Osso Buco Recipe with Creamy Mash & Zesty Gremolata | Italian Comfort Food

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.

Get a plate and add flour to it, seasoning it generously.

Flour the beef shank, ensuring to coat it well but not too much excess flour remains.

Heat a pan until super hot and sear the beef shank until browned on both sides.

Tie the beef shank with butchers twine to hold it together during cooking.

Add chopped red onions, celery, and carrots to the pan to sweat down with salt.

After about 5 minutes of sweating the veggies, add chopped garlic and continue to sweat.

Mix in a good amount of tomato paste and cook it out for 2-3 minutes.

Add cans of crushed tomatoes, rinsing each can with a bit of water and mixing it in.

Bring the mixture to a steady simmer, then transfer the meat into the pot.

Pour homemade beef broth over the meat and bring it to a simmer.

Cover the pot and place it in a 15°C oven for 2 to 2.5 hours until the meat is tender.

Prepare gremolata by chopping parsley, adding grated garlic, and zesting a lemon.

Taste the gremolata and adjust the lemon zest as needed, then set aside.

Peel and cut potatoes into small squares, cover with fresh water and add salt.

Bring the potatoes to a boil and cook until tender.

Prepare a whole pack of butter and cream on low heat until the butter melts.

Once the potatoes are tender, pass them through a ricer.

Mix in the melted butter and cream gradually, adjusting seasoning with salt.

Keep the mashed potatoes warm on the stove until ready to serve.

If the sauce is thin, create a cornstarch slurry and add it to the sauce to thicken.

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