Italian Pork Ribs

 I got this recipe from a Salve Regina football Mom that I met last year. Her name is Dena and she has a TikTok account called miciamammas. She has some amazing recipes and is renovating a beautiful home in Tuscany that she shows. These ribs are easy and so delicious. They only need to marinate for an hour. I made them in the oven, but they can be done on the grill as well.

Italian Ribs with Lemon and Garlic

• 3 lbs. pork ribs, cut into individual ribs
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 14 cloves garlic
• 2 tbs. fresh chopped rosemary
• 1 tsp. fresh mint chopped
• 1 tsp. fresh thyme chopped
• 1 tsp. fresh parsley chopped
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 3 lemons plus an addition 1 1/2
• 1 tsp. dijon mustard
• 2 tbs. honey
• 2 tbs. balsamic vinegar
• 2 onions sliced

Season ribs on both sides with salt and pepper. In a small frying pan, heat the garlic in the olive oil over sow heat until the garlic is soft. Mash the garlic with a fork into the oil and set aside to cool.

For the marinade, combine the cooked garlic and oil, salt, pepper, rosemary, mint, thyme, parsley, the zest of two lemons and their juices, oregano, dijon, honey and 1 tbs. balsamic. Wisk all together.

Put the ribs in a large ziplock bag and add the onions, 1 sliced lemon and the marinade.  Marinate for at least one hour, but can be done overnight.

Preheat your grill or oven to 350. Put the ribs and all the fixings in either a cast iron pan or a roasting pan and cover with a lid or foil. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Take the ribs out and grill or broil on each side for 1-2 minutes. Remove the ribs and to a serving platter and spoon the marinade, onions and cooked lemons over the ribs and serve.