OSSO BUCO WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE
From jkstern 17 years ago
- 180 minutes to make
- Serves 46
This is a real crowd pleaser! I love making this for dinner parties to impress guests... I like to serve it sitting ontop fluffy couscous or creamy Mash potatoes
Ingredients
- Six to eight 2-inch-thick veal shanks (5 pounds total), each tied securely with kitchen string to keep meat attached to bone shopping list
- 3 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter shopping list
- 1 1/2 pounds onion, sliced thin shopping list
- 2 celery ribs, sliced thin shopping list
- 1/2 pound fresh cremini or white mushrooms, tough stem ends trimmed shopping list
- 1/2 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded shopping list
- 1/2 pound fresh Portobello mushrooms, stems discarded shopping list
- 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled shopping list
- 1/2 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine shopping list
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup water shopping list
- 1 to 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, or to taste shopping list
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, washed well, spun dry, and minced shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 275°F.
- In a heavy ovenproof kettle large enough to hold veal shanks in one layer heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam begins to subside and sauté onion and celery until beginning to turn golden.
- Pat shanks dry between paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
- Arrange shanks on onion mixture and roast, covered tightly, in middle of oven 3 hours. (Meat will give off juices as it cooks.) Shanks may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and cooled, uncovered, before chilling, covered. Reheat shanks before proceeding.)
- Cut mushrooms into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
- In a large skillet heat remaining 2 tablespoons each of oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam begins to subside and sauté mushrooms with thyme and salt and pepper to taste, stirring, until mushrooms begin to give off their liquid.
- Stir in vermouth or wine and lemon juice and cook, stirring, until all but about 1/3 cup liquid is evaporated.
- Mushrooms may be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely before chilling, covered.
- Transfer shanks to a platter and keep warm.
- Transfer onions, celery, and pan juices to a blender with 1/2 cup water and purée until smooth, adding more water if necessary to thin sauce to desired consistency.
- Pour sauce into a saucepan and stir in mushroom mixture, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Heat sauce over moderate heat until heated through and stir in parsley.
The Rating
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Yummmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Yum jk This I have to make!
helewes
in Newton loved it
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Had this today. It was so rich, tender and delicious. I used a crisp white wine. I like it when a recipe just falls into place. Short quick recipes have their place, but ones with awesome end results; take some effort. I served this with mashed potat...more
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in Newton loved it
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