Categories: Meats, Italian 
      Yield: 4 servings 
  
      1 c  Finely Chopped Onion 
    2/3 c  Finely Chopped Carrot 
    2/3 c  Finely Chopped Celery 
    1/4 c  Butter Or Margarine 
      1 ts Minced Garlic 
           Lemon Peel, Cut In Strips 
      2    Veal Shanks * 
    3/4 c  Flour 
    1/2 c  Oil 
      1 c  Dry White Wine 
  1 1/2 c  Beef Broth Or More Wine 
      1 lb Can Italian Tomatoes 
           Cut Up, With Juice 
    1/2 ts Dried Basil, Crushed 
    1/4 ts Dried Thyme, Crushed 
      2    Bay Leaves 
      2    Parsley Sprigs 
           Salt 
           Freshly Ground Black Pepper 
  
  * Veal shanks should be sawed into 8 pieces about 2 inches long. 
  ~------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Combine onion, carrot, celery, butter and garlic in large heavy casserole 
  or Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes. Add 2 strips lemon 
  peel and remove from heat. Dredge veal pieces in flour, shaking off any 
  excess. Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat. Brown veal on all sides. 
  Arrange on top of vegetables in casserole. Tip skillet and draw off nearly 
  all fat with spoon. Add wine and boil briskly about 3 minutes, scraping up 
  any brown bits stuck to pan. Pour over veal. Add broth, tomatoes and juice, 
  basil, thyme, bay leaves and parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 
  Broth should come up to top of veal pieces. If not, add more. Bring to 
  gentle boil. Cover tightly and bake at 350ÜF about 2 hours, carefully 
  turning and basting veal every 20 minutes. Garnish top with more strips of 
  lemon peel. (C) 1992 The Los Angeles Times