Osso Buco Tender Tex Mex Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, paprika, cumin, oregano.
• Dust all sides of veal shanks.
• Whisk one cup water to remaing seasoned flour, set aside.
• In a hot large oven proof pan (A good choice Le Creuset) heat oil, just enough to cover bottom of pan.
• Brown shank for 4-5 minutes each side over medium high heat.
• Remove and set aside.
• In same pan add oil if needed and saute bell pepper, onions for 4 minutes add poblano, chipotles, and garlic cook for 1 minute.
• Add crushed tomatoes, chipotle sauce.
• Stir in the water with the seasoned flour.
• Add 1/4 cup parsley.
• Place shanks in pan top each with a wedge of lime and some sauce to coat. Saving half the lime for the Gremolata.
• Liquid should come up to the edge of the shanks. If not add addition water, wine or broth.
• Cover and place in oven cooking for 2 hours.
• Gremolata:.
• Mix lime zest, remaining lime juice, garlic, and 1/4 cup parsley/cilantro.
• Plate over polenta, or recipe #218587 to soak up juices and to help calm the yummy heat.

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, stir together flour, salt, and black pepper.
• Dredge meat in seasoned flour.
• In a large skillet, melt butter with oil over medium heat.
• Brown meat in skillet.
• Remove meat from pan, and set aside.
• Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic to drippings in pan.
• Cook and stir for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomato sauce, water, basil, thyme, parsley, and bay leaf.
• Return meat to pan.
• Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to simmer.
• Cover, and cook for 2 1/2 hours.
• Serve the delicious sauce over meat, a bed of rice, or mashed potatoes.