Ricettario d'Italia

In breve

The dish in short

  • Slices of veal shank 4 cm thick, from the lower part of the hind leg, where the small bone is full of marrow.
  • Floured and browned in butter with a little onion, then cooked covered with a little broth over low heat for about an hour and a half.
  • Cooked in bianco, that is without tomato, or with one very small one at most; and with no wine.
  • Finished with gremolada, lemon zest, parsley, anchovy and, if you like, garlic, chopped together and stirred in five minutes before serving.
  • Served with risotto alla milanese.

Il video, Milano, Lombardia

Ossobuco alla milanese

The video: Braised veal shanks, Milanese style

Milan's braised veal shank, floured, browned in butter and cooked slowly in a little broth, then finished with a gremolada of lemon, parsley and anchovy: a De.Co. of the City of Milan since 2007. The video is an illustration; the recipe has the exact quantities, temperatures and times.

Serves
4
Hands-on
39 min
Cooking
1 h 35 min
Video
11 s

Passo dopo passo

The steps, in photos

The video shows the main moments; these are all 12 steps, as in the recipe.

Photos of steps 1, 2, 3
1Make the broth2Heat the broth3Cut the skin round the slices
Photos of steps 4, 5, 6
4Chop the onion and the tomato5Cook the onion golden in the butter6Flour the slices
Photos of steps 7, 8, 9
7Brown them on both sides8Add the broth, the tomato and salt9Cover and cook slowly
Photos of steps 10, 11, 12
10Make the gremolada11Stir in the gremolada12Serve

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