Pork Ragu from rib trimmings

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This is not a smoking post. It is a recipe using rib trimmings from preparing a rack. If it is in the wrong forum, please advise or move.

I trimmed 2 full racks of spareribs into St Louis ribs. I often make rib tip appetizers out of the trimmings. This time I went with another favourite is pork ragu.

I start by making a marinara sauce:

100 ml (1/3 cup) olive oil
175 ml (3/4 cup) chopped onion
6 cloves garlic crushed
12 ml (2 1/2 tsp) kosher salt
3 cans (796 ml/27 oz each) crushed tomatoes
7 ml (1 1/2 tsp) dried basil
5 ml (1 tsp) dried oregano

Saute onions in oil until soft. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.

Then I cut the rib trimmings from 2 racks of spare ribs in 2 inch pieces and put them under a broiler until browned. Flip and brown the other side. Add the trimmings to the marinara sauce. Simmer for 2 hours.

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Pick the rib segments out and pull the meat off the bones, discarding any large fat deposits. Put the meat back into the sauce.

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This freezes well. I served some on some fettuccine.

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The Verdict

Delicious! The pork meat and bones give the sauce an incredible richness. Mmmm. The Woman of My Dreams approved.

Disco
 
I'll agree with that, and add a vote for Veal too.
Noni's sauce always had a few pork ribs and veal with bones in it.
When I make sauce, I try to add a few pork ribs, and pretty much all I can find around here is ground veal. Which by the way make the best burgers in the world. 50% ground veal, 50% ground brisket is where it's at!!!
 
Noni's sauce always had a few pork ribs and veal with bones in it.
When I make sauce, I try to add a few pork ribs, and pretty much all I can find around here is ground veal. Which by the way make the best burgers in the world. 50% ground veal, 50% ground brisket is where it's at!!!
These sound great
 
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This is not a smoking post. It is a recipe using rib trimmings from preparing a rack. If it is in the wrong forum, please advise or move.

I trimmed 2 full racks of spareribs into St Louis ribs. I often make rib tip appetizers out of the trimmings. This time I went with another favourite is pork ragu.

I start by making a marinara sauce:

100 ml (1/3 cup) olive oil
175 ml (3/4 cup) chopped onion
6 cloves garlic crushed
12 ml (2 1/2 tsp) kosher salt
3 cans (796 ml/27 oz each) crushed tomatoes
7 ml (1 1/2 tsp) dried basil
5 ml (1 tsp) dried oregano

Saute onions in oil until soft. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.

Then I cut the rib trimmings from 2 racks of spare ribs in 2 inch pieces and put them under a broiler until browned. Flip and brown the other side. Add the trimmings to the marinara sauce. Simmer for 2 hours.

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Pick the rib segments out and pull the meat off the bones, discarding any large fat deposits. Put the meat back into the sauce.

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This freezes well. I served some on some fettuccine.

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The Verdict

Delicious! The pork meat and bones give the sauce an incredible richness. Mmmm. The Woman of My Dreams approved.

Disco
My friend that do look like good groceries.my two cents I use rib tips to make pazole the amount of gelatin you get in the broth is wonderful.my beautiful wife says the broth is smacky one of the granddaughters asked for pazole for Christmas dinner, guess what we had for dinner. Peace out, Papa Bob
 
My friend that do look like good groceries.my two cents I use rib tips to make pazole the amount of gelatin you get in the broth is wonderful.my beautiful wife says the broth is smacky one of the granddaughters asked for pazole for Christmas dinner, guess what we had for dinner. Peace out, Papa Bob
Another great way to make sure nothing is wasted! Kudos!
 
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