Osso Buco alla Milanese, a traditional Italian recipe from the Worldwide Gourmet

Ingredients

• - 6 tbsp. unsalted butter
• - 125 g (4 oz.) pancetta, in small cubes
• - 4 Veal shanks, about 225 g/8 oz. each - preferably center cut
• - 60 ml (1/4 cup) unbleached flour
• - 1/2 tsp. salt
• - 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• - 250 ml (1 cup) dry white wine
• - 1 carrot, finely chopped
• - 1 onion, finely chopped
• - 1 stalk of celery, finely chopped
• - 4 large ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped