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Osso Bucco with Risotto Milanese

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup white wine
  • ½ tsp saffron threads
  • 4 cup boiling chicken stock
  • ¾ cup risotto rice
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • salt and pepper

For the Risotto:

  • cup dry white wine
  • 4 large pieces of veal shank, osso bucco cut
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1 leek, finely chopped
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ¾ cup Parmesan cheese, coarsely grated

Instructions

  • Heat the butter and oil until sizzling in a large frying pan. Add the onion and leek, and cook gently for about 5 minutes without browning the onions.
  • Season the flour and toss the veal in it, then add them to the pan and cook over high heat until they brown.
  • Gradually stir in the wine and heat until simmering. Cover the pan and simmer for 1½ hours, stirring occasionally, until the meat is very tender.
  • Use a draining spoon the transfer the veal to a warm serving dish. Then boil the sauce rapidly until reduced and thickened to the desired consistency.
  • Make the risotto about 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time for the veal. Melt the butter in a large pan and cook the onion until softened.
  • Stir in the rice to coat all the grains in butter. Add a ladleful of boiling chicken stock and mix well. Continue adding the boiling stock a ladleful at a time, allowing each portion to be absorbed before adding the next. The whole process takes about 20 minutes.
  • Pound the saffron threads in a mortar, then stir in the wine. Add the saffron-scented wine to the risotto and cook for a final 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the Parmesan.
  • Spoon some risotto onto each plate, then add some veal. Serve immediately.