Authentic Ossobuco alla Milanese Recipe Milan, Italy

Name: Ossobuco alla Milanese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 veal shanks (approx 330g/11.6 oz each, 4cm/1.5-inch high); white flour, as needed; 60g (2 oz) butter; 2 spring onions (one white onion in off season); 1 small carrot; 100 ml (1/3 cup + 4 tsp) good-quality, dry white wine; beef and/or veal broth (from bones), as needed; white pepper; salt; a small amount of chopped tomato, or tomato paste, optional; extra virgin olive oil in addition to butter or as butter substitution, optional; GREMOLADA ALLA MILANESE; 1 handful of parsley, finely chopped; zest of one lemon (untreated); 1 large clove of garlic, finely chopped; 2 anchovy fillets (optional), finely chopped

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