Lamb Osso Buco over Parmesan Polenta

Name: Lamb Osso Buco over Parmesan Polenta
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided; 1 Tbsp butter, divided; 411 grams diced tomatoes, drained; 237 milliliters chopped carrot; 237 milliliters dry white wine; 710 milliliters fat-free milk; 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 170 grams lamb shoulder chops (about 1 inch thick), trimmed; 1 Tbsp grated lemon rind; 397 grams less-sodium beef broth; 473 milliliters chopped onion; 85 grams 3/4 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 3 thyme sprigs; 710 milliliters water; 355 milliliters yellow cornmeal

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Lamb Osso Buco over Parmesan Polentan A mixture of milk, salt, less-sodium beef broth, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the lemon rind you could follow this main course with the Lemon-Almond Cake with Lemon Curd Filling as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare osso buco, heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Osso Buco

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Add the onion, carrot, and 6 garlic cloves; saut 7 minutes or until tender.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Carrot

Onion

Remove onion mixture from pan.

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Onion

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Frying Pan

Place flour in a shallow dish.

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All Purpose Flour

Sprinkle lamb with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; dredge lamb in flour. Melt 1 teaspoon butter in pan over medium-high heat.

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Butter

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Lamb

Salt

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Add 3 lamb chops; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned.

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Lamb Chop

Remove lamb from pan. Repeat procedure twice with remaining butter and lamb.

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Butter

Lamb

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Frying Pan

Return onion mixture to pan.

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Onion

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Add wine; cook 4 minutes or until most of liquid evaporates.

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Wine

Add 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, thyme, tomatoes, and broth. Return lamb to pan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour. Uncover and simmer 45 minutes or until lamb is tender.

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Tomato

Pepper

Broth

Thyme

Lamb

Salt

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Frying Pan

Remove lamb from pan; cover and keep warm. Discard thyme sprigs.

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Fresh Thyme

Lamb

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Strain cooking liquid through a sieve into a large bowl, reserving vegetable mixture.

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Vegetable

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Sieve

Bowl

Place a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag inside a 2-cup glass measure.

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Ziploc Bags

Pour cooking liquid into bag; let stand 10 minutes (fat will rise to the top of bag). Seal bag; carefully snip off 1 bottom corner of bag.

Drain liquid into bowl, stopping before fat layer reaches opening; discard fat.

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Add reserved vegetable mixture to liquid.

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To prepare polenta, combine water and milk in a large saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Gradually add cornmeal, stirring constantly with a whisk. Cover and cook over medium heat 10 minutes or until thick, stirring frequently.

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Polenta

Water

Milk

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Whisk

Add cheese and 1 teaspoon salt, stirring until cheese melts.

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Cheese

Salt

To prepare gremolata, combine parsley, rind, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and 3 garlic cloves.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

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Parsley

Beef

Serve gremolata over polenta, lamb, and vegetable mixture.

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Polenta

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Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian can be paired with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Il Molino di Grace Solosangiovese Chianti Classico with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 22 dollars per bottle.