Italian-Style Beef Osso Buco with Pappardelle and Gremolata

By Farmison & Co
Osso Buco, the famous slow-cooked beef dish from Milan, often served with tender fresh pasta or creamy saffron risotto, is a labour of love but a guaranteed crowd pleaser. Made with a cut of beef of the same name, it…
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Ingredients

15 total
  • 1 tbsp olive oil, plus a drizzle
  • 700g osso bucco
  • 4 banana shallots, halved and sliced
  • 6 garlic cloves, bruised plus 1 grated
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 rosemary sprig
  • 250ml Chianti red wine
  • 150ml beef stock
  • 2 ripe tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and diced
  • 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with a little cold water
  • 250g fresh pappardelle
  • 1 lemon, zest only
  • 15g parsley, leaves picked and finely chopped
  • 20g parmesan, grated

Method

10 steps
  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 160°C/ 140°C fan/ gas 3.

  2. Step 2

    Set an ovenproof, heavy-based roasting tray over a medium-high heat. Add the oil and sear the beef until golden brown on both sides, remove and set aside.

  3. Step 3

    Add the shallots, 6 bruised garlic cloves and diced carrot then cook for 8-10 mins until caramelised.

  4. Step 4

    Add the tomato puree, rosemary and wine, bring to the boil then simmer until reduced to a syrup. Pour over the stock then return to the boil and add the cornflour/ water mixture and whisk until thickened.

  5. Step 5

    Return the beef, and resting juices, to the tray. Cover then transfer to the oven and cook for 2 ½ - 3 hours, basting regularly, until the beef is tender.

  6. Step 6

    Remove the beef from the sauce, place on a warm deep serving dish and cover with foil to keep warm.

  7. Step 7

    Pour the sauce into a clean pan over a medium heat and reduce to a rich sauce. Stir through the diced tomato and spoon over the beef.

  8. Step 8

    Cook the pasta to packet instructions, then drain and toss with a drizzle of oil.

  9. Step 9

    Meanwhile, make the gremolata. Put the lemon zest, parsley, parmesan, grated garlic and plenty of black pepper into a bowl and mix.

  10. Step 10

    To serve, divide the pasta between bowls and top with beef, plenty of sauce and gremolata. Enjoy with a glass of Chianti.