Rigatoni with Braised Short Ribs in Tomato Sauce Recipe

 
I started our Sunday tomato (and meat) sauce (or in the parlance of some Italian Americans: "Gravy" or "Sunday Sauce") with a single can of homemade tomato passata (click here to learn how to can your own tomatoes each Fall) and went through through the process of making a standard tomato sauce (click here four tomato sauce recipe) with the additional step of simply seasoning (lots of salt and pepper) and searing the short ribs and adding to the sauce.  After adding the meat to our tomato sauce pot, I brought the liquid up to a boil and covered the pot with a lid.  Total cooking time is anywhere between 3.5 -4.5 hours (depending on the size of the short ribs; you'll know the meat is done when it can be easily shred with a fork).