Same Time, Same Place Ossobuco And Saffron Polenta
- Ossobuco
- 4 veal shanks, 2.5 cms high
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 1/2 cups meat broth (or vegetable broth)
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1 piece of orange rind (no white pith) finely chopped
- 1/2 clove of garlic finely chopped
- Freshly grated pepper
- salt
- Saffron Creamy Polenta
- 1 cup polenta flour
- 4 cups water
- 1/4 cup double cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 pinches saffron
- 45 minute Ossobuco: Make several incisions around the veal shanks to cut through the membrane so the meat doesn't curl when cooking.
- In a pan, over medium heat, melt the butter until sizzling. Add the veal shanks and brown on both sides.
- Add the white wine to deglaze the pan. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, add 1 cup broth and bring to a boil. Cover the pan, reduce heat to the minimum and allow to simmer for 45 minutes, adding more broth as needed.
- Orange Gremolata - Chop the parsley, lorange peel and garlic very finely.and add to the veal shanks when they are cooked.
- 45 minute Polenta: Bring the water to a boil, add the salt and the saffron and pour the polenta flour in a steady stream, stirring with a whisk until well blended. When it boils, reduce the heat to the minimum and cook the polenta, stirring from time to time with a wooden spoon for 45 minutes or until it starts to fall away from the sides of the pan.
- Add the cream and butter and beat vigorously until butter is melted and well incorporated. Serve immediately with the Ossobuco and its juices.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/2067-same-time-same-place-ossobuco-and-saffron-polenta (may not work)