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Osso bucco with gremolata and parsnip mash

3

Points®

Total time: 2 hr 15 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 2 hr • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy

Relax as this dish bakes in the oven – and there you have it, a perfect Sunday dinner!

Ingredients

Plain flour

1 tbs

Olive oil

1 tbs

Veal leg steak, raw

600 g, (buy 800g veal osso bucco)

Brown onion

1 medium, finely chopped

Carrot(s)

1 medium, finely chopped

Celery

2 stick(s)

Garlic

3 clove(s), finely chopped

Red wine

125 ml, (1/2 cup)

Canned diced tomatoes

800 g, (2 x 400g cans)

Beef stock

1 cup(s), (250ml), salt-reduced

Fresh flat-leaf parsley

½ cup(s), leaves

Lemon(s)

1 medium, zested

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 150°C. Place the flour on a plate and season with salt and pepper. Lightly dust veal with the flour to coat.

2

Heat the oil in a large ovenproof casserole dish over high heat. Cook the veal for 2 minutes each side or until golden brown. Transfer to a plate.

3

Add the onion, carrot, celery and half the garlic to the dish and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until the onion softens. Return the veal to the dish with the wine. Bring to the boil. Add the tomato and stock. Remove from heat. Bake, covered, for 1½ hours or until the meat is almost falling off the bone.

4

Combine the parsley, lemon zest and remaining garlic in a small bowl. Divide the osso bucco among serving plates. Sprinkle with the gremolata to serve.

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