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Costole on a white plate with polenta on the side.

Costole a la Mamma con Polenta


  • Author: Andrea Usai

Description

A family recipe from Andrea Usai.


Ingredients

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  • 1 kg pork ribs (costole)
  • ½ cup marsala wine
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 4 tomato cans (passata)
  • 2 pepperoncini
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • Fresh basil leaves
  • Polenta (store-bought or made separately)

Instructions

  1. Roast ribs on high flame in a pan without oil until brown. Add masala and stir until evaporated. Coat the ribs with tomato paste and stir-fry for a further minute. Now add the tomato cans, pepperoncini, salt, sugar.
  2. Rinse tomato cans with water; add the water to the tomato sauce.
  3. Cover and simmer for approximately 2 hours on low heat until tomato sauce thickens and ribs are tender and soft. Finally add fresh basil leaves to taste. Serve with polenta.