Two-Squash Osso Buco

Two-Squash Osso Buco

To warm up this autumn, discover this recipe for osso buco with two squashes (pumpkin and butternut squash).

Ingredients

osso buco

4 approximately 3.5 cm (1 ½ in) thick slices of veal shank, trussed
Flour
5 tbsp. olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, pressed
250 mL (1 cup) dry white wine
1 796 mL (28 oz.) can Italian tomatoes, diced
250 mL (1 cup) veal or chicken stock
375 mL (1 ½ cup) peeled pumpkin, with filaments and seeds removed and cut into 1.5 cm (1/2 in.) cubes
375 mL (1 ½ cup) butternut squash, with filaments and seeds removed and cut into 1.5 cm (1/2 in.) cubes
1 tbsp. fresh sage, minced
Zest from half an orange

Gremolata

Zest from 2 lemons, finely grated
60 mL (1/4 cup) fresh parsley, minced
2 sage leaves, minced
1/2 garlic clove, minced

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F).
Coat the veal slices with flour. In a large Dutch oven, heat 3 tbsp. olive oil and sear the veal slices on both sides until browned. Salt and pepper. Remove from the Dutch oven and set aside.
Heat 2 tbsp. of oil in the Dutch oven and sauté the onion until tender, without letting them brown. Add the garlic and continue cooking for 30 seconds. Deglaze with the white wine and boil until the wine is reduced by about half. Add the tomatoes, veal stock, pumpkin, butternut squash, sage and orange zest. Salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; then remove from heat. Add the veal shanks and cover them with sauce. Cover the Dutch oven and cook for about 3 hours in the oven. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
Meanwhile, mix all the gremolata ingredients in a bowl.
Just before serving, remove the strings from the veal shanks and garnish with gremolata.

Preparation

40 minutes

Cooking

3 hours and 15 minutes

Servings

4 portions

Category

Main dishes

Recipe by

Louise Gagnon

Recipe by Louise Gagnon, author of Sous le charme des courges et des citrouilles (Éditions de l'Homme).

Serve with tagliatelle or polenta.