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Osso Buco in Red Wine Sauce (with a secret ingredient)

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A hearty dish that is full of flavour. Osso buco is literally “bone with a hole” in Italian and my secret ingredient is…red curry paste. Don’t clutch your pearls at me! The red curry gives this a boost of magic. I served this with cauliflower mash but serve with risotto or polenta if that’s more your style. Osso Buco in Red Wine Sauce (with a secret ingredient) 20 mins prep | 2 hours 45 mins cookDifficulty: Medium | Serves 4 INGREDIENTS1kg Osso buco (shin on bone)1 tablespoon Dijon mustard½ cup plain flour1 teaspoon salt½ teaspoon ground black pepper2 tablespoons olive oil1 onion, diced2 carrots, diced2 celery stalks, diced4 cloves garlic, chopped1 teaspoon dried thyme2 tablespoons red curry paste1 cup dry red wine2 cup beef or chicken broth400g can diced tomato1 cauliflower, cut into florets2 tablespoons butter2-4 tablespoons milk or cream¼ cup parmesan cheese PREPARATION This recipe was created for Greenlea Butcher Shop.

A Tasty Hole

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Beef osso buco was on special at Nosh this week so I bought a couple of medium sized pieces before I knew exactly what to do with them. Like many odd ball cuts, osso buco can refer to both the cut and the dish. Meaning “bone with a hole”, osso buco is traditionally a braised meat and vegetable dish and there were many variations to be found online. It is pronounced exactly the way it is spelled and I admit, I bought this cut for the marrow. I’ve never cooked marrow before, but if you enjoy eating savoury, rich, fatty, buttery food then you will probably like marrow. I read a few recipes and articles and then did my own interpretation of osso buco. Chinese celery, soy sauce, avocado oil…I can vouch for it’s inauthenticity. Onions, carrots and celery are referred to as mirepoix (pronounced Mer-pwa) in French cooking or “the holy trinity” in Creole. Both parsley and celery were on my shopping list but when I saw chinese celery which looked like a cross …