Recipe: Osso bucco... and kindness

"Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else." ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:15

Oh dear, we were just discussing this verse at Bible Study on Tuesday, and it was telling that all of us struggle with applying this verse with difficult colleagues. I have a colleague whom I don't get along very well with too. I did something spiteful today (in response to something he did), completely forgetting the verse which we had studied only two nights ago, of course. I feel so bad now. Hm. Think I need to repent try to be nicer at work. Hm.

In other news, the osso bucco was served tonight, with risotto alla milanese (I love saffron!):

I enjoyed sucking out the bone marrow, but I'm afraid my guest was a bit more English in that respect. =)

Braising and stewing must be the best cooking techniques for working adults, right on the point for a casual meal. And it's so darn easy. Pop it into the slow cooker, go to work, and voila! it's ready when you come home.

Osso Bucco recipe

2 pcs osso bucco

2 big dabs butter

1 medium onion

1 clove garlic

1 carrot

2 sticks celery

4 tomatoes

1 tbsp tomato puree

10 fl oz (275 ml) dry white wine or vermouth

1. Melt a dab of butter in a saucepan and the other dab in another saucepan.

2. In saucepan 1, fry the onion and garlic for approx. 10 mins. Then add carrot and celery and fry for approx. 5 mins.

3. In saucepan 2, brown the osso bucco on both sides. Add wine in and let it bubble and reduce a little.

4. Place ingredients from both saucepans in the pre-heated slow cooker. Add tomatoes and tomato puree. Grind in salt and pepper to taste.

5. Cook on "auto" for at least 3 hours. If possible, cook on "high" for 1 hour and "auto" for the rest of the time.

6. When serving, use a flat metal ladle to handle the osso bucco, taking care not to let the meat slide of the bone (since it will be very soft by now) or the bone marrow to slide out.