Slow cook recipes
From casseroles and stews to pies and ragus, taking your time over these warming slow-cook recipes really is worth the wait.
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Winter pasta recipes
Short rib ragù with pappardelle
A slow-cooked ragù is always a joy to cook – and fills the kitchen with its amazing aroma as it...
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Slow cooked beef recipes
Leftover beef ragù rigatoni
This ragù is made with leftover roast brisket, making it speedy to put together and meltingly tender. Start this recipe...
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Chilli recipes
Leftover beef and bean chilli
Using leftover slow-cooked brisket in this chilli fast-tracks the flavour, which is then amped up with chipotle and cumin. Start...
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Ragù recipes
Lamb ragù
Slow-cooked lamb shoulder makes the perfect base for a rich and meaty sauce for pasta. It can be made a...
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Satisfyingly slow roasts
Pot-roast beef brisket with ale and onions
This simple slow-cooked beef brisket is meltingly tender and rich with onion, ale and bay. The whole lot will feed...
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Beef stew recipes
Beef short rib bourguignon
Beef bourguignon is a comforting red wine stew from Burgundy in France and is one of the country’s most iconic...
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Slow cook recipes
Bollito misto (Italian mixed boiled meats)
Italy’s bollito misto (‘mixed boiled meats’) is a big platter of meats gently simmered in a simple stock until incredibly...
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best chilli con carne
Full of layered complexity, satisfying texture and, a robust, thick sauce and a fruity heat, this chilli con carne is...
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Slow cooked beef recipes
Red wine-braised short ribs and beans
Beef short ribs are one of those cuts that take a long time to cook, but have an incredible flavour...
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Slow cook recipes
Pulled pork buns with fennel and gooseberry ketchup
Porchetta gets slow cooked in this pulled pork bun recipe making it a great make-ahead choice for a weekend dinner...
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Favourite lamb recipes
Paccheri pasta with lamb ragù
This lamb ragù develops its rich flavours during a long, slow simmer. Patience will be seriously rewarded, however, as the...
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Venison recipes
Venison and tomato ragù with polenta
This comforting Italian-inspired ragù includes fennel and tomatoes for a brightness and acidity that balances the rich, gamey venison. Shanks...
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Pernil (Puerto Rican slow-roasted pork)
Keshia Sakarah shares her recipe for pernil. This Puerto Rican slow-roasted pork (usually leg or shoulder) is often served at...
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Batch cooking recipes
Lamb, aubergine and olive stew
Georgina Hayden’s aromatic lamb stew with aubergines and olives is perfect to make ahead and freeze for busy nights. Serve...
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Chef recipes from restaurants
Circolo Popolare’s torciglioni alla Genovese
In this slow-cooked lamb ragù, onions are the true heroes, turning soft, sticky and buttery as they simmer away. The...
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Marmalade porchetta with salsa verde
Cherie Denham puts a British spin on Italian porchetta (slow-roasted pork). The citrussy sweetness in the marmalade works wonders with...
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