ItalianMilanese
Risotto with Ossobuco and Tropea Red Onion
by Federico Fusca Chef · 332K subscribers on YouTube
A luxurious risotto featuring slow-cooked ossobuco (veal shank) and a vibrant sauce made from the green stems of Tropea red onions. The dish is finished with crispy bone marrow and a smooth ossobuco cream.
Ingredients
15 items- Tropea Red OnionBulb used for sautéing base; green stems used for cream
- ButterFor sautéing and mantecatura
- OilFor sautéing and for the green stem cream
- SaltTo taste
- PepperTo taste
- Vino bollicinaSparkling wine for deglazing ossobuco
- TomatoFresh or crushed tomatoes
- Gambi di Cipolla di TropeaGreen stems used for the cream
- BasilFor the green stem cream
- OssobucoVeal shanks, connective tissue removed
- WineWhite wine for deglazing risotto
- Vegetable BrothFor cooking the risotto
- Risotto RiceArborio or Carnaroli rice
- Parmigiano ReggianoGrated, for mantecatura
- Midollo di OssobucoShredded bone marrow from the ossobuco for topping
Method
- Sauté abundant Tropea onion in butter and oil for 5 minutes.
- Add the ossobuco (veal shanks) after removing the connective tissue. Season with salt and pepper. Sear well on both sides.
- Deglaze with sparkling wine and add tomato. Let it cook for one hour.
- Take the green stems of the onions, boil them, then blend with basil and oil to obtain a cream.
- When the ossobuco is ready, shred the meat with a knife.
- Prepare the risotto: toast the rice with a pinch of salt. When it smells like popcorn, add the wine and let the alcohol evaporate.
- Cook the risotto by adding vegetable broth gradually.
- Blend some of the onion sauce from the ossobuco to make another cream.
- When the rice is done, mount with butter and Parmigiano Reggiano.
- Plate: place the risotto, top with shredded ossobuco marrow, then decorate with ossobuco cream and Tropea onion stem cream.
Federico Fusca Chef
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