Ferrara Country Braised Pork Ribs
Source of Recipe
Love 94 FM
Recipe Introduction
Serves 6 to 8
List of Ingredients
5 pounds lean country-style pork spareribs
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large onion, minced
4 tablespoons minced Italian parsley
2 large bay leaves
2 large cloves garlic
Generous pinch each of ground cloves, cinnamon and allspice
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup dry red wine
28-ounce can whole tomatoes, with their liquid
1/2 cup black Ligurian, Nicoise or Kalamata olives, pitted
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves Recipe
Trim excess fat from the ribs. Heat the oil in a 12-inch saute pan over medium-high. Add the meat so the pieces don't touch. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brown over medium heat to dark and crusty. Repeat if all the pieces didn't fit. Remove the meat to a platter.
Over medium heat, saute onion and parsley to golden brown, taking care not to burn the brown glaze in the bottom of the pan. Stir in the garlic, bay leaves and spices, along with the meat. Pour in the wine and reduce to practically nothing, scraping up brown bits from the pan's bottom as it bubbles.
Stir in tomatoes and olives, and bring the mixture to a very slow bubble over low heat. Cover tightly and cook over low heat for 1 hour, or until meat is tender. Taste for seasoning and deep rich flavor. If flavor is thin, simmer uncovered to concentrate flavors, then decide if salt is needed. Skim off any fat. Stir in basil and serve hot.
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