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Osso Bucco

Literally, 'hollow bones'. Sometimes a spoon or narrow fork is provided to scoop out the bone marrow.
Traditionally Served with Rissotto alla Milanese

Serves: 4

Cooking: 1½ hours

Preparation: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 large

onions, peeled & chopped

75g/3 oz

butter

4 thick slices

veal shin 6.5cm/1½in thick

 

plain flour for dusting

1 large

carrot, scrubbed and diced

2 sticks

celery, roughly chopped

3 large

tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and chopped

to taste

salt & freshly ground black pepper

1 sprig

fresh sage
or 1.75ml/¼ tsp if using dried sage

150ml/ ¼ pint

Dry white wine

Gremolata:

30ml/2 tbsp

parsley, finely chopped

2 cloves

garlic, peeled and finely chopped

2

anchovy fillets, mashed

15ml/1 tbsp

lemon rind, finely grated

Method:

Over a medium heat, in a wide pan, fry the onion in half the butter until golden.

Dust the veal slices in the flour and fry in the same pan until browned on all sides. Stand the veal slices on their sides to retain marrow.

Add carrot, celery and tomatoes, season to taste and add the sage and wine. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the veal is tender, adding a small amount of water as necessary.

Meanwhile, prepare the gremolata by mixing all the ingredients together. When the veal is cooke, transfer to a serving dish and spoon over the gremolata.

Add 60ml/4 tbsp water to the juices in the pan, stir well to gather all the residue into a sauce and reduce slightly. Add the remaining butter and pour over the veal.