Slow Cooked Beef In Pasta Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Trim excess fat from beef and season with black pepper.
Heat the oil in a heavy based pan and cook the onion and garlic until tender-about 5 minutes. Remove.
Add the beef to the pan. Turn, browning well all over.
Add the remaining ingredients (except the pasta) and stir to combine. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to a simmer.
Cover and cook for 2 1/2 hours then remove meat to a warmed covered plate.
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.
Slice the meat and return to the sauce; serve over genrous portions of cooked pasta.