Pork Osso Buco (Shank)

Pork Osso Buco

Pork Osso Buco is one of those overlooked cuts that becomes something completely different with a few hours of slow cooking. Cut crosswise from the shank, each piece surrounds a marrow-filled bone with rich, hardworking meat that's made for braising.

What Is Pork Osso Buco?

Osso Buco simply refers to a shank that's cut crosswise into thick pieces, leaving the bone and marrow in the center. While the classic Italian dish is often made with veal, pork shank works beautifully with the same low-and-slow cooking methods.

The shank contains plenty of connective tissue, which is exactly what makes it so good when braised. Given enough time and gentle heat, the meat becomes tender while the collagen and marrow add richness and body to the cooking liquid.

Made for Low & Slow Cooking

Brown the pieces first, then braise them slowly with broth, wine, tomatoes, onions, garlic or whatever flavors you enjoy. After a few hours, the meat should be fork tender and surrounded by a rich sauce created right in the pot.

Serve it over mashed potatoes, polenta, rice or another simple side that can soak up all of that braising liquid.

Don't Forget the Marrow

The bone isn't just along for the ride. The marrow in the center adds richness as the Osso Buco cooks, and what's left in the bone can be enjoyed along with the meat.

Raised Differently

Our heritage breed pigs spend their lives outside in our fields and woods, where they're free to root, forage, explore and wallow.

They naturally forage on grasses, clover, roots, berries, nuts and whatever else they find throughout the seasons. Alongside what they forage, they're supplemented with a nutritionally balanced organic feed made without corn or soy.

We raise them slowly, give them plenty of space, and never use antibiotics, hormones or vaccines.