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Instant Pot Spare Ribs

Instant Pot Spare Ribs is an easy fall off the bone tender rib recipe. BBQ ribs that are almost as good as slow-smoked bbq ribs. Give this pressure cooker rib recipe. You can also make these ribs in the Ninja Foodi as well.
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword bbq ribs, best spare ribs recipe, instant pot spare ribs
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Servings 1 rack
Calories 202kcal
Author Kelsey

Ingredients

Pork Dry Rub

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoon smoked paprika

Instant Pot

  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 3-5 drops of liquid smoke
  • 1/2 cup bbq sauce
  • 1 Rack of Spare ribs can do up to 2

Instructions

  • Start by making your dry up. In a bowl add your brown sugar, pepper, salt, smoked paprika, chili powder, dry mustard, onion powder, garlic powder. Mix and set aside.
  • Now you will prep your spare ribs. Remove excess fat, cut off the membrane on the backside of ribs, and cut off the excess flap on ribs on back as well.
  • Once ribs are prepped you will use part of the rub on one side and then flip and massage the other part of rib rub on the other side of ribs. Wrap and then marinate in the fridge for up to an hour.
  • When ready to cook place the metal trivet in the Instant Pot, add in 1 1/2 cup water, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, and 3-5 drops of liquid smoke.
  • Put your ribs in meat facing out, so the bones will face inward. Try to set them up on the metal rack. Mine spare ribs were a bit too big so I did have to push them in the water a bit.
  • Place Instant Pot lid on in sealing position making sure the valve is closed.
  • Pressure cook 35 minutes with a natural release of 15 minutes.
  • Remove ribs from the pressure cooker, and place on air fryer rack in duo crisp or a pan to broil in the oven.
  • Baste ribs with barbecue sauce, and then air fry to make sauce sticky or toss in the oven on broil. This takes just a couple of minutes to do.
  • Remove, slice, and serve these Instant Pot bbq pork ribs. I sprinkled mine with parsley and served.

Video

Notes

Baby Back Rib Directions: If you are cooking baby back ribs - pressure cook for 5 minutes with a 15-minute natural release.
Seasoning Ribs - You truly can use any flavor of dry rub you would like. Feel free to make your own or buy a rub if you don't want to use the one I made above.
Broiling Ribs - At the end I broil the ribs after I smear on some sauce, this is going to create a sticky glaze on the pressure cooked pork ribs. Otherwise, they will lack a bit of flavor and texture.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 728mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g