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The Caveau book is now available! With 240 pages packed with beautiful colour photographs as well as over 30 signature Caveau recipes, divided into chapters based on the elements that make up the restaurant (Passion, Relationships, Conflict, Celebration, etc), this book is for anyone with an appreciation for the lifestyle of great food, fine wines and good times... also known as the Caveau lifestyle.
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| This month's wine is Southern Right Pinotage 2006 |
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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:
- Season Osso Bucco and coat with flour
- Seal in a hot pan and deglaze with red wine and 1 cup of port
at a time
- Separately fry off carrot, onion and garlic
- Place Osso Bucco and vegetables into a casserole dish with tomatoes,
herbs and chicken stock
- cover with lid and roast at 160°C for 2 ½ to 3 hours
Polenta:
- Place the milk into a thick based pot and bring to a slow simmer
- whisk in the polenta and continue whisking for approximately
10 minutes (if it becomes too thick, add a little extra milk)
- Before serving, whisk in the butter, cheese, parsley and lemon
juice
Gremalatta:
- Blanch rinds in boiling water then chop finely and mix with
parsley and garlic
Plating:
- Place polenta in the centre of the plate / bowl
- Arrange Osso Bucco on top and drizzle with sauce
- if desired, spoon some peas and root vegetable over!
- Sprinkle with gremolatta
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