Easiest Way to Make Carrot Osso Buco With Creamy Polenta

Lamb Osso Buco Slow-Cooked

Osso buco with gremolata over creamy polenta.

Recipe Summary Lamb Osso Buco Slow-Cooked

There are two tricks to this recipe: browning the lamb shanks before they go into the slow cooker and reducing the sauce before serving. The result is an osso buco you'd be hard-pressed to distinguish from the labor-intensive classic.

Ingredients | Carrot Osso Buco With Creamy Polenta

½ cup all-purpose flour

2 ½ pounds lamb shanks

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 cup dry white wine

1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 ½ cups chopped onion

¾ cup chicken broth

½ cup chopped celery

5 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed

Directions

Put flour into a shallow wide bowl. Season lamb shanks all over with salt and pepper; dredge through the flour until coated, shaking off any excess flour.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat; add butter and heat until foaming. Cook lamb shanks in the hot butter until golden, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer lamb shanks to a slow cooker.

Pour wine into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; transfer to the slow cooker. Add tomatoes with their juice, onion, chicken broth, celery, and thyme leaves to slow cooker.

Cook on Low until lamb is very tender and almost falling off the bone, 6 to 8 hours. Transfer lamb shanks to a platter and cover with aluminum foil.

Transfer the sauce in the slow cooker to a large skillet; simmer over high heat until sauce is reduced to about 2 cups, 10 to 15 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper.

This may also be made with veal.

Canned tomato bisque soup can be substituted for the diced tomatoes.

Info | Carrot Osso Buco With Creamy Polenta

prep: 15 mins cook: 6 hrs 20 mins total: 6 hrs 35 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

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