Turkey Osso Buco
6 turkey drum sticks; crosscut into osso buco - (have your butcher do it)
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 medium onions, chopped
2 medium carrots, peeled, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
6 garlic cloves, smashed
2 Tbsp. juniper berries, smashed
1 Tbsp. fennel seed, crushed
6 bay leaves
1/2 bunch parsley
1/2 bunch sage
1 750ml cabernet sauvignon
1 quart stock or broth (turkey, chicken or mushroom)
Heat a Dutch oven on high. While the pot is heating up, pat dry the osso buco legs with paper towels. Season the legs with salt and pepper. Add the oil to the Dutch oven. Once the oil begins to smoke, add the legs one at a time. Sear each side of the osso buco until a dark golden brown color. Remember, the more color the meat gets the more flavorful your sauce will be.Once all the pieces are seared, remove from the pot and add the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, juniper berries and fennel seed. Let sauté for 5 minutes with a lid on the pot. Next add the bay leaves, parsley, sage and cabernet sauvignon. Let the wine boil for 5 minutes, add the osso buco back to the pot and cover with stock. Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and place into a 350 degree oven. Let cook in the oven for approximately 1 1/2 hours or until the osso buco is tender enough to cut with a fork. Remove the osso buco from the Dutch oven; strain the liquid into a different pot. On high heat, boil the liquid until it reduces to half of its original volume. Taste, season with salt and pepper. Pour the reduced liquid back over the osso buco.To plate, place generous scoop of stuffing on the plate, top with osso buco and ladle on some of the sauce.
Serves 6-8.
We served this at our Pre-Thanksgiving tasting event and it was fabulous!
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