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Instant Pot Barbecue Ribs

Updated Aug 10, 2023Published Jul 10, 2017 By Julia 3 CommentsThis post may contain affiliate links.

Summary:
Pork ribs with barbecue sauce and onions are one of the most delicious and simple dishes you can make with an Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Barbecue Ribs

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Prep: 10 minutes mins
Cook: 45 minutes mins
Yield: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 rack pork ribs 2 pounds
  • 1 cup water or minimum liquid amount for your pressure cooker
  • 16 ounce bottle barbecue sauce or to taste
  • 1/2 sweet onion chopped

Dry seasonings:

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Remove membrane from ribs.
  • Combine all dry seasonings in a small bowl and stir to mix well. Rub the spices onto the ribs.
  • Add minimum amount of water to the pressure cooker (1 cup for the Instant Pot). Place the steam rack inside. Add ribs on top of the steam rack.
  • Cook at high pressure for 20 minutes (up to 25 minutes for fall-off-the-bone meat), followed by natural release, about 20 minutes.
  • Transfer the ribs to a plate, cutting them into pieces for easier handling. Remove the steam rack and discard all liquid inside the pot.
  • Set the Instant Pot on the sauté setting. Add chopped onions, and place the ribs back into the pot. Drizzle barbecue sauce on top, stirring with the ribs and onions. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the sauce has thickened a bit, stirring occasionally.
  • Serve ribs and spoon barbecue sauce and onions on top.

NUTRITION

580 kcal/serving

PHOTOS

Pork ribs with barbecue sauce and onions are one of the most delicious and simple dishes you can make in the Instant Pot or slow cooker.
Pork ribs with barbecue sauce and onions are one of the most delicious and simple dishes you can make in the Instant Pot or slow cooker.

NOTES & TIPS


Slow Cooker. Don’t have an Instant Pot? No worries — you can easily make this in the slow cooker, but it will take longer. Prepare the pork ribs in the same manner as above (remove the membrane and rub the ribs with dry spices), then add the ribs, chopped onions, and barbecue sauce to the slow cooker. Give it a good stir and then cook on high for 3 1/2 hours. You can call it a day and enjoy the ribs at that point, or you can transfer the ribs to a baking tray and bake for about 10 minutes until the sauce caramelizes a bit.
Homemade BBQ Sauce. If you’re feeling ambitious, you can make your own homemade sauce by following this bbq sauce recipe.

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Filed Under: Mains: Pork Tagged With: barbecue sauce, brown sugar, garlic powder, gluten free, instant pot, onion, paprika, pork, thyme

About Julia

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julia is a recipe developer and the founder of Savory Tooth, and lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Since 2015, she has been sharing simple recipes for tasty dishes in a user-friendly format. She typically prefers savory foods over sweet, hence the name of the site.

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Helen

The Instant Pot makes this so easy!

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Juventia | Foodiestory

Oh these look so heavenly good Julia!! I could have one whole rack by myself right now! I have never tried cooking ribs in instant pot before but it seems so much easier and quicker than roasting it slowly in the oven. Gotta go make one and report back to you. 🙂

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Julia

Thanks Juventia! Yeah it is so much faster and so the IP is what I’m using from now on for ribs 🙂

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