Recipe: Meaty Tomato Soup (using short ribs) (pressure cooker)

MEATY TOMATO SOUP

1 lb short ribs
3 cups water
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, sliced
1 1/2 cups shredded cabbage
2 1/4 lb tomatoes, peeled quartered
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp sugar
1 cup sour cream
2 tbsp cornstarch
hot cooked rice (to serve)

Combine all ingredients except sour cream, cornstarch and rice in pressure cooker. Close cover securely. Place pressure regulator on vent pipe. COOK 20 MINUTES. Let pressure drop of its own accord.

Mix sour cream and cornstarch together until smooth. Gradually stir in 1 cup of soup. Pour mixture into remaining soup, stirring constantly. Heat soup.

Place rice in soup bowls before filling with hot soup.

Servings: 4-6
Adapted from source: Pressure Cooking is Pleasure Cooking by Patricia Phillips