PORK MEAT IN HONEY SOY – pressure cook

serves 4

1kg pork spare ribs or other piece pork
salt & pepper
paprika
1 Tab oil
1 large onion, sliced
1 Tab sesame seeds – to serve

SAUCE
1 Tab vinegar
1 Tab honey
4 Tab soy sauce
2  Tab tomato sauce
pinch chilli powder
2 Tab water

Season meat with spices. Heat oil in pc, brown meat on both sides. Lift from pan, drain off excess fat. Add onion, cook until clear. Return meat to pan.

Combine sauce ingredients, pour over meat. Cover and bring to pressure. When regulator starts a steady rocking motion, reduce heat. Cook 15 mins.

Lift meat, skim fat from gravy. Can thicken and pour over the meat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with rice.

THICK MINESTRONE SOUP – pressure cook

serves 6

1 cl garlic, crushed
1 large onion, diced
3 rashers bacon, diced*    try pork hocks instead
140g can tomato paste
4 cups chicken stock
3 stalks celery, diced
1 carrot, sliced
310g can butter beans
3/4 cup uncooked macaroni
1/2 tsp oregano
1 Tab chopped parsley
salt & pepper to taste
parmesan cheese – to serve

Heat cooker, add garlic, onion & bacon. Fry gently for 2 mins.
Add tom. paste, mix well – cook one minute.
Add stock, stir well, then add the remaining ingredients.
Cover and bring cooker to pressure – when regulator starts a steady rocking motion, reduce heat. Cook 10 mins. Reduce pressure quickly, serve immediately – garnished with the parmesan.

Note:  Nice but everything was too salty, probably because of bacon, stock, can of beans and the cheese.