Slow Cooked Beef In Pasta Sauce

• 1 1/4 kg beef (topside, bolar, round steak are good)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 800 g crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 tablespoon italian mixed herbs
• 1/8 teaspoon mixed spice, similar to pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• cooked pasta, to serve

1. Trim excess fat from beef and season with black pepper.
2. Heat the oil in a heavy based pan and cook the onion and garlic until tender-about 5 minutes. Remove.
3. Add the beef to the pan. Turn, browning well all over.
4. Add the remaining ingredients (except the pasta) and stir to combine. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to a simmer.
5. Cover and cook for 2 1/2 hours then remove meat to a warmed covered plate.
6. Increase heat under sauce and cook without a lid for 15 minutes or until reduced to a sauce consistency. Season with more black pepper if you wish.
7. Slice the meat and return to the sauce; serve over genrous portions of cooked pasta.

beef, olive oil, onions, garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, beef stock, red wine, italian mixed herbs, mixed spice, brown sugar, pasta

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/slow-cooked-beef-in-pasta-sauce-250991 (may not work)