Best 7 Beef Shank Faux Osso Bucco Recipes

OSSO BUCCO (BRAISED BEEF SHANKS RECIPE)

Steps:

• If you want, dredge the beef shanks through flour and coat it. ( I skip this to keep it lower carb)
• Melt the butter in a large oven safe braising pan over medium to medium-high heat.
• Fry the beef shanks in the butter until browned on the outside.
• Remove the beef shanks to a plate, and keep warm.
• Add the onion slices to the skillet; cook and stir until the onion is tender. Add in the garlic and the carrots and fry until the garlic is fragrant.
• Pour in the white wine and deglaze the pan at this point. Stir in the beef broth and the tomatoes.
• Return the beef to the pan, making sure the shanks are submerged in the sauce.
• The best way to cook now is to place the lid on top and cook the shanks in a 300 °F for 4-5 hours, until the meat is tender and falling off the bone.
• For stove top, cover and simmer on the stove top over low heat for 2-3 hours, checking and moving the meat occasionally to ensure that the bottom is not burning.

OSSO BUCCO-STYLE BEEF SHANK

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Increase heat to medium-high. Add beef shank and cook until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Return onion and garlic to the pan. Sprinkle thyme, oregano, rosemary, and marjoram over beef.
• Pour tomatoes and tomato paste into the pan. Fill the empty tomato paste can with water and pour into the pan. Stir in lemon zest, salt, and black pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until beef is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

BEEF OSSO BUCCO

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat., In a large skillet, brown beef in butter and oil. Transfer meat and drippings to a 6-qt. slow cooker. Add wine to skillet, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan; pour over meat. Add the tomatoes, broth, carrots, onion, celery, thyme, oregano, bay leaves and remaining salt., Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or until meat is tender. Discard bay leaves., Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer juices to a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., In a small bowl, combine the gremolata ingredients. Serve beef with gremolata and sauce. If desired serve over polenta.

OSSO BUCO

Steps:

• Place the rosemary, thyme, bay leaf and cloves into cheesecloth and secure with twine. This will be your bouquet garni.
• For the veal shanks, pat dry with paper towels to remove any excess moisture. Veal shanks will brown better when they are dry. Secure the meat to the bone with the kitchen twine. Season each shank with salt and freshly ground pepper. Dredge the shanks in flour, shaking off excess.
• In a large Dutch oven pot, heat vegetable oil until smoking. Add tied veal shanks to the hot pan and brown all sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove browned shanks and reserve.
• In the same pot, add the onion, carrot and celery. Season with salt at this point to help draw out the moisture from the vegetables. Saute until soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the tomato paste and mix well. Return browned shanks to the pan and add the white wine and reduce liquid by half, about 5 minutes. Add the bouquet garni and 2 cups of the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pan and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is falling off the bone. Check every 15 minutes, turning shanks and adding more chicken stock as necessary. The level of cooking liquid should always be about 3/4 the way up the shank.
• Carefully remove the cooked shanks from the pot and place in decorative serving platter. Cut off the kitchen twine and discard.
• Remove and discard bouquet garni from the pot.
• Pour all the juices and sauce from the pot over the shanks. Garnish with chopped parsley and lemon zest.

BEEF SHANK FAUX OSSO BUCCO

Steps:

• Season the beef with salt and pepper and dredge in the flour. Working is batches, brown the beef in the oil and butter until the shanks are golden. Medium high heat in a large deep skillet. Remove shanks from the oil and butter and set aside. In the same pan, add the onion, carrot, celery, bacon and garlic. Saute over medium high heat until veggies are tender - about 7 minutes. Add the wine and turn up the heat slightly to reduce the liquids. Another 6 minutes or so. Add broth, tomatoes and salt and pepper to taste - about a tsp of each. At this point you can transfer the vegetables to a dutch oven and add the beef. Coover and simmer 2 hours or until meat is tender OR Add the veggies and beef in layers to a slow cooker and cook on low for four hours or until tender. In a small bowl combine the chopped parsley, garlic and lemon zest. Add either the pot or the slow cooker for the final 10 minutes of cooking. Serve over polenta, rice or mashed potatos.

OSSO BUCCO - BEEF SHANKS

Steps:

• heat oven to 325 degrees.
• dredge the shanks in flour salt and pepper mixture.
• heat olive oil in stainless steel pan and brown beef shanks 2-3 minutes per side.
• Remove shanks from oil and add carrots onion garlic celery and pancetta stir together 2-3 minutes and.(pancetta can be fried prior to browning beef to crisp and add back in when adding zest).
• add the herbs and fry 2-3 minutes and then add the chilli pepper and orange zest and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• add the wine and deglaze the pan and boil for 3-4 minutes and then add beef stock and tomato.
• place the beef shanks in the mixture or place all in a dutch oven and place in the oven for 120 minutes.

TRADITIONAL OSSO BUCO

Steps:

• Dust the veal shanks lightly with flour. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the veal, and cook until browned on the outside. Remove to a bowl, and keep warm. Add two cloves of crushed garlic and onion to the skillet; cook and stir until onion is tender. Return the veal to the pan and mix in the carrot and wine. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pour in the tomatoes and beef stock, and season with salt and pepper. Cover, and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours, basting the veal every 15 minutes or so. The meat should be tender, but not falling off the bone.
• In a small bowl, mix together the parsley, 1 clove of garlic and lemon zest. Sprinkle the gremolata over the veal just before serving.