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🍽️ Tender Braised Veal Shanks with Gremolata
864 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 2 kg veal shank (cut into 5 cm thick slices)
- 150 g onions
- 1 clove garlic
- 250 g tomatoes
- 2 tbsp flour
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 20 g butter
- 0.125 l white wine
- 200 ml veal stock (from the jar)
- salt (pepper)
- 2 untreated lemons
- 2 bunches parsley
- 1 bunch basil
- 3 cloves garlic
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the veal shank slices under running water and pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
- 2. Make small cuts into the fat edges of the meat slices with a sharp knife to prevent them from curling up during cooking.
- 3. Peel the onions and garlic and chop both ingredients very finely.
- 4. Blanch the tomatoes by pouring boiling water over them, then immediately shock them in cold water and peel off the skins.
- 5. Quarter the cored tomatoes and finely chop the flesh.
- 6. Coat the veal slices in flour so that they are lightly dusted all over.
- 7. Fry the meat slices in batches in hot oil, searing them well on each side until brown.
- 8. Remove the seared meat from the pan and set it aside.
- 9. Add the butter to the remaining frying fat in the pan.
- 10. Add the chopped onions and garlic and sauté them briefly.
- 11. Deglaze the mixture with the wine and let the liquid reduce by half.
- 12. Stir the chopped tomatoes and veal stock into the sauce.
- 13. Place the seared veal slices back into the pan on top of the sauce.
- 14. Cover the pan and braise the meat on low heat for 1.5 hours.
- 15. Season the braised dish to taste with salt and pepper at the end.
- 16. Wash the lemons thoroughly and pat them dry.
- 17. Grate the fine zest from the lemons.
- 18. Wash the fresh herbs and chop them finely.
- 19. Peel the garlic for the gremolata and press it through a garlic press.
- 20. Mix the lemon zest, chopped herbs, and pressed garlic in a bowl.
- 21. Sprinkle the finished gremolata over the hot meat just before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 864
- Protein: 103 g · Fett/Fat: 41 g · Carbs: 12 g