Ingredients

  • OSSOBUCO WITH A MEYER LEMON AND LAVENDER TOPPING
  • Ingredients
  • Veal shank 4-6 large, 2-inch, thick slices
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Olive oil 5 tablespoons
  • Unsalted butter 1 tablespoon
  • All-purpose flour 3 tablespoons
  • Sweet onion 1 large, such as Vidalia onion finely chopped
  • Carrot 1 medium, finely chopped
  • Celery stalk 1 medium, finely chopped
  • Garlic cloves 12 whole cloves, peeled
  • Lemon thyme 2 sprigs
  • Bay leaf 1
  • Meyer lemon peel 1 wedge
  • Dry white wine 1 1/2 cups
  • Chicken stock 1 1/2 cups, fresh or canned, low sodium
  • Water 1/2 cup
  • Tomatoes 3 small, chopped
  • Tomato paste 1 tablespoon
  • FOR THE TOPPING
  • Ingredients
  • Garlic cloves 4, finely chopped
  • Grated Meyer lemon peel from 1/2 Meyer lemon
  • Lavender 2 tablespoons, finely chopped

Method

  • Method of Preparation
  • 1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • 2.Heat the oil and butter in a large heavy bottom ovenproof pot over medium-high heat.
  • 3.Season veal with salt and pepper and dredge with the flour.
  • 4.Add veal to pot and brown well on all sides.
  • 5.Transfer veal to a platter and tent with foil to keep warm.
  • 6.Add the onion, carrot, and celery and cook over medium-low heat, stirring continuously, until vegetables are soft.
  • 7.Add garlic, thyme, bay leaf, lemon peel, wine, chicken stock and water, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, scraping up browned bits at the bottom of the pot.
  • 8.Add tomatoes and paste, stirring well.
  • 9.Add veal to pot.
  • 10. Cover pot tightly and cook, stirring occasionally, in the oven for about 1 1/2 hours or until veal is very tender.
  • 11. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
  • 12. Sprinkle with topping and serve immediately.
  • FOR THE TOPPING
  • Method of Preparation
  • 1.In a small bowl, mix garlic, lemon peel and parsley together.
  • *Serve Ossobucco with either mashed potatoes or risotto.