Italian Christmas Beef Ragu (Christmas because of snowflake pasta shape lol)

The pasta shape def makes this look kinda like a pot full of slop, but the flavor (especially after a night in the fridge) is incredible.

• 750g beef

• 450g bacon 

• 500ml chicken or beef stock 

• ½ large onion, fine dice

• ½ large carrot, fine dice

• 1 leek (white only), fine dice

• 2 ribs celery, fine dice

• 6 cloves garlic

• 7-8 large mushrooms

• Diced tomatoes 

• 1 tbsp tomato paste

• 1 tsp garlic powder 

• 1 tsp Italian herbs

• 1 tsp chili flakes 

• 1 big pinch MSG

• 1 tsp soy sauce

• fresh basil

• Parmesan rind 

Render bacon, remove. Sear beef, remove. Mirepoix until soft. Mushrooms. Add garlic, spices, and tomato paste. Tomatoes and stock in. Beef in, bacon in, basil in, parm rind in, splash of soy. Braised for 4 hours at 300F