- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 pound cooked spare ribs with gravy, meat removed from bones and shredded, one bone reserved
- one 12-ounce can tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat and cook the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the spare rib meat, the rib, and the gravy and heat through for 1 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, dried oregano, thyme, and bay leaf and stir. Simmer over medium-low heat for 30 minutes to 1 hour, until the sauce has thickened and the flavors have developed. Remove bay leaf and rib and serve with pasta.