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Osso buco pasta

Published: 09.28.2014 » Last updated: 01.09.2023

The most visually exciting way to serve osso buco pasta is to top each plate of noodles with a whole cross cut of beef shank with the bone marrow intact. Guaranteed to whet your appetite.

Osso buco served with pasta

Traditional osso buco uses veal shanks. And veal shanks are not always easy to source in my part of the world. So, I use beef shank instead — preferably, from a not-so-mature animal.

In some meat shops, it is possible to choose the shank so that you can get pieces that are of the same size, more or less, and you can get the ones that look just right for a single portion.

However, if the only beef shanks available are rather large ones, you can roughly chop the meat and top the pasta with them. Not as sensational looking but just as delicious. And who gets the bone with the marrow can be negotiated or decided with a flip of the coin.

Osso buco pasta

Connie Veneracion
Inspired by a dish we once enjoyed at Almon Marina, the beef shank stew is cooked the traditional way and served with the likewise traditional gremolata. The pasta is tossed in osso buco sauce.
Note that the cooking time will vary depending on the size of the shanks and the quality of the meat.
Osso buco pasta with gremolata
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 2 hrs 30 mins
Total Time 2 hrs 45 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 large cross-cut bone-in beef shank - or three small ones
  • ⅓ cup chopped onion
  • ⅓ cup chopped celery
  • ⅓ cup chopped carrot
  • 4 cloves garlic - minced
  • 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ teaspoon oregano
  • salt
  • pepper
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • ⅓ cup tomato paste
  • bone broth
  • cooked pasta - for three
  • grated Parmesan cheese

For the gremolata

  • finely grated zest of one lemon
  • 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • salt

Instructions
 

  • In a pan wide enough to accommodate all pieces of beef shanks in a single layer, heat the olive oil and butter.
  • Brown the beef shanks on all sides. Scoop up with a slotted spoon.
  • Add the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, rosemary, thyme, bay leaf and oregano to the oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, scraping the pan, for about a minute.
  • Pour in the wine. Stir and scrape once more to loosen the browned bits at the bottom of the pan. Allow to boil, uncovered, for about five minutes.
  • Stir in the tomato paste.
  • Arrange the beef shanks in a single layer in the pan.
  • Pour in enough broth to reach to about 3/4 of the height of the shanks.
  • Season with more salt and pepper.
  • Simmer for about hours hours or until the beef is fork tender. Make sure to check the amount of liquid as the beef simmers away. Add more broth, about half a cup at a time, if needed, and adjust the seasonings each time.
  • While the beef simmers, make the gremolata by mixing together the grated lemon zest, three tablespoons of chopped parsley, two tablespoons of minced garlic and salt.
  • When the meat is tender, scoop out the shanks carefully and keep hot.
  • Pour the sauce into a strainer set over a large bowl. Using the back of a spoon, press as much of the soft vegetables through the strainer.
  • Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and toss well.
  • Ladle pasta into a plate or bowl and top with the osso buco.
  • Sprinkle with grated Parmesan and gremolata.
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Keyword Beef, Pasta

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