11.   Not every store carries the veal shank.

12.   Osso buco, the glorious Italian dish of fork-tender veal shanks in a natural sauce, takes time but almost no attention in my streamlined version.

13.   Put the veal shanks on a plate, top with sauce and then sprinkle with gremolata.

14.   Ruggero Gadaldi of Antica Trattoria and Pesce restaurants in San Francisco offers braised veal shanks and vegetables with wild mushroom ragout.

15.   Season the veal shanks generously with salt and pepper.

16.   She interrupts herself to teach the viewer how to make the veal shanks a deep golden brown.

17.   Sure enough, the veal shanks emerge from the oven looking extraordinarily dark and shiny.

18.   The trend lasted just long enough to drive the cost of veal shank through the roof.

19.   The veal shanks were so tender that just a glance caused them to fall away from the bone.

20.   Then, before leaving for work the next morning, I quickly browned the veal shanks and assembled all the ingredients in the slow cooker.