Slow Cooked Shredded Beef Ragu Pasta - Your Local Advertiser

Ingredients

• ▢ 1.2kg / 2.5 lb chuck beef or other slow cooking beef cut (cut into equal 4 pieces (Note 1))
• ▢ 1 tbsp salt
• ▢ Black pepper
• ▢ 3 tbsp olive oil (separated)
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• ▢ 1 onion (diced)
• ▢ 1 cup carrots (diced (Note 2))
• ▢ 1 cup celery (diced (Note 2))
• ▢ 800g / 28oz crushed canned tomatoes
• ▢ 3 tbsp tomato paste
• ▢ 2 beef bouillon cubes (crumbled (Note 3))
• ▢ 1 cup / 250ml red wine (full bodied (like merlot, cabernet sauvignon), or sub with beef broth/stock)
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups / 375 ml water (Note 3)
• ▢ 3/4 tsp dried thyme or 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• ▢ 3 dried bay leaves
• 1 lb /500g dried pappardelle (or other pasta of choice (Note 4))
• ▢ Freshly grated parmesan cheese or parmigiano reggiano
• ▢ Fresh parsley (finely chopped (optional))