Braised Veal Shanks

My mouth is watering just looking at the picture! Braised Veal Shanks. If you have tried Osso Buco (Bucco), you probably know what I am talking about. A juicy cut of braised meat with a marrow found in the bones – the best part is if you like bone marrow.

Ossobuco or osso buco is Italian for “bone with a hole” (osso bone, buco hole), a reference to the marrow hole at the center of the crosscut veal shank. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossobuco, 2015)

I tried the Osso Busso recipe from Giada De Laurentis, one of the best chefs on the Food Network. Like any recipe I find interesting, I always find ways to make changes. Growing up in Haiti, I did not learn to dredge raw meat in flour before browning. I discovered that it was best to marinate the meat, then cook it with its marinade, and afterward either roast in the oven, fried, add to a creole sauce, or mix it with vegetables.

I slightly deviated from the recipe by marinating the meat first. And the rest was history. I had to made it my way and did not regret. So here is Giada’s recipe with Gemma’s spin.

In a blender, to marinate the meat, blend one tablespoon dried marjoram, 1/4 cup hot pepper thinly sliced, two garlic cloves minced, ¼ cup lemon juice, two tablespoon olive oil. Trimmed shanks and clean the meat the way you normally would. Pat dry and season well with marinade blend. Let marinate for at least 4 hours or overnight. The last step is optional.

Enjoy,

Braised Veal Shanks

Braised Veal Shanks marinated with marjoram, oil and lemon juice and cooked in wine with more wonderful spices.

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Prep Time 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

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• 3 whole veal shanks about 1 pound per shank, trimmed
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1 dry bay leaf
• 2 whole cloves
• Cheesecloth
• Kitchen twine for bouquet garni and tying the veal shanks
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• All purpose flour for dredging
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 small onion diced into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 small carrot diced into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 stalk celery diced into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 3 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest

Instructions

 

• Place the rosemary, thyme, bay leaf and cloves into cheesecloth and secure with twine. This will be your bouquet garni.
• For the veal shanks, pat dry with paper towels to remove any excess moisture (or marinade blend). Veal shanks will brown better when they are dry. Secure the meat to the bone with the kitchen twine. Season each shank with salt and freshly ground pepper. Dredge the shanks in flour, shaking off excess.
• In a large Dutch oven pot, heat vegetable oil until smoking. Add tied veal shanks to the hot pan and brown all sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove browned shanks and reserve.
• In the same pot, add the onion, carrot and celery. Season with salt at this point to help draw out the moisture from the vegetables. Saute until soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the tomato paste and mix well. Return browned shanks to the pan and add the white wine and reduce liquid by half, about 5 minutes. Add the bouquet garni and 2 cups of the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pan and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is falling off the bone. Check every 15 minutes, turning shanks and adding more chicken stock as necessary. The level of cooking liquid should always be about 3/4 the way up the shank.
• Carefully remove the cooked shanks from the pot and place in decorative serving platter. Cut off the kitchen twine and discard.
• Remove and discard bouquet garni from the pot.
• Pour all the juices and sauce from the pot over the shanks. Garnish with chopped parsley and lemon zest.
• Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis and update by Gemma’s Kitchen Delights

Notes

To marinate the meat, in a blender, blend 1 tablespoon dried marjoram, 2 garlic cloves minced 1/4 cup hot pepper thinly sliced, ¼ cup lemon juice, 2 tablespoon olive oil. Trimmed shanks and clean meat the way you normally would. Pat dry and season well with marinade blend. Let marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Nutrition

Serving: 6grams

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.

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