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instant pot country style bbq ribs

Instant Pot Country Pork Ribs

Jenni Cole
Easy and melt-in-your-mouth pressure cooker country style ribs that only take 1 hour to cook. These ribs will become your new favorite way to make boneless or bone-in ribs.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Instant Pot
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 384 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 lb boneless country-style pork ribs boneless or bone-in
  • ½ cup BBQ sauce + more to baste after cooking
  • 1 C beef or chicken broth

Seasoning Rub

  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground garlic
  • 1 tablespoon ground onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 2 tablespoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 teaspoon brown sugar golden monk fruit or ½ teaspoon stevia

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl make the rub by combining the cumin, chili powder, ground garlic, ground onion powder, smoked paprika, fine sea salt, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, and sweetener. NOTE: You can swap this for store-bought rub if preferred.
  • Heavily season both sides of the country ribs with the pork seasoning. You'll have more than you need, save extra rub for other pork or chicken recipes.
  • Add the trivet to the bottom of the pressure cooker and add the broth (or other liquid) to the bottom of the Instant Pot.
  • Lay the ribs on the trivet, stacking the ribs if needed to get them to fit.
  • Pour about ½ cup of BBQ sauce onto the ribs and spread the sauce evenly with a rubber tip basting brush. This is optional if you prefer your ribs without barbecue sauce!
  • Cook at high temperature for 45 minutes on the manual/pressure cook setting (depending on your IP model). Natural release the pressure for 15 minutes. Remove the ribs carefully and baste them with more sauce if desired.
  • Optional - broil the ribs for 3-5 minutes to give them a grilled appearance. Enjoy!

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Notes

  • Take the country ribs out of the fridge 15-30 minutes before cooking, taking the chill off of them helps the ribs to cook more evenly.
  • We used Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce, for a no sugar BBQ sauce Primal Kitchen makes a great Hawaiian sauce sweetened with honey.
  • In recipe testing, whether you're using bone-in country ribs or boneless, the cooking time was the same.
  • If your ribs weigh more than 4 lbs you might need to add a few minutes to the cooking time. If they aren't fall off the bone tender after cooking, just add a few more minutes to the cooking time; the pot will come back to pressure very quickly.

Nutrition

Serving: 4ozCalories: 384kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 35gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 126mgSodium: 1049mgSugar: 4g
Keyword boneless, country ribs, pressure cooker
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