How to make Osso Buco

veal shanks

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork shanks

Chicken thighs are leaner and pork shanks are less expensive.

white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: broth

Non-alcoholic wine retains flavor without alcohol.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lighter and water with seasoning is cost-effective.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and margarine is often cheaper.

Sprinkle flour over a plate and season it with salt and pepper.

Dip the osso buco in the seasoned flour, coating each side.

Heat olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat.

Add the floured osso buco to the pot and brown it for 1 minute on each side.

Remove the browned osso buco and set it back on the plate.

Add more olive oil to the pot, then add chopped onion, celery, and carrot.

Brown the vegetables and let the onion soften for about 4 minutes.

Add minced garlic to the pot and cook for an additional 30 seconds.

Deglaze the pan with beef stock, scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon.

Add a can of crushed tomatoes to the pot.

Return the browned osso buco to the pot and season with salt and pepper.

Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

After cooking, turn off the heat and stir in fresh parsley.

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