The Best Italian Dishes

The best Italian dishes. Today I am making veal osso buco. Veal Osso Buco is my favorite Italian dish. I am serving my veal osso buco with polenta and homemade gremolata. Osso buco is a slow cooked veal shank, until the meat is tender. Osso buco can be served with polenta, risotto and mashed potatoes. You can check the recipes for risotto and mashed potatoes I will provide the links below.

 

• In this video, Lainey welcomes viewers and starts preparing Veal Osso Buco, one of her favorite Italian dishes.
• Lainey prepares the veal shanks by seasoning them with salt and pepper, coating them with flour, and searing them until golden brown.
• She sautes onions, carrots, celery, and garlic in olive oil, adding flavor to the dish.
• Lainey adds white wine, tomato paste, and herbs to the pot, then braises the veal shanks in chicken stock for two hours.
• She makes gremolata by combining parsley, lemon zest, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper for a flavorful garnish.
• Lainey prepares creamy polenta by cooking corn grits with water, olive oil, and Parmigiano cheese, ensuring a smooth texture.
• She thickens the sauce with a roux, infusing it with thyme for flavor, and serves the Osso Buco dish beautifully garnished with gremolata and lemon zest.
• Lainey presents the fabulous Veal Osso Buco dish and encourages viewers to enjoy it.

Veal Osso Buco Ingredients:

4lb veal shanks
1 onion
2 celery stalks
2 small carrots
5 garlic cloves
1 cup flour
1 cup dry white wine
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 string rosemary
Thyme
1 fresh bay leave
3 cups chicken stock

Gremolata:

¼ of fresh parsley
½ lemon zest
1 garlic clove
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt and pepper

Polenta:

4 cups water
1 cup polenta
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup parmesan cheese