CALABRIAN PORK RIBS
Ingredients
- 100ml/3½fl oz olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 4 medium hot red chillies
- deseeded
- roughly chopped
- ½ red pepper
- deseeded roughly chopped
- 1 head garlic
- cloves peeled
- roughly chopped
- few sprigs fresh thyme
- few sprigs fresh rosemary
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried red chilli flakes
- 1 rack pork ribs
- in one piece
- around 1.5–2kg/3lb 5oz–4lb 8oz
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- lemon wedges
- 200g/7oz quick-cook polenta
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 140C/Fan 120C/Gas 1.
- Put all the ingredients
- except the pork
- into a blender and blend until fairly smooth.
- Line a roasting tin with foil
- making sure there is enough foil hanging over the sides to fold into a parcel. Place the pork on top of the foil and pour over the marinade
- turning over to make sure it is completely covered.
- Bring the foil together to make a parcel then put in the oven. Bake for between 2–3 hours
- making sure you check after 2 hours – the meat should be cooked through and tender but nowhere near falling off the bone.
- Cook the polenta according to packet instructions and season well.
- Remove from the oven and transfer to a chopping board. Pouring off any cooking juices and transfer to a small saucepan. When the ribs are cool enough to handle
- cut into individual ribs – it is easier to follow the bone by turning bone side up.
- To finish cooking
- either prepare a barbecue
- preheat your grill or heat a griddle pan until it is too hot to hold your hand over. Grill or griddle the ribs until well browned and nicely charred in places – this should take 3–4 minutes on each side.
- Reheat the pan juices and serve on the side with the ribs
- along with lemon wedges and polenta.

