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Quick Osso Buco Veal Sauce

This weeknight sauce borrows the flavors of osso buco, with onion, celery, carrot, tomato, wine and lemon peel, but uses ground veal so it is done in under an hour. Spoon it over spaghetti, rice or risotto.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total52 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  • 1onion, medium, chopped
  • 1 stalkcelery, chopped
  • 1carrot, medium, chopped
  • 3 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 600 gground veal
  • 1 piecelemon peel, one 4 cm strip
  • 120 mlbeef stock
  • 120 mldry white wine, or more beef stock
  • 2tomatoes, medium, chopped
  • 2 tbsptomato paste
  • 2 tspfresh marjoram, minced; oregano also works
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Contains

  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Carrot
  • Marjoram
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Gelatin
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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