The Best Slow-Cooked Ossobuco Ragu

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ossobuco with fusilli pasta topped with parsley and parmesan cheese

The Best Slow-Cooked Ossobuco Ragu

This melt-in-your-mouth ossobuco ragu features beef shanks braised to perfection in a full bottle of white wine, aromatic thyme, and sweet yellow onions. By searing the meat until deeply browned and slow-cooking it at a low temperature, you create a rich, savory sauce perfect with your favorite pasta. It’s an elegant yet simple Italian-inspired dinner that brings restaurant-quality braised beef to your home kitchen.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 20 minutes
Course: dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: beef shank pasta, braised beef, ossobuco, slow cooked beef, white wine braise
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 5 lbs salt beef shanks
  • 3 small yellow onions diced
  • 6 cloves garlic sliced
  • 1 bottle dry white wine
  • 4 sprigs thyme
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Sear meat over medium high in a heavy bottom pot like a dutch oven. Remove from pot once all sides are seared.
    5 lbs salt beef shanks
  • Add onions, thyme, and salt in the pot with all the beef shank juice and burnt bits. Saute for a few mintues until onions become translucent.
    3 small yellow onions, 4 sprigs thyme, 1 tsp salt, 6 cloves garlic
  • Add full bottle of white wine and a bottle of water (500 ml). Scrape the bottom of the pot gently with a wooden spoon to get all the flavorful burnt bits.
    1 bottle dry white wine
  • Place meat back in pot and season with salt.
  • Place in oven at 275°F for 3 hours.
  • After the 3 hours, remove from oven and shred meat.
  • Enjoy over pasta or rice. Add a handful of parsley and parmesan cheese.