Shelly's Recipe

CALABRIAN STYLE PORK RIBS

Category: Ribs

2 cups canned, chopped tomatoes or tomato puree
3 tbsp chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup mushrooms preserved in oil, finely chopped
1/2 cup artichokes preserved in oil, finely chopped
1/2 cup mixed hot vegetable antipasto, finely chopped optional
2 slabs lean pork ribs
Salt & pepper

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Season the ribs both sides with salt and pepper. Place the ribs in a baking pan and bake for one hour.

Mix together the chopped vegetables with the tomatoes and basil and pour the sauce over top of the ribs. Cover, and bake for another hour at 300 degrees F.

Uncover, reduce the heat to 250 degrees. and cook another hour, turning the ribs over once during this time, and basting them with the sauce.

If the sauce gets too thick while cooking, add 1/2 cup of water and mix this into the sauce. Serve the ribs in pieces, with the sauce spooned on top. Serves 4