Country Pork Ribs

A pressure cooker is a mighty fine and quick way to tenderize a a tough piece of meat. Dad used his recently to make country ribs.

2 cups water, honey, brown sugar, salt, and ribs.

The ribs need only ten minutes to cook once the cooker comes up to full pressure. Dad has an older model "jiggle top."

Every thing shown in the previous photo except for the BBQ sauce goes into the pot.

A well loved pressure cooker is not shiny or new. You can tell this one has made the New Family happy many times. Dad prefers aluminum because of its conductivity. It heats and cools faster using less energy than a steel pot. In the summer time when Dad doesn't want to overheat the kitchen, a minimal flame under the pot accomplishes his task.

Ten minutes later, Dad removes it from the range and douses it with water. Done! Yes, it smells gross, but it will taste wonderful. Now Dad removes the gelatin remaining in the pot and combines it with the BBQ sauce and a dash of liquid smoke.

He painted the ribs with the sauce and popped them into the oven to caramelize. The best technique is to paint thin layers and build up instead of applying it all at once. It is more time consuming but worth it.