Osso Bucco

Ingredients (Serves 6)

¼ cup	olive oil
3	carrots, roughly chopped
1	medium onion, roughly chopped
3	stalks celery
6	pieces of veal shank
2 cloves	garlic, peeled and crushed
½ bunch	chopped Italian parsley
8	fresh sage leaves
½ cup	white wine
1	28-oz can crushed tomatoes
2 tbsp	tomato paste
1 cup	instant polenta or 1 can white cannellini beans, drained

Instructions

In the A.M. Add all ingredients except polenta or beans to a slow cooker and switch on.

1. Pour olive oil into the bottom of a slow cooker. Add carrots, onion and celery.
2. Place veal shanks over vegetables. Scatter garlic, Italian parsley and sage leaves around veal.
3. Pour in white wine, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Season generously with salt and pepper. Set pot to low heat and cook for a minimum of 6 hours.

In the P.M. Just before serving, cook instant polenta or add 1 can drained white cannelloni beans to slow cooker to round out the meal.