Pork Osso Buco with Cornmeal Crust

Ingredients

• 4 pieces Quebec pork osso buco
• 4 tbsp. 60 ml olive oil
• 1 head garlic, cut in half
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 6 tbsp. 90 ml sliced ginger
• 3 fresh tomatoes, quartered
• 1 cup 250 ml white wine
• 4 cups 1 L chicken stock
• 1 cup 250 ml cornmeal
• 6 tbsp. 90 ml balsamic vinegar
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Bruschetta

• 1 1/2 bell peppers, diced
• 1/4 red onion, diced
• 1 Cortland apple, diced
• 5.3 oz. 150 g homemade capicollo, diced
• 2 tbsp. 30 ml white balsamic vinegar
• 4 tbsp. 60 ml extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 oz. 55 g granulated maple sugar
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste