Rich, hearty, and packed with bold flavours, it’s the kind of ragu that hugs your pasta, teases your taste buds, and lingers long after the last bite. Perfect for a cozy night in, a cheeky dinner for two, or any time you’re ready to get a little messy.
Lovers Ragu
February 2, 2026Luke Winslade
Lovers Ragu
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Author:
Cherie Metcalfe
Rich, hearty, and packed with bold flavours, it’s the kind of ragu that hugs your pasta, teases your taste buds, and lingers long after the last bite. Perfect for a cozy night in, a cheeky dinner for two, or any time you’re ready to get a little messy.
Ingredients
- 2 onions
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2 carrots
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4 celery stalks
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2 cans cherry tomatoes or chopped tomatoes
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½ cup tomato paste
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1.8 kg Meat see notes
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8 cloves garlic
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Olive oil
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Love Shack, to taste
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2 sprigs Rosemary
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2 cup red wine
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1 cups beef stock
- ▢large handful fresh parsley
Directions
For this dish we used a kitco oval casserole, this makes a big batch, you can half the recipe for a small quantity.
Using a food processor finely chop onion, carrot and celery set aside.
Season assorted meat well with Love Shack and brown pieces in a cast iron pan with a good drizzle of olive oil. Remove from pan and contribute until all the meat is brown. Do this in batches.
Add some more olive oil to the pan and add chopped garlic, onion, celery and carrot. Sauté for a few minutes.
Add red wine to deglaze the pan, cook off for a minute.
Add canned cherry tomatoes, rosemary and tomato paste to the dish and return the meat to the pan. Top with beef stock and lots of chopped parsley.
This needs 4.5 to 5 hours at 160 C fan bake, covered. It needs to be cooked low and slow until the meat is falling apart.
Remove from the oven and remove the meat from the sauce, place in a large board and shred the meat.
Return the shredded meat to the sauce. If it feels too dry you can add a touch more wine or stock to rehydrate it slightly, around 1 cup.
Serve tossed through pasta of your choice. We love egg parpadelle and finish with a generous grating of Parmesan.
Recipe Note
For the meat we recommend using a variety of pieces a good combination is a couple of pieces of beef shin, some brisket slices, a few pork sausages and an ox or beef cheek You can also add ribs or ox tail. Anything will really work but having some meat that is on the bone is essential for the flavour
