Osso Bucco - Beef Shanks

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 beef shanks, cut 1 1/2 inches thick
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 large onion
• 8 garlic cloves
• 3 celery ribs
• 3 large carrots, 1/2 inch
• 1 hot chili pepper, long
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup beef stock
• 3/4 cup red wine
• 4 large tomatoes, skinned and chopped
• 3 ounces pancetta

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 dredge the shanks in flour salt and pepper mixture.
• 3 heat olive oil in stainless steel pan and brown beef shanks 2-3 minutes per side.
• 4 remove shanks from oil and add carrots onion garlic celery and pancetta stir together 2-3 minutes and.(pancetta can be fried prior to browning beef to crisp and add back in when adding zest).
• 5 add the herbs and fry 2-3 minutes and then add the chilli pepper and orange zest and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• 6 add the wine and deglaze the pan and boil for 3-4 minutes and then add beef stock and tomato.
• 7 place the beef shanks in the mixture or place all in a dutch oven and place in the oven for 120 minutes.