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Osso buco

Osso buco substitutes

What to use when you can't find Osso buco at your butcher

Osso buco is the traditional name in United States. Outside that tradition, butchers carry comparable beef cuts under different names — sometimes the same anatomical piece, sometimes a close cousin. The alternatives below are grouped by country so you can match what your local butcher actually carries.

Argentina

Tortuguitaapproximate

Anatomically adjacent — tortuguita is on the upper rear leg, osso buco is the cross-cut shank below it. Both are slow-cook working muscles with significant connective tissue.

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