Recipes Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes Slow-Cooker Beef Ragu 3.2 (755) Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 5 hrs Servings: 6 Served over pasta or polenta, or in sandwich rolls, this simple meat dish becomes a star. Directions In a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker, combine onion, garlic, tomato paste, and oregano. Season roast with salt and pepper and place on top of onion mixture. Add 2 cups water, cover, and cook on high until meat is tender and can easily be pulled apart with a fork, 4 1/2 hours (or 9 hours on low). Let cool 10 minutes, then shred meat in slow cooker with 2 forks and stir in vinegar to taste.