Name: Osso buco with spinach polenta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 145 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 pieces (1.3kg) veal osso buco; 2 tablespoon plain flour; 20 gram butter; 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil; 1 small celery stick, finely chopped; 1 small carrot, finely chopped; 4 clove garlic, crushed; 1 1/2 cup passata (italian cooking sauce); 1 3/4 cup chicken stock; 2 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley; 2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon zest; Spinach polenta; 3 cup chicken stock; 1 1/2 cup polenta (corn meal); 100 gram baby spinach leaves, coarsely shredded; 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan

Ingredients

6 pieces (1.3kg) veal osso buco

2 tablespoon plain flour

20 gram butter

1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

1 small celery stick, finely chopped

1 small carrot, finely chopped

4 clove garlic, crushed

1 1/2 cup passata (italian cooking sauce)

1 3/4 cup chicken stock

2 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley

2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon zest

Spinach polenta

3 cup chicken stock

1 1/2 cup polenta (corn meal)

100 gram baby spinach leaves, coarsely shredded

1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan

Method

Osso buco with spinach polenta

1.Preheat oven to 160°C or 140°C fan forced. Toss veal in flour; shake away excess flour. Heat butter and oil in a large flameproof casserole dish over high heat. Add veal; season. Cook for 4 minutes each side or until well browned; remove from dish. Drain fat from dish.

2.Add celery, carrot and 3 cloves garlic to dish; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add passata and stock; bring to the boil. Return veal to dish; spoon sauce over veal. Cover tightly with a lid or two layers of foil. Bake for 2 hours or until tender. Season.

3.Sprinkle osso buco with combined parsley, zest and remaining garlic. Serve with polenta.

Spinach polenta

4.Bring stock and 2 cups water to the boil in a medium heavy-based saucepan. Sprinkle polenta into boiling stock mixture. Cook and stir over moderate heat for 20 minutes or until polenta is soft. Stir in spinach and parmesan. Season.

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Osso buco with spinach polenta

Spinach polenta

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