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Pappardelle with Ossobuco and Gremolata

A comforting ragu made using ossobuco, which translates to 'bone with a hole', referencing the marrow found in this cross-cut shank. This is my idea of the perfect Sunday sauce!
Prep Time1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time5 hours
Course: Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: bone marrow, fresh pasta, gremolata, ossobuco, pappardelle, ragu, slow cooked, sunday sauce
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

Ossobuco

  • 1-1.2 kg ossobuco – roughly 4 pieces
  • 1/2 cup plain flour
  • 1 large onion finely diced
  • 2 medium celery sticks finely diced
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 6 anchovy fillets
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 750 ml-1ltr chicken stock
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 rosemary sprigs
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • Pecorino or Parmigiano to serve

Gremolata

  • Bunch of fresh parsley
  • 1-2 garlic cloves
  • Juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • Lots of extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Pappardelle

  • Make the pasta dough according to my master dough recipe.
  • Once rested, divide the dough into four pieces. Work with one at a time – flatten the piece with your hand or a rolling pin before passing it through the thickest setting on your pasta machine. Fold the edges in to create a neat rectangle that fits the width of your pasta machine, and run it through the thickest setting again until your dough is uniform in shape
  • Continue passing your dough through the machine, working through each thickness setting until you get to setting 6 – typically the 4th to last setting on most machines.
  • Take this sheet of dough and generously dust with fine semolina to prevent sticking. Let it sit out for about 5 minutes to dry slightly.
  • On one end of the pasta sheet, make a fold about 2cm in width. Do the same on the other side. Continue to fold both ends until they meet in the middle.
  • Use a knife and in one smooth motion, cut widths of 2-3cm to create the pappardelle ribbons.
  • Unfold the ribbons and dust in fine semolina.
  • Set aside in loose nests on a clean and dry tea towel until ready to cook.

Ossobuco

  • Preheat oven to 170c (150c fan)
  • Place the flour on a large plate and season with salt and pepper. Coat each piece of ossobuco in the flour and dust off any excess.
  • Heat a few tablespoons of olive oil in a large oven proof pan (if you don’t have an oven proof pan you can do this in a normal pan and transfer to an oven dish later).
  • Sear the ossobuco in batches until you have a nice colour on all sides. Transfer out of the pan and set aside.
  • Add the onion and celery to the pan the ossobuco was in and sauté gently for a few minutes before adding the garlic and anchovy. Continue cooking gently until the garlic is fragrant and the anchovy has broken down to a paste.
  • Add the tomato paste and let it cook for a couple of minutes until it darkens slightly in colour.
  • Deglaze with white wine, then in with the chicken stock. I tend to add 750ml to start and keep extra on hand if needed later on.
  • Make a bouquet garni with the rosemary, bay and cinnamon and add to the stock.
  • Nestle the ossobuco back into the pan, cover tightly with foil and place in the centre of the oven for 3.5-4 hours, until the meat is incredibly tender, checking occasionally to make sure it’s not drying out – if it is, add the remaining stock.
  • Note: If you don’t have an oven proof pan, at this stage you can place the ossobuco and liquid into an oven safe dish.
  • Remove the bouquet garni and discard.
  • Transfer the meat and bone marrow out of the pan. Shred the meat with a fork and keep covered and warm.
  • Take about 2/3 of the braising liquid and blend until smooth, then transfer back to the remaining 1/3 in the pan and return to the heat. Reduce by about a 1/3 or until you have a pouring cream consistency. Add the shredded meat and bone marrow back in and keep warm.

Gremolata

  • Roughly chop the parsley and garlic.
  • Squeeze in lemon juice and enough olive oil to cover the parsley.
  • Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
  • Finishing touches
  • Cook the pappardelle for 2-3 minutes until al dente.
  • Drop directly into the ossobuco with some of the pasta water and toss until beautifully coated.
  • Serve with dollops of gremolata, grated cheese and the bone marrow on the side, if you like.
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