Easy Beef Osso Buco

• 1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 3 pounds cross-cut bone-in beef shanks
• 1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
• Cooking spray
• 2 cups sliced onion
• 3/4 cup chopped celery
• 3/4 cup chopped carrot
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 8 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cup unsalted beef stock
• 1/4 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, chopped
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 plum tomatoes
• 6 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon salt over beef. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil; swirl to coat. Add beef; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Add beef to a 6-quart electric slow cooker coated with cooking spray. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to skillet; swirl. Add onion, celery, carrot, tomato paste, and garlic; saute 4 minutes. Add stock and mushrooms. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add stock mixture, wine, cornstarch, pepper, and bay leaf to slow cooker.
3. Place tomatoes on a jelly-roll pan. Broil 8 minutes or until blackened. Place tomatoes on beef, pressing lightly to crush.
4. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours or until beef is tender. Remove beef from cooker. Remove meat from bones; discard bones. Stir meat and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt into cooker. Discard the bay leaf.
5. Combine parsley, rind, and garlic. Sprinkle on top.
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kosher salt, crosscut bone, canola oil, cooking spray, onion, celery, carrot, tomato paste, garlic, unsalted beef stock, porcini mushrooms, red wine, cornstarch, black pepper, bay leaf, tomatoes, parsley, lemon rind, garlic

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