Osso Buco
  • For : 8 servings
  • Time : 2h to 2h30
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Osso Buco :

  • 8 osso buco, ie 1.5 to 1.8kg veal shank with bone
  • oil
  • flour
  • 200 g carotts
  • 200 onions
  • 50 celery
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 bouquet garni
  • 2 dl white wine
  • 3 dl bound veal stock
  • 3 dl tomato sauce
  • crushed tomatoes
  • 1/2 orange zest
  • 1/2 lemon zest
  • chopped parsley
  • salt
  • pepper

Technical stages for Osso Buco :

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Prepare all the ingredients.

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Heat up a bit of oil in a round pot.

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Flour the slices of osso bucco...

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...and fry in the warm oil.

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Cook on both sides.

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Add the vegetables (celery, carotts, onions) cut in brunoise.

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Mix and sweat for a couple of minutes.

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Deglaze with white wine, reduce...

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...and moisten with bound veal stock.

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Add the tomato sauce...

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...the bouquet garni and crushed garlic.

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Mix and bring to a boiling point ove rstrong heat for a few moments.

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Cover and bake gently in the oven at 200°C (392°F) for 1h to 1h20.

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Stir from time to time and check that the sauce does not reduce excessively. If needed, add a bit of water.

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Meanwhile, flute the zest of half a lemon...

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...and half an orange.

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Finely mince those zests and quickly blanch them.

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When finished, take the osso bucco out of the oven. Remove the bouquet garni and check the seasoning.

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Add the blanched zests and mix well.

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Keep warm until serving. Arrange by coating the osso bucco with sauce. Decorate with half a slice of fluted orange, topped with a bit of crushed tomato and chopped parsley (see picture). Serve warm.

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The essentials

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