Pressure Cooker Winter Melon Pork Ribs Soup-Super easy and comforting pork ribs soup is pressure cooked with winter melon and other veggies. Perfect one-pot meal for the cooler days.
You can ask the butcher to cut the pork ribs into smaller sections since they have the tool to do so. Bring a pot of water to a boil and then place the pork ribs in there and let it boil for 5 minutes. Drain off water and clean with water to remove any impurities
Peel the skin of the winter melon, remove seeds, and cut into large chunks, about 2-3 inches chunks. Peel the carrot and cut into large chunks too
Cooking with Instant pot:
Place the ribs, carrots, winter melon, ginger, black dates, water, and seasonings in the inner pot of the instant pot. Secure the lid. Turn the steam release valve to seal. Press "pressure cooker" and then "high pressure". Set the timer to 15 minutes
When the timer is up, wait 5 minutes and then release pressure. Carefully unlock the lid. Be careful of the steam coming out. Season with salt to your taste. Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves and chopped green onion if you like
Cooking on the stove:
Rinse the pot you boil the pork ribs in earlier. Place the ribs back in there along with other ingredients. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat to let it simmer. Cover the pot and let it simmer for the next 45 minutes
Check to see if the ribs are tender and the winter melon is fork tender. If they are, you are done cooking. If not, continue to cook a bit longer. Have a taste and adjust seasonings to suit your preference. Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves and chopped green onion
Notes
*Recipe is written for 6-quart Instant Pot. Cooking time should remain the same for 8-quart size but will take longer to pressurize. For mini duo (3-quart), I suggest to half the recipe and use the same amount of time to cook*