Monday, April 14, 2008

Sweet-Sour Beef Spareribs (Pressure Cooker)

Serves 4

3 tablespoons (45 ml) vegetable oil
3 lb (1.4 kg) lean short spareribs cut into serving pieces

Sweet-Sour Sauce

3 tablespoons (45 ml) soy sauce
2 tablespoons (30 ml) brown sugar
3 tablespoons (45 ml) honey
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup (60 ml) ketchup

2 tablespoons (30 ml) onion, minced
2 tablespoons (30 ml) apricot marmalade
2 tablespoons (30 ml) cider vinegar
2 tablespoons (30 ml) dry sherry
1 teaspoon (5 ml) hot pepper sauce, or to taste

Directions:
In a small bowl combine all the sauce ingredients. Heat the oil in the pressure cooker until very hot, then add as many ribs at a time as will comfortably fit, and brown well. Pour off all fat, then stir in the sauce.

Suggested time for 15 psi pressure cookers (What is a 15 psi pressure cooker?): Cook for 15 minutes on high pressure for grilling ribs or 20 minutes for stewing ribs.