Photo shows the Regular dishOrecchiette with Tuscan Slow Cooked Beef — Soft & Bite-Sized
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Soft bite-sized Tuscan beef and pasta in thick tomato ragù; approximately 50 serves.
Ingredients
- Beef chuck, diced, trimmed of gristle and tough connective tissue 5500g
- Olive oil 100g
- Garlic, crushed 125g
- Red wine 200g
- Onions, finely diced 1000g
- Celery, strings removed, finely diced 1000g
- Carrot, peeled, finely diced 1000g
- Canned crushed tomatoes, sieved to remove skins and seeds 1300g
- Tomato paste 200g
- Flat-leaf parsley, stalks removed, finely chopped 150g
- Bay leaves 6; remove after cooking
- Beef stock 800g
- Orecchiette pasta, cooked weight 4500g
- Parmesan, finely grated 250g; standardised quantity for the original unquantified garnish, melted into sauce
- Additional beef stock 500g, available as needed
- Suitable food thickener, as per manufacturer’s instructions, if required
- Raw parsley garnish and optional salad or green vegetable accompaniment omitted; any replacement side requires separate texture assessment
- Retain wheat/gluten and milk allergen declarations; check pasta for egg and stock, wine and thickener for other declared allergens
Final texture
Moist, squashable beef and pasta pieces no larger than 1.5cm × 1.5cm, with no tough fibres or separate thin liquid.
Sauce, gravy & liquid
Smooth, thick tomato–beef sauce must cling to all pieces without a thin liquid pool. Adjust cautiously with reserved stock and thickener.
IDDSI Level 6 requirements
- Pieces no larger than 1.5cm × 1.5cm for adults.
- Squashes and changes shape under fork pressure and does not return to shape.
- Moist throughout; no thin liquid separating.
Preparation
Cooking
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Serving & plating
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IDDSI testing & verification
Level 6 — Soft & Bite-Sized. Saved on this device only until staff logins are added.
