Spaghetti Sauce with Ribs

Name: Spaghetti Sauce with Ribs
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 45 min
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 4 litres (16 cups), approximately
Ingredients: The meat of five mild or hot Italian sausages (675 g / 1 1/2 lb, approximately); 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil; 2 onions, sweet or plain, finely chopped; 4 carrots, peeled and diced; 4 stalks celery, diced; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 can 5 1/2 oz (156 ml) tomato paste; 2 cans 28 oz (796 ml) plum tomatoes, crushed by hand; 2 cans 24 oz (680 ml) tomato sauce; 1 cup (250 ml) beef broth; 2 lb (1 kg) baby back ribs, cut into two or three sections; 2 teaspoons (10 ml) dried oregano; Salt and pepper

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Preparation 25 MIN

Cooking 3 H 45 MIN
Makes 4 litres (16 cups), approximately
Freezes

Ingredients
Preparation

Ingredients

The meat of five mild or hot Italian sausages (675 g / 1 1/2 lb, approximately)
2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
2 onions, sweet or plain, finely chopped
4 carrots, peeled and diced
4 stalks celery, diced
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 can 5 1/2 oz (156 ml) tomato paste
2 cans 28 oz (796 ml) plum tomatoes, crushed by hand
2 cans 24 oz (680 ml) tomato sauce
1 cup (250 ml) beef broth
2 lb (1 kg) baby back ribs, cut into two or three sections
2 teaspoons (10 ml) dried oregano
Salt and pepper

Preparation

In a large saucepan, brown the sausage meat in the oil, crumbling it with a wooden spoon. Set aside in a bowl.
In the same saucepan, soften the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic. Add oil, if needed. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute over high heat.
Place the sausage back in the saucepan and add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer gently, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan regularly, for about 3 hours and 30 minutes or until the rib meat falls easily from the bone.
Remove the ribs from the sauce and let cool on a plate. Remove the bones from the ribs and put the meat back in the sauce. Adjust the seasoning. Let cool and freeze.

Note

Slow cooker If you have a slow cooker with a 6-quart (5.6-litre) capacity, you can cook the sauce at low temperature for 8 hours, leaving out the broth. For a smaller slow cooker, about 4-quarts (3.8-litres) cut the recipe by half. The cooking time will be approximately 5 hours and 30 minutes.