Name: Slow-cooker Beef Ragu
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 385 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 36.4 gm olive oil; 1kg beef chuck steak, cut into 4cm pieces (see note); 1 brown onion, finely chopped; 1 celery stalk, finely chopped; 1 carrot, finely chopped; 247.5 gm dry red wine; 2 x 400g cans cherry tomatoes in juice; 2 beef stock cubes, crumbled; 44.4 gm tomato paste; 6 sprigs fresh thyme; Cooked curly fettuccine, to serve; Grated parmesan, to serve; Fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped, to serve; Salt, to season