Pork Osso Buco (Today Show)

By LDenvir

Ingredients

• 4 pork shanks
• 1 onion, rough chopped
• 2 carrots, rough chopped
• 3 stalks celery, rough chopped
• 2 whole bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 bottle stout beer
• 2 bottles root beer
• 2 quarts water
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 each star anise
• Olive oil to sear
• Root beer brandy cherry glaze
• 1/2 cup braising liquid
• 1 bottle root beer
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 jar brandied cherries

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and bring to medium-high heat.
Season pork shanks with salt and pepper and sear on both sides until golden brown. Remove shanks and place in a roasting pan.
Add onion, carrots, celery and garlic to saute pan and sear until vegetables get a good color.
Add roasted vegetables to saute pan with all remaining ingredients.
Place roasting pan into a 300-degree oven for 2-3 hours or until shank is fork-tender (falls off the bone).
Bring all the ingredients for the glaze to simmer and reduce by half. Glaze over osso buco.