Original Sicilian Pizza Company Ossobuco

Total Time: 60 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 60 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs bacon (chopped)
• 8 lbs onions (diced large)
• 2 lbs carrots (peeled and sliced 1/2-inch)
• 8 garlic cloves (peeled and minced)
• 2 cups tomato paste
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 gallons dry red wine
• 2 gallons chicken stock
• 2 gallons veal stock
• 2 cups brandy
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 lb unsalted butter
• 8 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 32 veal shanks (3-inch thick)

Recipe

• 1 cook the bacon until crisp, remove and drain.
• 2 sauté the onions, carrots and garlic in the bacon fat until browned, about 10 minutes.
• 3 add the tomato paste and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in the flour and cook over low heat stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
• 5 add the wine, and cook over low heat for 30 minutes, or until reduced by half, stirring constantly near the end of the cooking time.
• 6 add the chicken and veal stock and simmer for 45 minutes.
• 7 remove from the heat and strain through a china cap (fine meshed sieve).
• 8 mix the brandy and the cornstarch together thoroughly.
• 9 add to the sauce stirring until the sauce is thickened and smooth. stir in the butter.
• 10 preheat the oven to 375°f.
• 11 season the veal shanks with salt, pepper and oil.
• 12 bake for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 13 place into large roasting pans and pour over sauce and cook partially covered, at 250°f for 2-3 hours or until fork tender.
• 14 remove from heat and refrigerate.
• 15 store for up to 2 days.
• 16 reheat at 350°f in sauce till hot.