Beef Cheek and Bean Ragu - Campisi Continental Butchery

Ingredients

• 250g dried cannellini beans
• 1.25kg beef cheeks, cut into large pieces (about 4cm), any visible fat and sinew trimmed
• 5-6 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, finely chopped
• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tbsp each chopped thyme and sage
• 1 bottle (750ml) red wine
• 750ml tomato passata
• 2 fresh bay leaves, bashed