Veal Shanks
Give shanks for a veal dish to remember. For the consumate veal aficianado, this recipe is tried and true. Tender is the bite. Finish off this gourmet offering with a side of fettucine or a bed of rice.
Ingredients
For 4 people
- 4 veal shanks
- 1 salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 flour
- 4 tablespoon(s) oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 cup(s) canned and peeled tomatoes; save half the juice
- 1 orange, juiced, with half the rind grated
- 8 ounce(s) red wine
Directions
Dust veal with salt, pepper and flour. Heat the oil in a cast iron casserole. Sear the shanks, two at a time, on both sides. Remove shanks and set aside. In the same cast iron pan, cook onions over high heat until transparent, stirring with a wooden spoon. Add tomatoes and juice; reduce 5 minutes. Add orange juice, rind and wine. Return shanks to pan, keeping the heat high. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer, covered, for 1 to 1 ½ hours or until the meat starts to come away from the bone. Serve with fettuccine or rice.
Nutrition facts
- Kcal: 1535.02 kcal
- Fibers (g): 4.08g
- Sodium (mg): 1464.01mg
- Carbs: 37.35g
- Fat: 34.72g
- Saturated fat (g): 10.05g
- Proteins: 255.97g