The Red Wagon

[wapiti792]

Thanks again everyone!

Osso bucco is soooooo easy.
1. Cut shanks across the bone 2-3 inches. You end up with meat donuts.
2. Salt and pepper well then lightly coat in flour. Brown them in a black pot with a little olive oil. I use bakers twine to keep them together.
3. Remove and add a few carrots, celery, peppers and onion. Cook in the black pot trying to scrape as much of the goods as you can.
4. 1 cup red wine added to veggies with a half stick butter to soften and deglaze the pan.
5. Put meat back in and add enough stock (I make my own out of the femurs and rib bones) to cover the meat.
6. Cook with lid on (I use a Dutch oven) at 300 for 4 hours. Too long and the marrow goes to mush. You want the marrow to suck out or spoon out. It is awesome.

I serve with some colorful organic potatoes or make make grit cakes to pour the gravy over.

And that's my trick...

[KAZ]

I read this the other day and was just too busy to appreciate it fully.... I knew I needed to re-read it when I had the time to soak it in.....

Well, 4:30am and a glowing fire was just the right time in the stillness of my living room.

Thank you for sharing your story and heart... It's inspiring to us all

Well done & congratulations...

Thanks for the recipe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gonna try that as "Shank" has never been a pursuit of mine and you have a way of drawing somebody in with a 5 Star presentation... Hope mine finds the balance of delectable & peeking over the edge of "mush"........

[varmint101]

That is a great story, Mike and great pictures!  Congratulations and thanks for sharing.  I, too, hate stopping deer!  They sure can squat to go real fast.

[Iowabowhunter]

Really well told, way to persevere and get it done!