Mains: Osso Bucco

Osso Bucco

I will be honest, I had never heard of this until Carter requested it (it is a famous Italian dish).

I am not a huge fan of slabs of meat however I have made this various times for Carter and other guests (including my brother, mother and father). I will say the saucy vegetable mix which the meat is cooked in is delish (and even though I am not a meat fan it was pretty good too). My favourite part is the risotto, however Carter will argue that the risotto does not even compete with the meaty goodness. Have a try and you decide!

 

Chop Roughly

3 Medium Onion

½ Green Pepper

½ Red Pepper
3 Carrots, Peeled
3 Stalks Celery
6 Cloves Garlic


50g  Butter
1/3 Cup White Wine 
1/3 Cup Brandy
1 Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
2 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
2 Cans of Crushed Italian Tomatoes
1 Sprig Rosemary

4 Sprigs Thyme

2 Bay Leaves

1 Teaspoon Mixed Herbs

2 Cups Chicken Stock

2 Cloves Garlic
Good Squeeze Lemon
Handful Parsley

1. Preheat oven to 160C.

2. Place chopped vegetables into a fry pan with the butter and sautee.

3. Add rest of ingredients minus the meat to pan and heat until warm.

4. Place meat in a casserole dish with a lid and pour liquid and vegetables over the top.

5. Cook in the oven for about 2.5 - 3 hours until the meat is almost falling off the bone

6. Chop parsley up very finely with garlic then combine with lemon juice.

7. Serve with a white wine and fennel risotto and a small serve of parsley mix on top

Lunch or Easy Dinner: Sausage Rolls

Sausage Rolls

These sausage rolls ofter too many choices like starbux!

They could be made as:
a) Large sausage rolls (like mine) for dinner
b) Small sausage rolls for nibbles
c) One large sauage roll which could be cut at the table for dinner (somewhat like a meatloaf)
d) Small sausages wrapped in bacon rather than pastry
e) One large meatloaf covered in bacon

Ingredients:
1 Sheet Pastry
800g Pork Mince
1 Onion, Finely Diced
2 Sprigs Thyme
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
2 Large Carrots, Grated
1 Tablespoon Lea and Perrins Sauce
1 Tablespoon Sweet Chili Sauce
2 Tablespoon Tomato Sauce
2 Eggs
1. Preheat oven to 180C.

2. Place olive oil in a saucepan and add onion and thyme. Saute onion until transparent and put aside to cool down.

3. Combine carrot, mince, sauces, eggs and cooled down onion together in a bowl.

4. Cut roll out pastry sheet to make wider then cut in half down the middle lengthwise.

5. Spoon out a row of mixture close to both lengthwise edges.

6. Roll both rows in the remaining pastry to form two pastry covered rolls.

7. Cut rolls into individual sausage rolls, place on baking paper lined tray, brush with a little milk and bake for 15 - 30 minutes (depending on size) until golden brown.