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This month's wine is Southern Right Pinotage 2006
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 RECIPE

“Caveau” Osso Bucco

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Ingredients

4 x 300g Osso Bucco slices
½ onion – roughly chopped
1 carrot – roughly chopped
4 ripe tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
5g rosemary
5g thyme
750ml red wine
250ml port
800ml chicken stock

For the polenta:

500ml polenta
1 litre milk
500g butter (cubed)
20g chopped parsley
Juice of ½ lemon

For the gremollatta:

Rind of ½ orange
Rind of ½ lemon
2 cloves garlic – finely chopped
10g parsley chopped

Serves 4

Method:

  1. Season Osso Bucco and coat with flour
  2. Seal in a hot pan and deglaze with red wine and 1 cup of port at a time
  3. Separately fry off carrot, onion and garlic
  4. Place Osso Bucco and vegetables into a casserole dish with tomatoes, herbs and chicken stock
  5. cover with lid and roast at 160°C for 2 ½ to 3 hours
Polenta:
  1. Place the milk into a thick based pot and bring to a slow simmer
  2. whisk in the polenta and continue whisking for approximately 10 minutes (if it becomes too thick, add a little extra milk)
  3. Before serving, whisk in the butter, cheese, parsley and lemon juice
Gremalatta:
  1. Blanch rinds in boiling water then chop finely and mix with parsley and garlic
Plating:
  1. Place polenta in the centre of the plate / bowl
  2. Arrange Osso Bucco on top and drizzle with sauce
  3. if desired, spoon some peas and root vegetable over!
  4. Sprinkle with gremolatta

 

“Caveau” Osso Bucco

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