Osso-Bucco
INGREDIENTS (4 PORTIONS)
  • 1 kg chuck steak, cut into four pieces
  • 50 ml flour
  • 50 ml oil
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ carrot, roughly cubed
  • 1 celery stalk, roughly chopped
  • 1 tin cherry tomatoes, approx. 400 g
  • 100 ml white wine
  • 300 ml stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 200 ml parsley, chopped

OSSO BUCCO STYLE CHUCK STEAK WITH GREMOLATA

Time: approx. 3-4 hours
No. of portions: 4

INSTRUCTIONS
  • Coat the chunks of steak in flour, heat up a casserole with oil, brown the meat all over until it is a good colour.
  • Lift out the meat and brown the onion, garlic, carrot and celery for a few minutes in the casserole.
  • Return the meat to the pot, add the wine, tomatoes, stock and bay leaf, bring to the boil, put on the lid, lower the heat and simmer for 2 hours.
  • Use a fork to check the meat is tender, season with salt and pepper.
  • Mix together the lemon zest, chopped garlic and parsley to make a gremolata.
  • Serve the chuck steak topped with a little gremolata alongside some baguette or cous cous.