Instant Pot Pork and Sauerkraut

Using the Saute function in your 6-quart or larger Instant Pot, heat oil, season pork with salt and pepper, and brown on all sides (see notes below if your Instant Pot doesn’t have a saute function). Add sauerkraut. Stir brown sugar and French onion soup (undiluted) and add to Instant Pot. Seal Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for 25 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes:
• If your IP doesn’t have a saute function, brown the pork in a large skillet on the stovetop. Place browned pork in IP and pour soup into skillet to deglaze all the tasty brown bits before adding to IP.
• Alternatively, a single recipe will fit in a 9×13 casserole dish and can be baked in the oven (cover with foil and bake at 350ºF for 4 hours). Or cook in slow cooker (6 hours on low, 12 hours on high).
• If you don’t have French onion soup on hand, you can substitute an equal amount of water and 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder or minced dried onion.