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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 2 Minutes |
Ready In: 22 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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This is a very tender Italian veal dish with a flavorful tomato and herb sauce. It takes a while to prepare, but does not require much attention while cooking. Original recipe makes 6 to 8 servings, but I scaled it down to make 2 servings. It is DELICIOUS!!! Ingredients:
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus |
3/4 teaspoon all-purpose flour |
1 1/4 teaspoons salt |
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper |
4 veal shanks |
1 tablespoon butter, plus |
2 1/4 teaspoons butter |
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, plus |
2 1/4 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil |
1/2 cup onion, chopped, plus |
1 tablespoon onion, chopped |
1/2 cup carrot, thinly sliced, plus |
1 tablespoon carrot, thinly sliced |
1/4 cup celery, chopped, plus |
2 teaspoons celery, chopped |
2 garlic cloves (crushed) |
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce (i use hunt's) |
1/2 cup water, plus |
1 tablespoon water |
1/2 teaspoon dried basil |
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme |
1 3/4 teaspoons dried parsley |
1 bay leaf |
Directions:
1. In a shallow dish, stir together flour, salt, and black pepper.
2. Dredge meat in seasoned flour.
3. In a large skillet, melt butter with oil over medium heat.
4. Brown meat in skillet.
5. Remove meat from pan, and set aside.
6. Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic to drippings in pan.
7. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes.
8. Stir in tomato sauce, water, basil, thyme, parsley, and bay leaf.
9. Return meat to pan.
10. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to simmer.
11. Cover, and cook for 2 1/2 hours.
12. Serve the delicious sauce over meat, a bed of rice, or mashed potatoes.
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