As soon as the words osso bucco are spoken , people reply in terms of it being so hard to make .
The truth is ....it is a full flavoured , easily prepared ,slow cooked meal .
Osso bucco is Italian and it is the knuckle or shin of veal cut in steaks across the bone sautéed on the bone and then slow cooked with garlic , onions , grated lemon rind , tomatoes , celery and carrots .
Served with spaghetti , rice or well mashed potatoes ..
Bulk packs of osso bucco can be purchased from Tasman Meats ,Traralgon.
Preheat oven to 160 deg C
Heat 2 tbs of ghee in a frypan over a medium heat .
Add 2 onions peeled and chopped
2 celery sticks trimmed and chopped
2 carrots chopped
2 tbs of minced garlic .
Cook the veggies through till just tender .
Remove from pan and set aside .
Add an extra 2 tbs of ghee to the pan and place over a low heat .
Now it is time to season 1/4 cup of plain flour with 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of cracked black pepper in a medium bowl
Coat both sides of the Osso bucco steaks in the seasoned flour.
Shake off excess flour .
Brown both sides of the osso bucco in the pan over a medium heat .
Transfer each osso bucco steak to the bowl of your slow cooker spoon over the veggies .
Deglaze your pan with 250ml of white wine mixed with 250ml of beef stock .
Stir in all the juices and bits from the pan and add a 400gm can of diced tomatoes and the finely chopped lemon rind from 1small lemon , simmer and bring to the boil
Pour this over the meat and vegetables in the slow cooker .
Cover and cook for 4 and 1/2 hours on high or 8 hours on low , until the meat is tender and the sauce thickens .
A great winters night meal .
The truth is ....it is a full flavoured , easily prepared ,slow cooked meal .
Osso bucco is Italian and it is the knuckle or shin of veal cut in steaks across the bone sautéed on the bone and then slow cooked with garlic , onions , grated lemon rind , tomatoes , celery and carrots .
Served with spaghetti , rice or well mashed potatoes ..
Bulk packs of osso bucco can be purchased from Tasman Meats ,Traralgon.
Preheat oven to 160 deg C
Heat 2 tbs of ghee in a frypan over a medium heat .
Add 2 onions peeled and chopped
2 celery sticks trimmed and chopped
2 carrots chopped
2 tbs of minced garlic .
Cook the veggies through till just tender .
Remove from pan and set aside .
Add an extra 2 tbs of ghee to the pan and place over a low heat .
Now it is time to season 1/4 cup of plain flour with 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of cracked black pepper in a medium bowl
Coat both sides of the Osso bucco steaks in the seasoned flour.
Shake off excess flour .
Brown both sides of the osso bucco in the pan over a medium heat .
Transfer each osso bucco steak to the bowl of your slow cooker spoon over the veggies .
Deglaze your pan with 250ml of white wine mixed with 250ml of beef stock .
Stir in all the juices and bits from the pan and add a 400gm can of diced tomatoes and the finely chopped lemon rind from 1small lemon , simmer and bring to the boil
Pour this over the meat and vegetables in the slow cooker .
Cover and cook for 4 and 1/2 hours on high or 8 hours on low , until the meat is tender and the sauce thickens .
A great winters night meal .
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