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Pressure Cooked Osso Buco

I was recently sent a seven-quart pressure cooker from Lagostina to try out, and I have been having a blast using it. A pressure cooker is one kitchen tool that I never explored before, and I am now wondering why it took me so long.

My first experiment was risotto, and I was surprised to find that I could prepare perfectly cooked risotto with a creamy base, keeping the rice kernels slightly firm to the tooth just how I like it, in under ten minutes. I may never make risotto any other way again!

My next foray into cooking with the pressure cooker was to prepare Osso Buco all Milanese. This dish has been a family favorite ever since we spent eight years living in Milan when my children were young. I was always taught that veal shanks required a long, slow braise to get them fall off the bone tender, so I was curious to see what would happen in the pressure cooker.

I started off my veal shanks in the same manner as I usually would, by browning them first, then adding the vegetables, tomatoes, and both. I then sealed my cooker and let it do its job for the next half an hour or so. When I opened my pot, I was pleased to find fork tender veal shanks in a rich, flavorful sauce.

I wanted my sauce to be a little thicker than it was, so I removed the meat to a warm plate, and simply cooked the sauce over high heat until it thickened to my satisfaction. When you can cook tender veal shanks in a pressure cooker in a fraction of the time it takes in the oven; you are certainly tempted to make them more often!

When buying veal shanks, try and choose larger ones cut from the wider end of the shank. These shanks are delicious served alongside a spoonful of creamy Risotto Milanese, mashed potatoes, or creamy polenta. To make the flavors in this dish truly sing, serve the meat topped with a spoonful of gremolata, which is a combination of lemon zest, garlic, and fresh parsley chopped together.

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Buon Appetito!
Deborah Mele 

Pressure Cooked Osso Buco Milansese

Pressure Cooked Osso Buco Milansese

Yield: Serves 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 Crosscut Veal Shanks (2 Inch Thick)
  • 1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour
  • Salt & Pepper
  • 1/2 Cup Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 Medium Onion, Finely Chopped
  • 3 Stalks Of Celery, Finely Chopped
  • 2 Cloves Of Garlic, Minced
  • 2 Carrots, Finely Chopped
  • 1 Cup Dry White Wine
  • 1 Cup Beef Broth
  • 1 (14 Ounce)Can Chopped Tomatoes

Gremolata Topping:

  • Finely Grated Zest Of 2 Lemons
  • 1 Clove Garlic Finely Minced
  • 4 Tablespoons Fresh, Chopped Parsley

Instructions

  1. Dust each shank with flour, salt and pepper.
  2. Melt 1/2 the butter with the oil in the stovetop pressure cooker, and brown the shanks well on both sides.
  3. Remove to a separate plate and pour off any fat.
  4. Add the remaining butter, and the vegetables.
  5. Saute the vegetables until tender, then add the wine, scrape up any brown bits on the bottom, bring to a boil and reduce.
  6. Add the tomatoes and mix well.
  7. Return the shanks to the pan, cover and seal the pot, setting a timer for 35 minutes.
  8. Release the pressure, open the pot, and test the shanks for doneness.
  9. If the sauce is too watery, remove the shanks to a warm plate, bring the heat to high, and boil until thickened.
  10. Return the shanks to the pot.
  11. Mix together the gremolata topping, and serve one shank per person with some sauce ladled on top.

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11 Comments

  1. Hiya – I just wonder if the times for lamb shnks would be the same? I don’t eat veal. Have just come across your site today and it is just amazing so have signed up for e-mails. thanks so much for such a true Italian take on recipes.

  2. Deborah, I don’t own a pressure cooker. How long would this recipe take if cooked conventionally, and would it be best on stovetop or at low heat in oven?

  3. Deborah: I have a new pressure cooker and would love to make risotto with it. Do you have any suggestions/directions/recipes that I could try out? Thank you.

    Happy New Year!

  4. Hi Deborah,
    I Love your recipes! I am making the chocolate panna cotta with espresso cream right now. I want to make Osso Buco for a pre-Christmas dinner but I don’t eat veal. Would you advise beef shanks (readily available), lamb shanks, or pork shanks (more difficult to find)?

    Thank you for your newsletter and your wonderful recipes. The Limoncello Semifreddo and Lemon Ricotta cheesecake are two favorites. Oh, and the Chocolate Pumpkin Bundt Cake!

    Charlotte

  5. Hello Deborah,
    I just bought a multicooker and I want to make osso buco.Your recepe make my mouth watery! I’m very familiar with the long vetsion, but I haven’t used a pressure cooker for years.
    I wanted to make a larger amount and I bought 2 kg. I will adapt the quantity of the other ingredients. Need I cook is under pressure for the same time or how much longer should I pressure cook this amount?
    Rhank you for your reaction

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