½ cup grated Parmesan (from about 2 ounces), plus more for serving
Freshly ground black pepper
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
Olive oil (for drizzling)
Instructions
Pork
Season pork with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large heavy pot
over medium. Cook pork, turning often, until evenly browned, 1012
minutes. Transfer to a platter and pour off pan drippings.
Wipe out any burned bits from pot, but leave the golden-brown
pieces (doing this will keep the finished sauce from tasting bitter).
Add onion and garlic to pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until
onion is starting to brown and caramelize, 1215 minutes. Add tomato
paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly darkened in
color, 58 minutes.
Add wine and cook, scraping up any browned bits, until reduced by
about half, 58 minutes.
Add tomatoes, crushing with your hands as you go, then add thyme,
rosemary, and bay leaves; stir in 2 cups water. Add pork with any
juices accumulated on the platter; season with salt and pepper.
Bring liquid to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, partially
covered, until pork is falling-apart tender, sauce is thickened (it
will be thicker than a typical pasta sauce), and flavors have melded,
2½3 hours.
Using 2 forks, break up pork into pieces or shred it (your choice!);
taste and season with salt and pepper.
Pork can be cooked 5 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill in sauce.
Polenta and assembly
Bring 6 cups salted water to a boil in a large pot. Whisking
constantly, gradually add polenta; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook,
whisking often, until polenta is tender and creamy, 2025 minutes (if
polenta becomes too thick too soon, loosen mixture by adding more
water and continue cooking). Add butter and ½ cup Parmesan to polenta
and whisk until melted; season with salt and pepper.
Spoon polenta into bowls or onto a platter and top with pork.
Scatter parsley and more Parmesan over top and drizzle with oil.
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4/26/2015
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