Happy Friday guys! Recipe of the day is Succulent Osso Buco with Creamy Polenta – an absolute treat and a truly comforting and delicious recipe.
What is Osso Buco
Osso bucco or ‘ bone with a hole’ is Italian specialty from the Lombard cuisine. The veal shanks are cooked slowly with vegetables and white wine until tender and falling off the bone. It is served with gremolata over a bed of creamy polenta, risotto or pasta.
I didn’t have any parsley so didn’t make gremolata but I’d recommend it – it adds so much freshness and flavour to the succulent veal pieces.
What you need:
- veal shanks
- onion
- white wine
- beef stock
- flour
- butter
- tomato paste
- salt and pepper
- polenta
Here’s how to make this beautiful Succulent Osso Buco with Creamy Polenta
Ingredients:
- 3-4 veal shanks, depending on their size
- 4tbsp flour
- 2 carrots, roughly cut
- 1 onion, chopped
- 400ml dry white wine
- 800ml beef stock
- salt and pepper to taste
- 400g precooked polenta
- a handful of fresh sage leaves
- 2tbsp olive oil
Preparation:
- Heat a deep dish with olive oil. Season the veal shanks well with salt and pepper on both sides and then dust them with a bit of flour on both sides. Cook until golden on both sides and remove from the dish. Add the onion and cook for a couple of minutes. Stir in the carrots and leave for 4-5 minutes.
- Place the veal shanks back in the dish. Add the wine, beef stock and sage.
- Cover with lid and cook in the oven for about 2 hours until the meat is falling apart.
- I used a precooked polenta which I had to heat, add butter to and season. If you wish, you can prepare your own.
- To serve – add a generous serving of the creamy polenta and arrange the veal shank on top.
- Also can be served with risotto, pasta and mash potatoes.
Enjoy!
I hope you guys love this recipe as much as we did. Stay tuned for more quick, easy and tasty seasonal recipes coming next week.
We have a lot of thing planned this weekend but the most exciting is the bbq we’re making on both Saturday and Sunday. There’ll be plenty of delicious food and quality family time (hopefully) 🙂 If you’d like to see some video footage, follow me on Instagram. I’m loving the Reels even though I’ve got so much to learn but bear with me. 🙂 x
