Vienna Country-Style Ribs for Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

• 2 lbs country-style pork ribs, cut to fit pot (1 small rack)
• 1/4 cup prepared mustard
• salt (to taste, up to 1 teaspoon) (optional)
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon light olive oil or canola oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1 cup beer or water

Directions

1. 1

   Rub each piece of meat on all sides with prepared mustard. Sprinkle with (optional) salt, pepper, and paprika.

2. 2

   Brown well on all sides in a pressure cooker or Dutch oven. (Use small amount butter).

3. 3

   Removed browned ribs from cooker to drain for 2 minutes, and wipe cooker clean of remaining butter.

4. 4

   Return browned and drained ribs to cooker. Add 1 large sliced onion. Add 1 cup or so of beer or water, or amount required by manufacturer of pressure cooker.

5. 5

   Cover and cook in pressure cooker 15 minutes at 15 pounds pressure.

6. 6

   Let pressure drop of its own accord.

7. 7

   (Alternative to Pressure Cooker: cook slowly in Dutch oven 1 - 1 1/2 hours until very tender; thicken gravy slightly, use a little flour or cornstarch dissolved in water.).

8. 8

   Serve ribs over cooked rice. Discard cooking sauce to lower sodium and fat nutritional values. Serves 4 according to USDA, but only 2 hungry adults.