Hash / Pasta asciutta from the slow cooker / crockpot

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg minced beef
• 2 large onions, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, plated
• 1 tube(s) Tomato paste, 3-fold concentrated
• 1 tbsp mustard (preferably rotisseur)
• 1 parsley root(s), very finely diced
• 1 carrot(s), very finely diced
• 1 tsp paprika powder, roasted
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper, or chili
• 1 liter beef stock, concentrated or broth
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp soy sauce, optional
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce, (Ketjap Manis), optional
• n. B. Pepper, from the mill
• Salt

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 5 hours; Total time approx. 5 hours 30 minutes

it cooks itself in no time

Brown the ground meat in batches on high, frying the onions as you go. When one batch is done, simply push it to the side and add the next to the pot, adding just enough so that it doesn’t absorb water. If that happens, simply let it simmer. With the last batch, fry the parsley root and carrot and add the garlic. When everything starts to brown, sprinkle the sugar on the bottom, which you’ve “pushed out” a little, then add the tomato paste and mustard. Briefly fry everything, stir through, and let it simmer until dry. Then stir in the paprika and cayenne pepper, grind some regular pepper over it, and fry it a little more. But be careful: don’t let it burn; it shouldn’t turn black. Just before it turns black, deglaze with the broth, add both soy sauces, stir everything from the bottom, and then cook on low for 5 hours (or longer). The longer it simmers, the better it gets. If too much liquid has evaporated, simply top up with more water. It’s best with spaghetti and tomato salad with lemon sauce. For winter, there’s a version with mulled wine—all the spices are already in it. Instead of stock, you deglaze it with mulled wine and add 1 tablespoon of granulated stock (the amount depends on the powder used; you’ll have to taste it). Both versions are great for pre-cooking and freezing flat in bags. Then you can simply break off the required amount from the frozen piece.