What to cook when your toddler imperiously demands a roast and it’s just the two of you for dinner.

Serves 2-3

450g pork ribs

Drizzle olive oil

Dessert spoon golden caster sugar

Salt

Pepper

Pre heat the oven to gas mark 3/ 160 degrees. Put the ribs in a smallish roasting tin, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with sugar, season generously. Put in the oven for 3 hours, by which time they’ll be tender in a he inside and crisp and chewy on the outside.