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Tonight for dinner, we whipped up a classic Italian meal of osso buco using beef shanks, but it’s traditionally done with veal shanks (baby cow). The very first time I had osso buco was in Rome, and I realized how much I’ve missed out for not trying it earlier! Osso buco is slow braised with a combination of vegetables, stock, herbs, and wine. All of the flavors get incorporated while the meat becomes so tender it literally can fall off the bone. I love the different textures and flavors of the juicy meat, smooth gelatin, and savory marrow. It’s a unique dish that you can’t find at any restaurant, so we were fortunate enough to prepare this in the comfort of our kitchen – thanks to Giada De Laurentiis’ recipe from The Food Network. It…
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