Osso Buco

Braised Veal Shanks with Anchovy-Spiked Gremolata

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
In Nonna's Kitchen

By Carol Field

Published 1997

  • About

What’s unusual about this recipe for osso buco? Look at the gremolata that is sprinkled on top. Instead of mixing garlic with the lemon zest and parsley, Omelia Reneglio follows her mother and grandmother by mashing in anchovies to create a provocatively subtle flavor. Omelia serves the veal shanks with risotto made with the addition of the fresh marrow from three beef bones, not from the osso buco itself, and a substantial sprink