makign this with pork, placing it in a bread roll with mustard and pickled gherkins mmmm….

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Looks fantastic.

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