Slow cooked beef recipes
Cuts of beef are a great thing to slow cook because they break down over time, becoming meltingly tender in the mouth. We’ve brought together all our slow cooked beef recipes for you to peruse. We’re talking Malaysian slow cooked beef curries, Japanese style ribs, and ragùs which pack flavour that only time can bring. Why not try something perfect for winter in the form of our red wine enriched short rib and bean stew?
Slow cooking beef is common in Mexican cuisine too: try our Mexican-style barbecued brisket or a Tex-Mex black bean and beef chilli. Then again, maybe you fancy a pie? We’ve got plenty of those to choose from too.
Find something to love among these warming slow-cooked beef recipes including all the classics like bourguignon, stroganoff, oxtail and more.
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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 gently putters away.
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Leftover beef miso udon
This easy udon noodle dish turns leftover beef brisket into a brand new meal. It's packed with flavour from mirin, soy and miso.
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Leftover beef ragù rigatoni
This beef brisket ragù is made with leftover batch-cooked meat, making it speedy to put together and meltingly tender.
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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.
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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. Freeze any leftovers to make a chilli or ragu.
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Beef stew recipes
Beef short rib bourguignon
Beef bourguignon is a comforting stew from Burgundy. Create a great sauce by braising short ribs in wine before adding the traditional veg.
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Bollito misto (Italian mixed boiled meats)
Try restaurant Manteca's recipe for Italian bollito misto, a platter of meats gently simmered in a simple stock until incredibly tender.
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Red wine-braised short ribs and beans
Gently simmered in a red wine-rich stew alongside plenty of beans, wine-braised short ribs is a hands-off dish with knockout results.
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Galvin at Windows’ beef bourguignon
Galvin at Windows' beef bourguignon, made with slow-cooked beef in red wine and served with crushed celeriac, will leave you with a warm glow
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Beef cheek and bean ragù
Perfect with pasta or crusty bread, this rich beef cheek and cannellini bean ragu can be cooked in the oven or simmer in the slow cooker.
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Batch cooking recipes
Cheesy beef bourguignon pie
Why serve beef bourguignon with separate sides when you can top it with rich, cheesy mash and transform it into a pie? Batch cook and freeze.
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Batch cooking recipes
Southern style slow cooker beef chilli with cornbread topping
Stick a batch of richly flavoured slow cooker beef chilli in the freezer and a range of gloriously satisfying meals are minutes away.
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Mexican-style barbecued beef brisket with quick-pickled onions
Beef brisket can be tough, but this recipe guarantees fall-apart-tender meat with a barbecued Mexican flavour. Serve with the pickled onions.
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Braised beef short ribs
These flavourful slow-cooked beef short ribs, braised for hours in sake and soy sauce, are an easy, comforting recipe for winter weekends.
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Chimichurri beef casserole
This simple, slow-cooked, Argentine-style chimichurri beef casserole combines rich, smoky flavours for an epic midweek meal
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Beef carbonnade
Beef and onions are slow-cooked for hours in dark beer sharpened with mustard in this classic Flemmish stew: beef carbonnade.
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