Osso Bucco aka Braised Beef Shanks

Ingredients

• Onions

  Raw

  1 large or 150g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Celery

  Raw

  2 stalks, large (11 inches long) or 128g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 cup or 237g

• Balsamic vinegar

  ¼ cup or 64g

• Thyme

  Fresh

  1 tbsp or 2g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  1 tsp or 3g

• Cloves

  Spices, ground

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Beef, shank crosscuts

  Separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw

  3 ¾ lb or 1.7kg

• Beef broth soup

  Canned, condensed, bouillon and consomme

  2 cup or 496g

• Tomatoes

  Crushed, canned

  1 cup or 240g

• Mustard seed

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 6g

• Sage

  Freshdirect

  1 tablespoon or 2g

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325F.
2. Pat the meat dry and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
3. Melt a generous amount of healthy cooking fat such as lard, ghee or coconut oil in a heavy skillet set over high heat.
4. Add the meat and cook without moving until a beautiful golden crust forms, which will take 3-5 minutes. Flip the meat and continue cooking until a crust forms on that side too. Remove the cooked pieces of meat to a 7 quart Dutch oven.
5. Once the meat has been cooked and removed, lower the heat to medium, add a little more fat to the pan if necessary then throw in the onion, celery and garlic and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are fragrant and become slightly golden.
6. Add broth, tomatoes, water, balsamic vinegar, dried mustard, fresh herbs, salt, pepper, cinnamon and clove and bring to a boil.
7. Lower the heat and simmer uncovered for about 5 minutes, then pour over the meat in the Dutch oven.
8. Cover and cook in a 325F oven for 3 to 31/2 hours or until the meat easily detaches from the bones.
9. Serve immediately with a side of cauliflower mash.
10. Recipe by: Sonia! The Healthy Foodie (source: https://thehealthyfoodie.com/osso-bucco-aka-braised-beef-shanks/)