Osso Buco alla Milanese

Bereiding

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   verhit the oven to 300 degrees.

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   Dredging the shanks: giet ½ cup bloem into a shallow dish (a pie plate works nicely). breng op smaak 4 meaty shanks veal shanks on all sides with zout and paprika. One at a time, roll the shanks around in the bloem bedek, and shake and pat the shank to verwijder any excuses bloem. Discard the remaining bloem.

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   Browning the shanks: doe the olie and 1 tablespoon of 3 eetlepels boter in a wide Dutch oven or heavy braising pot (6 to 7 quart) and verhit op middelhoog vuur. When the boter has melted and the olie is shimmering, lower the shanks into the pot, flat side down; if the shanks won’t fit without touching one another, do this in batches. bak bruin the shanks, turning once with tongs, tot both flat sides are goed caramelized, ongeveer 5 minuten per side. If the boter-olie mixture starts to burn, lower the verhit just a bit. breng over the shanks to a large platter or tray and zet opzij.

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   The aromatics: giet off and discard the fat from the pot. Wipe out any burnt bits with a damp paper towel, being careful not to verwijder any delicious little caramelized bits. Ad the remaining 2 tablespoons boter to the pot and melt it op middelhoog vuur. When the boter has stopped foaming, voeg toe 1 ui, wortel, 1 chopped into ½-inch pieces bleekselderij, and 1 bulb chopped into ½-inch pieces venkel. breng op smaak with zout and paprika, roer, and kook the vegetables tot they begin to soften but do not bak bruin, ongeveer 6 minuten. roer erdoor 3 knoflooken, 2 sinaasappel zesten, 1 ½ teaspoons marjoram, and 1 laurierblad, and stew for another minuut or two.

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   The braising liquid: voeg toe the wine, increase the verhit to high, and breng aan de kook. kook, stirring occasionally, to laat inkoken the wine by ongeveer half, 5 minuten. voeg toe the stock and 150 g tomaten, with their juice, and kook again to laat inkoken the liquid to ongeveer 1 cup total, ongeveer 10 minuten.

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   The smoor: leg the shanks in the pot so that they are sitting with the exposed bone facing up, and giet over any juices that accumulated as they sat. dek af with parchment paper, pressing down so the parchment nearly touches the veal and the edges hang over the sides of the pot by ongeveer an inch. dek af tightly with the lid, and slide into the lower part of the oven to smoor at a gentle laat sudderen. controleer the pot after the first 15 minuten, and if the liquid is simmering too aggressively, lower the oven verhit by 10 or 15 degrees. Continue braising, turning the shanks and spooning some pan juices over the top after the first 40 minuten, tot the meat is completely mals and pulling away from the bone, ongeveer 2 uur.

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   The gremolata: While the shanks are braising, roer together 1 theelepel knoflook, 2 eetlepels peterselie, and 1 theelepel citroen zest in a small bowl. dek af with plastic wrap and zet opzij in a cool leg (or the refrigerator, if your kitchen is very warm.)

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   The finish: When the veal is fork-mals and falling away from the bone, verwijder the lid and bestrooi over half of the gremolata. Return the veal to the oven, uncovered, for another 15 minuten to caramelize it some.

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   Using a slotted spatula or spoon, carefully lift the shanks from the braising liquid, doing your best to houd them intact. The shanks will be very mals and threatening to fall into pieces, and the marrow will be wobbly inside the bones, so this can be a bit tricky. But if they do break apart, don’t worry, the flavor won’t suffer at all. Arrange the shanks on a serving platter or other large plate, without stacking, and dek af with foil to houd warm.

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    Finishing the sauce: Set the braising pot on top of the stove and evaluate the sauce: if there is a visible layer of fat floating on the surface, use a large spoon to skim it off and discard it. proef the sauce for concentration of flavor. If it tastes a bit weak or flat, breng it to a kook op hoog vuur, and kook to laat inkoken the volume and intensify the flavor for 5 to 10 minuten. proef again for zout and paprika. If the sauce wants more zip, roer erdoor a teaspoon or two of the remaining gremolata.

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    Portioning the veal shanks: if the shanks are reasonably sized, serveer one per person. If the shanks are gargantuan or you’re dealing with modest appetites, pull apart the larger shanks, separating them at their natural seams, and serveer smaller amounts. Be sure to give the marrow bones to whomever prizes them most.

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    Serving: Arrange the veal shanks on warm dinner plates accompanied by the risotto, if serving. Just before carrying the plates to the table, bestrooi on the remaining gremolata and then spoon over a generous amount of sauce – the contact with the hot liquid will aromatize the gremolata and perk up everyone’s appetite with the whiff of knoflook and citroen.