Osso Buco alla Milanese - Mediterranean Recipe

Osso Buco alla Milanese

🌍 Mediterranean, Italy (Milan) Difficulty: ●●●○○

Osso buco means "bone with a hole" — the marrow inside is a prized element, eaten with a small spoon.

Ingredients

• 4 veal cross-cut shanks (osso buco)
• flour for dusting
• 1 onion
• 2 carrots
• 2 celery stalks
• 3 garlic cloves
• 200ml white wine
• 400g crushed tomatoes
• 500ml veal/chicken stock
• olive oil. Gremolata: 1 lemon zest
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• ½ cup parsley chopped

Method

1. Dusting — Dust shanks in flour, brown on all sides in oil over high heat. Set aside.
2. Sautéing — Sauté onion, carrot, celery until soft. Add garlic, wine; reduce half.
3. Adding — Add tomatoes and stock. Return shanks. Cover, braise 1.5–2 hours at 160°C (325°F)/160°C (320°F).
4. Making — Make gremolata, sprinkle just before serving.

Tags: veal cross-cut shanks, flour for dusting, onion, carrots, celery stalks · Source: Brittani's Almanac