Best Braised Veal Cheeks With Coconut Risotto Recipes

Braised Veal Shanks image

Provided by Anthony Bourdain

Yield Makes 4 main-course servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

For stew
2 cups veal demiglace (16 fl oz)*
4 (1-lb) meaty cross-cut veal shanks (osso buco), each tied with kitchen string
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 medium onions, cut into 1/4-inch dice (2 cups)
2 medium carrots, cut into 1/4-inch dice (1 cup)
2 celery ribs, cut into 1/4-inch dice (1 cup)
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups dry red wine
1 (28-oz) can whole tomatoes in juice, drained and coarsely chopped
1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf (preferably fresh)
For gremolata
2 teaspoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
3/4 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
3/4 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme
Accompaniment: wild mushroom risotto

Steps:

Make stew:
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat to 350°F.
Bring demiglace to a simmer in a 1-quart saucepan over moderate heat. Remove from heat and keep warm, partially covered.
Pat shanks dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dredge shanks in flour to coat, shaking off excess. Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart wide heavy ovenproof pot over moderately high heat until just smoking, then brown shanks on all sides, about 10 minutes total, and transfer with tongs to a plate. Add butter to pot and heat until foam subsides, then sauté onions, carrots, celery, and garlic, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened, about 9 minutes.
Add wine, scraping up any brown bits, then add warm demiglace, tomatoes, and bay leaf. Return shanks (with any juices accumulated on plate) to pot and bring liquid to a boil, then cover pot and braise shanks in oven until meat is very tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
Carefully transfer shanks with a slotted spoon to a clean plate and keep warm, loosely covered with foil. Skim fat from sauce, then simmer, uncovered, on top of stove, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper and add shanks, then cook over low heat until heated through. (Discard strings and bay leaf before serving.)
Make gremolata:
Stir together parsley, zest, rosemary, and thyme and sprinkle over osso buco just before serving.
*Available at specialty foods shops and cooking.com.

Coconut Risotto image

Provided by Food Network

Categories side-dish

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups Arborio rice
2 cups vegetable stock
2 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a deep baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Add the rice, vegetable stock, coconut milk, salt, and pepper to a medium bowl and toss it around with your hands until all the rice is coated. Pour the mixture into the foil lined baking sheet. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Put the pan in the oven and bake until creamy, about 1 hour. Transfer the rice to a serving bowl and serve.

Braised Veal with Rice: Reisfleisch image

Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

2 pounds veal shoulder
3 tablespoons oil
2 onions, chopped
3 cups veal stock
3 tablespoons sweet Hungarian paprika
2 teaspoons ground cumin
6 cloves garlic, minced
Cayenne pepper, to taste
1 bay leaf
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups long grain rice
2 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, peeled and diced
6 cornichons, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon minced fresh marjoram
1 teaspoon minced parsley
1 teaspoon minced chives
Freshly grated Parmesan
Butter lettuce
Pumpkinseed oil
Balsamic vinegar
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Steps:

Cut the veal into thin slices, the size of a silver dollar.
In a heavy saute pan, add oil and sear meat. Add onions and saute until golden brown. Deglaze with stock, add the paprika, cumin, garlic, cayenne, and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the rice and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes or until rice is almost done. About 5 minutes before rice is cooked, stir in red peppers and cornichons.
Serve hot and sprinkle with fresh herbs and grated Parmesan.
Serve with butter lettuce salad that has been lightly dressed with pumpkinseed oil and balsamic vinegar and seasoned with salt and pepper.