OSSO BUCO (BRAISED VEAL SHANK WITH WHITE WINE GARLIC AND ONION)

OSSO BUCO (BRAISED VEAL SHANK WITH WHITE WINE GARLIC AND ONION) image

Categories Beef

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 to 1 1/2 pounds 1 1/2 inch thick veal shanks
flour for dredging the veal
3 tablespoons ollive oil
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup drained chopped italian plum tomatoes
2 garlic cloves crushed
2 tablespoons crumbled dried sage
1 bay leaf
1 large onion
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespooon sugar
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves
riceas an accompaniment

Steps:

Pat the veal dry with paper towels and dredge in the flour, shaking off the excess. In a heavy flameproof casserole heat the oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it saute the veal turning it until it is browned evenly. Add the wine and deglaze the casserole, scraping up the brown bits. Add the broth the tomatoes the garlic the sage and the bay leaf and braise the mixture covered at a bare simmer basting occasionally with the sauce for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is tender. Thirty minutes before the veal is done in a saucpan cook the onion in the butter ovewr moderate heat stirring until it is softened add 2 tablespoons water and the sugar and cook the onion over low heat stirring occasionally for 10 to 15 minutes or until it has begun to carmmelize and turn golden. Add the onion to the veal 15 minutes before the veal is done. Transfer the veal to a serving dish and keep it warm covered loosely. Boil the cooking liquid over moderately high heat stirring until is reduced to about 2 cups and discard the bay leaf. Ladle the sauce over the veal sprinkle it with the parsley and serve the veal with the rice.