Christmas-Style Pork Osso Buco

Ingredients

• 6 slices Quebec pork hock, 5-cm (2-in.) thick, rind removed
• 3 tbsp. 45 ml canola oil
• 1 onion, coarsely diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp. 30 ml tomato paste
• 1 cup 250 ml brown ale
• 4 cups 1 L veal stock
• 2 cups 500 ml tomatoes, diced
• 6 tbsp. 90 ml maple syrup
• ½ tbsp. 7,5 ml ground cinnamon
• ½ tbsp. 7,5 ml ground ginger
• ½ tbsp. 7,5 ml ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp. 2,5 ml ground cloves
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 mini turnips, quartered
• 4 mini beets, quartered
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Side (Ruby cocktail)

• ½ cup 125 ml Quartz vodka
• 1 ½ cups 375 ml cranberry juice
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml maple syrup
• 1 lime (juice)
• 1 cup 250 ml San Pellegrino orange