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Slow-Cooked Beef Ragu — Cost per Serve & Where to Buy | CartSorted

@theselfprofessedchef/Slow-Cooked Beef Ragu

Slow-Cooked Beef Ragu

Recipe from Hannah Medellin · original post

Beef, bacon and a hidden-veg soffritto, slow cooked until it pulls apart. Toss through penne, spoon over mash or use as a pie filling.

Serves 6Kid-friendly

BeefPorkPastaSlow cookItalian

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Ingredients

beef chuck — or gravy beef1.1 kg
olive oil — 2 tbsp40 ml
brown onion — finely chopped; 1 onion150 g
carrots — finely chopped; 2 carrots240 g
celery sticks — finely chopped2 ea
garlic cloves4 ea
middle bacon — chopped500 g
passata — or crushed tomatoes700 g
tomato paste — 2 tbsp40 g
chicken stock — 2 cup500 ml
dried oregano — 2 tsp2 g

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

Gluten-free
- 500 g Gluten-free penne instead of penne
Cook the gluten-free penne to its packet time and toss it through straight away, as it firms up if left to sit.
Dairy-free
- Leave out the parmesan

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

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What it costs, and where to buy it

Shops to compare

List price at each shop

Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Morrisons
· £19.59 of food
£27.41
29% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- beef chuck
Sainsbury'sBest choice
· £11.13 of food
£18.86
41% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- beef chuck
- middle bacon
- chicken stock
Aldi UK
· £4.19 of food
£10.08
58% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- beef chuck
- garlic cloves
- middle bacon
- passata
- chicken stock
- dried oregano
- parmesan
Tesco
· £3.70 of food
£8.03
54% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- beef chuck
- celery sticks
- garlic cloves
- middle bacon
- chicken stock
- dried thyme
- bay leaves
- parmesan
Asda
· £15.48 of food
£20.73
25% spare
No price at Asda for:
- garlic cloves
- middle bacon
- chicken stock
- dried oregano
- dried thyme
- bay leaves
- penne
- parmesan

£3.27a serve

from £3.27 a serve at Morrisons · 14 of 15 ingredients priced

About £19.59 of ingredients used for 6 serves.

£38.14 across 5 shops · all 15 items priced · £3.19 more for bigger packs, 34% spare for later

Morrisons

£19.59

missing 1 item

you'll pay £27.41 · 29% of it spare

Sainsbury'sBest choice

£11.13

missing 3 items

you'll pay £18.86 · 41% of it spare

Aldi UK

£4.19

missing 7 items

you'll pay £10.08 · 58% of it spare

Tesco

£3.70

missing 8 items

you'll pay £8.03 · 54% of it spare

Asda

£15.48

missing 8 items

you'll pay £20.73 · 25% of it spare

Buy at Morrisons£13.24

celery sticks

£0.69

need 2 itemsMorrisons Standardclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)

Morrisons£0.69·Aldi UK£0.49·Asda£0.68/ea£0.68·Sainsbury's£0.69/ea£0.69·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A

garlic cloves

£0.87

need 4 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match

Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

middle bacon

£3.00

need 500 g2 × Morrisons British Thick Cut Ayrshire Cured Middle Bacon 340 g

Morrisons£3.00·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

passata

£0.45

need 700 g2 × Morrisons Passata ( ) 500 gclosest match

Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£0.90/kg£0.45·Sainsbury's£1.20/kg£0.60·Asda£1.20/kg£0.60·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A

tomato paste

£0.59

need 40 gMorrisons Tomato Puree ( ) 200 gclosest match

Morrisons£0.59·Aldi UK£0.59·Tesco£2.95/kg£0.59·Sainsbury's£2.95/kg£0.59·Asda£3.50/kg£0.70·OcadoN/A

chicken stock

£3.50

need 500 mlMorrisons The Best Chicken Stock 450g 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)

Morrisons£3.50·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

penne

£0.69

need 500 gMorrisons Penne 500 g

Morrisons£0.69·Aldi UK£0.69·Tesco£4.00/kg£2.00·Sainsbury's£4.00/kg£2.00·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

Buy at Sainsbury's£4.55

brown onion

£0.80/kg

need 150 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match

Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A

dried thyme

£43.33/kg

need 1 gStamford Street Co. Standard 15 g£0.65closest match

Sainsbury's£43.33/kg£0.65·Aldi UK£0.65·Morrisons£1.09·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

parmesan

£25.83/kg

need 40 gSainsbury's Grated Parmesan Cheese 120 g£3.10

Sainsbury's£25.83/kg£3.10·Morrisons£5.60·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

Buy at Tesco£1.22

carrots

£0.69/kg

need 240 g2 × Tesco Carrots Loose kg 159.42 g£0.11

Tesco£0.69/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.44·Sainsbury's£0.88/kg£0.44·Asda£0.88/kg£0.44·Morrisons£0.44·OcadoN/A

dried oregano

£71.43/kg

need 2 gTesco Dried Oregano 14 g£1.00closest match

Tesco£71.43/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£79.16/kg£0.95·Morrisons£1.09·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

Buy at Aldi UK£5.78

olive oil

£5.30/L

need 40 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match

Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A

bay leaves

£245.00/kg

need 3 itemsReady, Set…cook! Bay Leaf 2g£0.49closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)

Aldi UK£245.00/kg£0.49·Sainsbury's£316.66/kg£0.95·Morrisons£2.00·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A

Buy at Asda£13.35

beef chuck

£11.13/kg

need 1.1 kg3 × Asda Beef Braising Steak 400 g£4.45

Asda£11.13/kg£4.45·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A

dried thyme — 1 tsp1 g

bay leaves3 ea

penne — or pasta of choice, to serve500 g

parmesan — grated, to serve40 g

Method

Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot and celery and cook for 5–7 minutes until softened. (Blitzing the vegetables together first hides them from picky eaters.)
Add the garlic and cook for a further minute, then transfer the mixture to your slow cooker or pressure cooker.
In the same pan, increase the heat and sear the beef on all sides until browned. Transfer it to the slow cooker.
Cook the chopped bacon in the pan until golden and slightly crispy, then add it to the slow cooker.
Pour in the passata and chicken stock, then add the tomato paste, oregano, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
Cook on low for 6–8 hours in a slow cooker, or on the pressure cooker setting for 45–60 minutes, until the beef is very tender and pulls apart easily.
Break the beef into smaller pieces with a potato masher.
Cook the pasta according to the packet, then toss it through the ragu, adding a little pasta water to loosen the sauce if needed.
Serve with grated parmesan.