OSSO BUCO

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This is a very tender veal dish with a flavorful tomato and herb sauce. It takes a while to prepare, but does not require much attention while cooking.

Provided by Amy Augustyniak

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 2h50m

Yield 7

Number Of Ingredients 16

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Ingredients

¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 pounds veal shank
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup thinly sliced carrots
½ cup chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3 sprigs fresh parsley
1 bay leaf

Steps:

In a shallow dish, stir together flour, salt, and black pepper. Dredge meat in seasoned flour. In a large skillet, melt butter with oil over medium heat. Brown meat. Remove meat from pan, and set aside.
Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic to drippings in pan. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes.
Stir in tomato sauce, water, basil, thyme, parsley, and bay leaf. Return meat to pan. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to simmer. Cover, and cook for 2 1/2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.3 calories, Carbohydrate 10.6 g, Cholesterol 83.2 mg, Fat 14.5 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 19.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 947.9 mg, Sugar 3.3 g