Ossobuco with couscous, cauliflower and celeriac straw
Ingredients:
- 4 thick slices of veal shank
- flour
- 1.5 dl white wine
- 2.5 dl veal stock
- 100 grams diced carrots
- 100 grams sliced leeks
- 100 grams diced celeriac
- ¼ salted lemon, in pieces
- 3 cloves of garlic, sliced
- 3 sprigs of thyme
- 1 sprig of rosemary
- oil/butter for frying
- salt and pepper
Celeriac straw:
- ¼ celeriac
- neutral oil (sunflower, soy)
- salt
Couscous:
- 150 grams couscous
- 150 grams water
- 200 grams small cubes of carrots/yellow pepper/red pepper
- 100 grams small cubes of green courgette
- small onion, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons ras el hanout
- 200 grams cauliflower florets
- 10 thinly sliced green olives
- butter for baking
Preparation
Allow the veal shanks to reach room temperature over about an hour; pierce the membrane around the shank in 3 places so the shanks do not warp during baking as the membrane contracts.
Flour the shanks, and pat well; heat a knob of butter in a frying pan, and fry the shanks on both sides for about 5-6 minutes until nicely golden brown. Add the vegetables, garlic, salted lemon and herbs; deglaze with the wine, and reduce briefly to about half the liquid. Add the stock, cover with a lid and simmer gently for 1.5-2 hours until the shanks are tender (come off the bone easily).
Remove the shanks from the pan; keep warm, reduce the gravy, pour through a sieve, thicken and season. Using a Japanese mandolin (grater), cut the celeriac into thin slices of about 1 mm, and cut these into thin strips (straws) of 1 mm. Heat a pan with the oil to 150°C (302°F), and deep-fry the celeriac straw until effervescent and lightly coloured (be careful to keep the oil around 140°C (284°F)), drain, and sprinkle with a little fine salt.
Briefly fry the onions for the couscous with a generous knob of butter, add the carrots/peppers, fry for a few minutes, and finally, add the courgette and ras el hanout. Fry for another 1 minute, then mix in the couscous with a few tablespoons of liquid from the salted lemon, and heat well for a few more minutes. Meanwhile, fry the cauliflower florets in a frying pan with a little butter, briefly fry the olive rings with these, and season with salt and pepper.
Place the Ossobuco on a plate, press the couscous well into a round cutter, and garnish with the celeriac straw, the cauliflower florets with olive, and the sauce.
Enjoy!
This recipe is made with Peter's Farm Rosé Better Life Veal.