Instructions
4 pounds (about 8) short ribs
1 onion, sliced
1 beef boullion cube
4 cups of water
3 tablespoons of fish sauce
1 small head of cabbage
1 bunch of bok choy
1 pound of potatoes (about 2-3 yukon gold or 1-2 russet)
Instructions
Generously salt meat, at least 1 hour before cooking (preferably overnight). Refrigerate meat uncovered, this will help season the meat and help it brown nicely.
Slice 1 medium onion, chop 1 small head of cabbage and 1 bunch of bok choy (remember to rinse the bok choy too!).
Peel and and chop potatoes, soak chopped potatoes in a bowl of water so they don’t turn brown.
Set Instant Pot to Sauté, add in about 2 tbsp of neutral oil. Brown the short ribs. Make sure to do this step in batches so each piece has time to develop color which is flavor.
Once each short rib is browned, add all the pieces back into the pot.
Next add water. Put the lid on, seal the valve and set the pressure cooker to the the Meat/Stew mode and set the time for 45 minutes.
Once the timer goes off, release the steam by moving the valve to the venting position. Uncover the pot and select the sauté mode. Once the pot has come to a simmer, add the onions and boil until soft. This will be about 5-6 minutes.
Next add in 1 beef bouillon cube and potatoes (make sure to drain potatoes from the water they had been soaking in before adding them into the pot, discard soaking water). Boil potatoes until they are soft and tender.
Add in fish sauce. Taste and add more fish sauce if you’d prefer.
Lastly, add the cabbage and bok choy next and allow the leaves to wilt.
Serve soup warm.