Veal Shanks (Osso Buco) with Beans

Beans make a natural foil for slow-cooking, gelatinous cuts of meat. Pork is the meat most commonly cooked with them, and lamb is a close second, but veal has a subtle depth of flavor that makes it a perfect match for long-simmered beans. As with many bean dishes, you have a choice of cooking meat and beans together so that the beans absorb the juices from the meat, or, to gain more control, cooking the meat first and then using the meat braising liquid to cook the beans. Here, the beans ar