Osso buco with lemon couscous

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4poundsVeal shanks (2\" high)
Flour
cupOlive oil
6largesShallots
8largesGarlic cloves
4Leeks whites only
2cupsDry white wine
cupTomato paste
4largesCarrots
2Lemons , zest of
3Bay leaves
1cupCanned plum tomatoes
12Whole sprigs fresh thyme
4Sprigs fresh marjoram
2cupsVeal stock
Salt
Fresh ground pepper
cupChicken stock
1Clove garlic
3tablespoonsOlive oil
1Red pepper
1Yellow pepper
2Lemons , zest of
Salt
Pepper
2cupsCouscous
¼cupFresh parsley

Directions

OSSO BUCO

COUSCOUS

Osso Buco: Preheat oven to 350F. Finely chop shallots and garlic. Finely slice whites only of leeks. Dice carrots. Chop canned tomatoes.

To prepare osso buco: Dip shanks in flour until fully coated. In large skillet, over med-high heat, brown shanks in ½ of the olive oil, about 3 minutes per side, or until golden colour is achieved. Remove from skillet and set aside. Reduce heat to medium and add remaining olive oil. Add shallots, garlic and leeks and saute about 3 to 5 minutes, or until golden.

Add wine and deglaze skillet.

In large roasting pan, combine veal shanks, shallot mixture and all remaining ingredients except stock. Add enough stock to just cover shanks.

Cover pan and cook in oven 1½ to 2 hours, or until veal is tender, checking occasionally. Remove lid for last ½ hour to thicken sauce. If meat is tender, but sauce has not thickened slightly, remove veal from an until sauce has thickened.

Couscous: Chop garlic and parsley. Dice peppers. In small saucepan, over high heat, bring chicken stock to a boil. Meanwhile, in large saucepan, over medium heat, saute garlic in 1 tb of the olive oil about 2 minutes, or until garlic turns golden. Add peppers, zest, slat and pepper. Add boiling chicken stock. Add couscous and stir. Remove from heat, and set aside, covered, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining olive oil and chopped parsley and fluff with fork. Note: Follow couscous package directions for quantity of liquid, as each brand may vary.

Per serving: Cal 685/Pro 50g/Fat 26g/Carb 61g Source: Gusto! (Toronto Globe and Mail) Sam's Notes: Begin checking at about 1 hour. Next time for couscous only add lemon and parsley.

Posted to FOODWINE Digest 24 Dec 96 From: Rod Grant <rodgrant@...> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 21:09:00 -0500