Tasty Budget Meals You’ll Want Every Night Osso Buco Recipe | Tender, Flavorful & Easy to Make!

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.

Season osso buco with salt and pepper on both sides.

Tie the osso buco to keep it intact during cooking.

Coat the osso buco in flour and shake off the excess flour.

Heat oil in a pan until hot, then add the osso buco to brown.

While the meat is cooking, cut 1 onion, 2 carrots (roughly diced), and 2 sticks of celery (diced).

Set the chopped vegetables aside.

In the same pan, add the chopped onion and garlic, and cook for a little bit.

Add the diced carrots and celery, and cook them for a few minutes.

Add 2 tbsp of tomato paste and cook for about 2 minutes to remove the raw taste.

Combine apple cider vinegar with beef stock and add to the pan, bringing it to a boil.

Add 1 tbsp of mixed herbs, rosemary, and bay leaves to the pan and mix.

Add 2 cups of chicken stock to the mixture and bring to a boil.

Place the osso buco in an oven dish and pour the sauce over it.

Cover the dish with foil and bake in the oven for 2 hours.

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