osso buco beef shanks w roasted garlic mascarpone polenta

Ingredients

• 4 (2 inch) beef shanks
• Kosher salt & fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• Olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion, diced small
• 2 carrots, diced small
• 1 stick celery, diced small
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 cups beef stock
• 2 cups dark ale or porter beer
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 thyme sprigs
• 1/3 cup chopped curly parsley
• 1 head of garlic
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup mascarpone
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped
• Good big ol pinch of kosher salt & fresh ground black pepper, lots