Beef ragu

Name: Beef ragu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 30 g olive oil; 3 garlic cloves; 225 g red onion; 100 g celery stalks; 180 g carrot; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 sprigs fresh sage; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes; 2 dried bay leaves; 250 g dry red wine; 1000 g beef chuck steak; 1 tsp Vegetable stock paste; 50 g tomato paste; 400 g canned crushed tomatoes; 1 - 2 pinches white sugar; 1 - 2 pinches salt; 1 - 2 pinches ground black pepper; Parmesan cheese