Prime cut
Beef
Beef Fillet
The most tender cut on the animal. Lean, buttery and quick to cook.
KSh 1,600per kg
Ossobucco
Cross-cut beef shank with the marrow bone at the centre.
KSh 850 per kg
Available today - cut fresh when your order comes in
kg
Cut to order, no surcharge. Priced per kilogram. Type any weight from 0.5 kg - 1.4, 1.75, whatever you actually need - or use the buttons to move in quarter kilos. Tell us the thickness, trim or portion size you want in the notes at checkout, and we weigh after cutting and confirm your exact total before dispatch.
| Cut from | Shank, sawn across the bone |
|---|---|
| Best for | Long braises, stews, marrow-rich sauces |
| Texture | Dense and collagen-rich raw, meltingly tender slow-cooked |
| Portioning | Cut 3-4cm thick on the bandsaw |
| Price | KSh 850 per kg |
| Butchered at | City Market, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi |
About Our Ossobucco
Ossobucco is beef or veal shank sawn across the bone, so each piece is a round of muscle with a cylinder of marrow bone at its centre. The name is Italian for 'bone with a hole', and that hole is the point: as the shank braises, the marrow melts out and enriches the sauce in a way no other cut manages.
Shank is one of the hardest-working muscles on the animal, dense with collagen. Cooked quickly it is unpleasant. Cooked slowly in liquid, it becomes deeply tender while holding its shape, held together by the ring of connective tissue round the outside. Do not cut that ring off - it is what keeps the piece intact in the pot.
We cut ossobucco to order on the bandsaw at City Market, usually 3cm to 4cm thick. Thicker pieces hold more marrow and are more forgiving over a long braise. Serve it the traditional way over risotto or polenta, or the Nairobi way with rice or ugali and plenty of the sauce. Our short ribs and ox tail suit the same treatment.
How to Cook Ossobucco
- Tie a loop of string round each piece if you want it to hold its shape perfectly.
- Dust in flour and brown well, then braise 2.5-3 hours at 150C in stock, tomato and wine.
- Keep liquid only halfway up the meat so the top browns rather than boils.
- Serve the marrow - scoop it out with a small spoon, it is the best part.
- Gremolata (lemon zest, parsley, garlic) cuts through the richness beautifully.
Buying ossobucco in Nairobi
We cut ossobucco at Stall 55, ground floor, City Market, Muindi Mbingu Street, in the Nairobi CBD - the same stall Kamundia Butchery has traded from since 1959. Walk in any day - Monday to Saturday 6:30am - 7:00pm, Sunday 9:00am - 5:00pm - and buy it over the counter, or order here and we will deliver it chilled. Orders placed before 4:00pm go out the same day across the CBD, Westlands, Kilimani, Karen and everywhere else we serve.
Buying in quantity? We supply restaurants, hotels, schools and canteens across Nairobi with standing orders and whole-carcass pricing - see wholesale and bulk supply, or call 0707 700511 to talk it through.
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Ossobucco: Questions
Ossobucco is KSh 850 per kg. Because it is cut to order, we weigh it after cutting and confirm the exact total with you before anything is dispatched. Prices at the counter and online are the same.
Yes, and at no extra charge - it is the whole point of buying from a butcher rather than a chiller cabinet. Tell us the thickness, trim, portion size or preparation you want in the notes when you order, or just describe what you are cooking and let us choose. We butcher whole carcasses at City Market, so the options are real.
Yes, every day. Order before 4:00pm on 0707 700511 for same-day chilled delivery across Nairobi. Delivery is a flat fee by area, from KSh 300 to KSh 1,000 depending on where you are, and it is added to your basket total automatically. See the full fee table.
Three to four days in the coldest part of the fridge, loosely covered so the surface dries rather than sweats. To freeze, portion into meal sizes, press flat, wrap tightly and label. Thaw overnight in the fridge, never on the counter, and do not refreeze thawed raw meat.
At our stall: City Market, Ground Floor, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi, beside Jamia Mosque in the Nairobi CBD, open every day 6:30am to 7:00pm Monday to Saturday, and 9:00am to 5:00pm on Sundays. You can also order it online here, on WhatsApp, or by calling 0707 700511. See the rest of the beef section or the full counter.
Nice to meat you
Ossobucco, cut the way you want it
KSh 850 per kg. Tell us how you want it prepared and we will cut it fresh and get it to you the same day, anywhere in Nairobi.
City Market, Ground Floor, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi · Open Mon-Sat 6:30am-7pm, Sun 9am-5pm · 0707 700511