INGREDIENTS
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ONE WHOLE RACK (ABOUT 4 POUNDS) PORK SPARE RIBS
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SALT
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FRESHLY GROUND PEPPER
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1/4 CUP EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
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2 LARGE YELLOW ONIONS, SLICED (ABOUT 3 CUPS)
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8 GARLIC CLOVES, PEELED
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6 PICKLED CHERRY PEPPERS, STEMMED, SEEDED AND QUARTERED
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TWO 35-OUNCE CANS ITALIAN PLUM TOMATOES (PREFERABLY SAN MARZANO) WITH THEIR LIQUID, SEEDED AND CRUSHED
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2 BAY LEAVES
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6 SPRIGS FRESH THYME
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2 TO 3 CUPS HOT WATER, OR AS NEEDED
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1 POUND RIGATONI
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1/4 CUP CHOPPED FRESH ITALIAN PARSLEY
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2/3 CUP FRESHLY GRATED PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO CHEESE, PLUS MORE FOR PASSING, IF YOU LIKE