Italian Style Veal Shanks

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 kg veal shanks, pieces
• 1/4 cup plain flour
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 celery rib, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, sliced
• 425 g canned tomatoes, diced
• 1 liter beef stock (salt reduced)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 2 -3 slices lemon zest
• 1 cup continental fresh parsley leaves, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 2 slices lemon zest, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 mix gremolata ingredients together and serve with the cooked shanks.
• 2 preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
• 3 season shanks with salt and pepper.
• 4 dust flour shaking off excess.
• 5 heat oil in large frying pan and brown shanks.
• 6 transfer to ovenproof casserole.
• 7 wipe pan clean with paper towel and melt butter over low heat.
• 8 cook vegetables stirring until onion is soft, then add all remaining ingredients. bring to boil and simmer 2 minutes.
• 9 pour over shanks.
• 10 cover bake for 1 1/2 hours until meat is tender.