Slow Cooker Ragu

Name: Slow Cooker Ragu
Prep time: 6 h 15 min
Cook time: 6 h 15 min
Total time: 6 h 15 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams sliced mushrooms, drained; 2 kgs crushed tomatoes; 411 grams sliced carrots, drained; 1 celery stalk, finely chopped; 10 servings Cooked pasta, such as spaghetti, for serving; 1 teaspoons dried thyme; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 454 grams ground beef sirloin; 454 grams ground pork; 10 servings Kosher salt and cracked black pepper; 118 milliliters low-sodium beef broth; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 59 milliliters canned tomato paste; 1 yellow onion, finely chopped

Slow Cooker Ragu takes around 6 hours and 15 minutes from beginning to end. One serving contains 473 calories, 24g of protein, and 23g of fat. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. It works well as a budget friendly main course. If you have ground pork, onion, carrots, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the onion and celery and saute for 1 minute just to soften.

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Celery

Onion

Add the garlic and season with salt and pepper cooking for about 3 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Garlic

Add the tomato paste and thyme and continue cooking for another 2 minutes. Deglaze with the beef broth using a wooden spoon to pull up any bits from the bottom of the pan. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato Paste

Beef Broth

Thyme

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Wooden Spoon

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Carefully transfer mixture to the slow cooker. Stir in the canned tomatoes.

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Canned Tomatoes

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Slow Cooker

Mix the pork and sirloin together in a separate bowl, using your hands, until combined. Stir the meat into the slow cooker, spreading out evenly and avoiding any large clumps. Cover and cook on high for 4 to 6 hours or on low 8 to 10 hours. During last two hours of cooking, add canned carrots and mushrooms to ragu. Skim the accumulated grease from the top before serving.

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Mushrooms