Uncle Sal's Sunday Sauce

Name: Uncle Sal's Sunday Sauce
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion; 4 garlic cloves; 2 lb crushed San Marzano tomatoes; 1 lb pork ribs; 0.5 cup red wine; basil, salt, pepper

Uncle Sal

Great-uncle · Naples → New Jersey · 1960s

★★★★★· 4 hr 30 min· serves 8

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“Simmered low from morning until the game ended. The longer it goes, the better it gets.”

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Ingredients

Serves

2 tbspolive oil
1 onion — diced
4 garlic cloves — smashed
2 lbcrushed San Marzano tomatoes
1 lbpork ribs
½ cupred wine
basil, salt, pepper — to taste

Steps

1
Brown the ribs in olive oil; remove and set aside.
2
Soften onion and garlic in the same pot.
3
Deglaze with red wine, scraping the bottom.
4
Add tomatoes and the ribs back in. Bring to a bare simmer.
5
Simmer uncovered 3–4 hours, stirring now and then. Finish with basil.

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Dani

2026-06-01

★★★★★

“Incredible but took my whole Sunday. Worth it.”

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