Make these Finger Licking Good Instant Pot Ribs in 45 minutes. Fall of the bone deliciousness. Finish them on the grill or in the oven to get that slight crispy edges after.
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To celebrate Father’s Day this year, I asked Shey (my husband) what he wanted me to make as his Father’s Day dinner meal. He answered RIBS right away, no questions asked! I have been dying to try making ribs in my instant pot. So, I challenged myself to make these without taking the whole day in the kitchen. If I tell you that these took all of 45 mins with prep from start to finish, would you believe me? YES, only 45 minutes of your time for succulent, flavorful and utterly finger licking good instant pot ribs.
How to Remove the Membrane from Ribs :
- Locate the membrane on either end of the rack (at the back of the ribs).
- Pull the membrane and tear it off with your fingers or use a paper towel (for better grip).
If you don’t own an Instant Pot yet, this should give you a good reason to get one. It a pressure cooker, rice cooker, slow cooker and it sautés all in one. It makes cooking much faster and efficient. It’s easy to use and easy to clean. You need to get one ASAP. Love mine and use it all of the time. I make hard boiled eggs, baby potatoes, rice, quinoa, pork carnitas (all of these recipes will be coming soon to the blog, I promise).
Grab the recipe for my instant pot deviled eggs right here.
Also, here is my delicious 10 Minute Apple Cabbage Slaw I served with the ribs. So easy to make and delicious.
I picked up this delicious red wine from Exitus, to go with the ribs since we prefer red wine with our meat. Their wine is aged for 3 months in bourbon barrels. This provides a deep ruby color with aromas of blackberry compote, leather and dusty dark chocolate. Perfection in a bottle. Plus look at how sexy this bottle is. rarely do you see a red wine in a clear bottle. Their label is pretty epic too, don’t you think? You totally need to give it a try.
When shopping at Fred Meyer for the ingredients for this recipe, I decided to try their Private Selection Kansas City Inspired BBQ sauce, so happy that I did, it’s so delicious. I’ve had a great experience before with their BBQ sauces and figured I’d give this flavor a try. So glad I did, the thick, sweet sauce with hints of molasses and brown sugar, made these instant pot finger licking good ribs that much better. The flavors worked well with the dry rub I made to go on the ribs.
Other ways of using this BBQ sauce or their other flavors, make my:
BBQ CHICKEN QUARTERS WITH QUINOA & SALAD
Back to the ribs. When buying the ribs, look for ribs with even and uniform thickness in the rack. Try to find ribs with even marbling. I start off with Simple Truth Natural Pork Back Ribs, these were on sale and couldn’t resist getting a few extra packages to throw in the freezer and keep them for those cravings of ribs on a weekday. Because RIBS, am I right? You can’t just eat a few. Always make extra. The recipe says serves 3 people, but if you’re extra hungry then two people can split a rack easily.
We were ready to get messy when we eat, so do it right. I served the ribs with my simple coleslaw cabbage salad because of the richness of the ribs, I wanted something simple, fresh and crunchy to along with them. It was pure bliss. We used our hands to eat the ribs and stayed a bit more proper with a fork for the salad, but I won’t judge you if you just want to skip the fork and go for it with your hands all the way! More power to you.
Can’t wait to see all of you making this recipe for your dad, husband, kids, family, friends and hear what you think. Because we had a lot of mmmm’s and ahhhh’s at the table. Glad I can make something special for my hubby and celebrate the amazing man that he is!
Cheers and Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there! May you be loved, cherished and celebrated every day, not just today.
Serve with a side of my 10 Minute Apple Cabbage Slaw salad.
FINGER LICKING GOOD INSTANT POT RIBS
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tbsp sea salt
- 1 rack baby back ribs (beef or pork)
- 1/4 cup Private Selection Kansas City Inspired BBQ sauce
- 1 cup cold water
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp liquid smoke
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine all of the dry ingredients for the rub, mix well. Wash and dry your ribs completely. Apply dry rub generously all over the top, bottom and sides of ribs.
- Add in your wire rack, pour in the apple cider vinegar, liquid smoke and water under the rack. Add rack to keep the ribs out of the liquid on the bottom of the Instant Pot. If you don’t have a rack, ball up some aluminum foil and try to make a rack of some sort to elevate the pork.
- Close lid on your Instant Pot and cook at High Pressure for 16 – 25 minutes. Adjust the timing according to your preference: 16 minutes (Tender with a bit of chew) to 25 minutes (Fall off the bone). Let the Instant Pot sit and naturally release the pressure for 10 minutes. Open the lid carefully after 10 minutes.
- Preheat Oven: While the ribs are still cooking in the Instant Pot, preheat the oven to 475F.
- Place ribs onto a cookie sheet covered with foil, brush on the BBQ sauce all over the ribs generously on all sides including the bones and finish in the oven uncovered. Place the ribs with the baking tray in the oven for 5-10 minutes.
- Remove the ribs from the oven and serve! Brush on more sauce if desired.
NOTES
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xoxo,
LENA
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Kim, I am so happy to hear that he liked the ribs and glad I was able to help you with the IP questions as you were making them. You got this….
Even this Instant Pot challenged gal was able to make this recipe! My husband is a rib guy and always buys them already cooked for the Super Bowl. This year we made them ourselves. They turned out SO good, even with my IP mistakes. He says this recipe is a keeper! So easy! Thanks Lena!
I am thrilled this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for giving it a try!
This was absolutely splendid, and my first InstaPot recipe! Thank you.
The only addition that I made and recommend is that I chopped garlic into a paste and spread that on. Fantastic.
The flavor of these ribs is so so good, love the rub! I cooked 2 racks at a time & followed your recipe to the exact, however mine were not super tender, in fact they were still chewy. How do you cook 2 racks at once? Do you increase the cook time by a few mins since there’s 2? I’d love to give them another try. Please help 😊
So dang delicious!! Love love love them
I don’t think I’ll ever go back to cooking ribs in oven. These are quick and so delicious. Everyone loved them.
These ribs were soo good! Tender, quick and the flavors were so delicious. This recipe is a keeper for sure! Hands down, best ribs I’ve had.
Another hit for the whole family! Since I’m a newbie to using the IP, I used the timing guide provided by Lena and went somewhere in between at 22 minutes on high pressure followed by a 3-4 minute broil with my Air Fryer Lid, once BBQ sauce was on. I had to use different BBQ sauce and had to sub some spices as I didn’t have them all, but they turned out so good. I just heard “mmm mmmm ” from the table as husband and kids were having dinner. Delish! Can’t wait to try some more of Lenas IP recipes!
These ribs are seriously AMAZING!! I had my doubts that cooking them in the Instant Pot could yield legit results but I was 100% wrong! They were even better than my favorite BBQ restaurant and took no time at all to make. The meat was literally falling off the bone, it was so good! Such an easy recipe. You have to try it!
Remove excess fat from ribs if they are extra fatty. Heat fry pan; spray with non-stick spray. Add ribs and brown on all sides. Pour a layer of sauce in the bottom of the slow-cooker; add ribs. Pour sauce over ribs, saving ? cup of sauce for later use. Cover. Cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours. Serve ribs with extra sauce if desired.
Ribs have always intimidated me because they take forever to make and it’s hard to get them to be “fall of the bone” ready. This recipe requires little time, and the ribs end up being so tender! I have made this a few times now, and I cannot go back to making my ribs any other way. Thanks for this Lena, it’s a treasure.
I made these tonight and they were AMAZING! The timing was spot on: high pressure for 25 minutes and then natural release for 10 minutes. They were falling off the bone, so tender and flavorful. I was originally concerned because the apple cider vinegar smelled odd when it started heating up but it was fine. I will always do my baby back ribs this way now. So fast and easy.
That is so great to hear that. Thank you, glad you liked it. You can cut the ribs in haft for sure to make it easier to take out. But falling off the bone is a good thing, so you got the right meat.
Wow this was super easy, which is huge for me. Super delicious, definitely a favorite. I made this for a party and everyone loved it. But maybe you have a suggestion for me, I had a hard time getting the ribs out when they were done cuz the bones just kept falling off lol maybe the meat I got wasn’t the right kind, or maybe I should have cut/separated the rack of ribs before putting them in IP?
That makes me so happy to hear that. Thank you.
Amazing recipe! This was the first recipe I tried with pressure cooker- it was so easy and delicious.
I am so happy to hear that Jules. Thank you for sharing.
Lena this is the best instant pot ribs I have ever made. This is my 3rd time making them today. Thanks so much for this recipe! Would love to see more instant pot recipes in the future😌
We loved these ribs!!! So tender they fall off the bone, and so easy to make! Delicious!
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I made these the other night for dinner and they were a hit. They were super easy to make and tasted amazing. Everyone enjoyed them and I will definitely make them again. This recipe is 10/10!
Made the ribs for dinner the other night and they were a hit. They were easy to make and tasted amazing. Everyone enjoyed them and I will definitely be making them again!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe and made it your own with your choice of BBQ sauce. Happy Cooking!
This recipe is amazing. I try to stay away from sugar so I had to use a different BBQ sauce but WOW 😍 THE RIBS WERE FANTASTIC.
@mytrimkitchen
The ribs are sooo good and easy to make. I try to eat sugar free so I had to use a different BBQ sauce but WOW 😍 this recipe is great.
@mytrimkitchen
These are sooo good.. I cooked mine for 25 min and just wow! Great recipe
Loved this recipe! I’ve made ribs before but after I tried this recipe, this is now my go to recipe. Hands downs delicious and easy to make. The ribs are fall off the bone and simply delicious. We enjoyed our dinner tonight. Thank you!
This dish was amazing! Hands down the best ribs I’ve had. Will definitely be making again!
This makes me so happy to hear that the first dish you made in your new Instant Pot was the ribs. It’s such a great dish to share with friends and family. Great pairing with the coleslaw for sure.
These were SO SO good. We just purchased a instapot and we were looking to try out a new recipe. I came across this one and oh em gee so delicious. We put as many as we could fit into the instapot and put like three on the grill and my husband was like the instapot is way better then the grill. 😅 they fall off the bone and and are so juicy. We paired it with the coleslaw on Lenas blog. I would so recommend this!!