This Month's Featured Recipe
The title for this month's recipe is Stinco d'agnello con carciofini e olive
translated to lamb shank with artichokes and olives.
 

4 Lrg. Lamb shanks
Salt & pepper
6 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 Spanish onion, chopped into ¼-inch dice
12 garlic cloves, peeled & left whole
2 Tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
12 baby artichokes, outer leaves trimmed, held in acidulated water
½ cup gaeta olives
1 cup Frascati or other dry white wine
1 cup basic tomato sauce (recipe follows)
1 cup chicken stock
 
Preheat oven to 375. Rinse and dry the shanks and season aggressively with salt and pepper. In a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven with a lid, heat oil until smoking. Add the shanks and sear until dark golden brown over medium heat, about 15 – 18 minutes. Remove shanks and set aside.

To the same pan add the onion, garlic, rosemary, and artichokes and cook until softened, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the olives, white wine, tomato sauce, and chicken stock, bring to a boil. Return the lamb shanks to the pan and bring to a boil. Cover tightly and roast in oven for 1 ½ hours, until fork tender. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
 
Basic Tomato Sauce 
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 Spanish onion, chopped in ¼-inch dice
4 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
3 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 Tbsp dried
½ medium carrot, finely shredded
2 (28 oz.) cans peeled whole tomatoes, crushed by hand with juices reserved
Salt
 
In a 3-quart saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft and light golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the thyme and carrot and cook 5 minutes more, until carrot is quite soft. Add the tomatoes and juice and bring to a boil, stirring often. Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes until as thick as hot cereal. Season with salt and serve. This sauce holds one week in the refrigerator or up to 6 months in the freezer.



Piazza D'Angelo's menu consists of authentic Italian dishes from all regions of Italy. We emphasize in creating simple dishes with fresh quality and taste. Our menu provides our customers with a range of dishes with pizzas from our wood-burning pizza oven to roasted herbed Pollo Novello. We also offer lunch and dinner item specials that are changed daily. Wines by the glass are also changed frequently.