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Ossobuco alla Milanese

Name: Ossobuco alla Milanese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 veal shank slices; 3 tbsp flour; cayenne pepper; 30 g clarified butter; 50 ml dry white wine; 50 ml beef stock; salt; pepper; 5 sage leaves; 0.5 tsp rosemary needles; 0.5 bunch flat-leaf parsley; 0.5 lemon; 1 garlic clove; 1.5 tbsp lemon juice; 150 g celeriac; 3 onions; 1 carrot

From the kitchen ofKarla Wagner

The story

From Karla's family cookbook (2014). Veal shank in the Milanese style with the classic gremolata of herbs, garlic and lemon zest – a festive braised dish from the family kitchen.

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 2 h
Total: 2 h 20 min
Servings: 8
Difficulty: advanced

Method

Score the meat around the edge several times. Mix flour with cayenne pepper
Heat clarified butter in a large braising pot. Brown the meat in 2 batches
Add the wine and let it almost evaporate. Pour in the stock. Add finely diced celeriac
Wash the herbs
After 1½ hours scatter half the gremolata over the meat and braise covered for a further 30 minutes.
Before serving

Meat Braised Veal