Osso Buco with Tomatoes, Olives, and Gremolata |
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Prep Time: 45 Minutes Cook Time: 180 Minutes |
Ready In: 225 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Ingredients:
8 to 10 (10-oz) meaty cross-cut veal shanks (osso buco; 5 to 6 1/2 lb total), each tied with kitchen string |
1/2 cup all-purpose flour |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
3 tablespoons unsalted butter |
2 medium onions, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced |
1 small carrot, finely chopped |
1 celery rib, finely chopped |
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped |
1 cup dry white wine |
1 cup chicken broth |
1 (28- to 32-oz) can whole plum tomatoes with juice (not in purée), coarsely chopped |
1 cup kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, pitted and halved |
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves |
2 fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs |
1 turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf |
2 (2- by 1/2-inch) strips fresh lemon zest , cut crosswise into fine julienne |
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste |
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste |
3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley |
1 large garlic clove, minced |
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh fresh lemon zest |
Directions:
1. Make stew: Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Pat shanks dry and season with salt and pepper. Divide shanks and flour between 2 large sealable plastic bags and shake to coat, then remove shanks from bags, shaking off excess flour. Heat oil and 2 tablespoons butter in ovenproof pot over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then brown shanks well in 2 batches, 10 to 12 minutes per batch, transferring to a plate.
3. Reduce heat to moderate and add remaining tablespoon butter to pot along with onions, carrot, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring, until onions are pale golden, about 5 minutes. Add remaining stew ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring. Arrange shanks in pot in 1 layer and return to a simmer. Cover pot and braise shanks in middle of oven until very tender, about 2 1/2 hours. Remove strings from osso buco and discard along with parsley sprigs and bay leaf.
4. Make gremolata and serve osso buco: Stir together gremolata ingredients in a small bowl and sprinkle over osso buco. Serve immediately.
5. Cooks' notes: Osso buco (without gremolata) can be made 1 day ahead. Cool completely, uncovered, then chill, covered. Reheat, covered, in a 325°F oven 30 to 40 minutes.
6. Osso buco can also be cooked in a large roasting pan. Straddle pan across 2 burners for browning and boiling, then cover pan tightly with foil for braising.
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