Pressure Cooker Spareribs with Smoky Tomato BBQ Sauce

Step 1

For BBQ sauce:In a small mixing bowl,combine all sauce ingredients. Mix until smooth. Cover tightly and refrigerate (you can keep it in refrigerator for at least 2 weeks) Makes about 1½ cups

Step 2

Season pork ribs with salt and black pepper. Heat olive oil in pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Working in a batches,add seasoned ribs and brown on both sides,5-7 minutes per batch. Using a tongs,remove browned ribs from pressure cooker and transfer to a plate.

Step 3

Add sliced white onion and cook,stirring, until soft,for about 3 minutes. Return pork ribs and any accumulated juices to pressure cooker. Add prepared BBQ sauce and water. Stir and bring to a simmer.

Step 4

Close pressure cooker and lock the lid. Place a heat diffuser on the burner and set pressure cooker on top. Set burner heat to high pressure. When cooker reaches high pressure,reduce burner heat to low. Set a timer to cook for 15 minutes.

Step 5

Remove pot from the heat. Open pressure cooker. Skim any fat from top of BBQ sauce.

Step 6

Transfer cooked pork ribs to serving platter and spoon BBQ sauce over. Serve hot.