Instant Pot Ribs

Name: Instant Pot Ribs
Total time: 75 min
Yield: Family
Ingredients: 1.5 kg pork ribs, in sections; 1.5 cups barbecue sauce; 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar; 1 cup water; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tbsp garlic powder

Instant Pot ribs are fall-off-the-bone tender in about an hour, then finished with a sticky barbecue glaze under the broiler. Pressure cooking delivers the tenderness of all-day smoking in a fraction of the time. They are a shortcut to incredible ribs any night of the week.

Gluten-Free High-Protein Instant Pot Dinner Family Comfort Food Pork

⏱ 75 min
📊 easy
🍽 Family

Ingredients

1.5 kg pork ribs, in sections
1.5 cups barbecue sauce
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup water
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp garlic powder

Instructions

Remove the membrane from the ribs and rub them with the paprika, garlic powder, brown sugar, salt, and pepper.
Pour the water and vinegar into the Instant Pot and set the ribs on the trivet.
Seal and pressure cook on high for 25 minutes, then natural release for 10 minutes.

Carefully transfer the ribs to a foil-lined tray.
Brush generously with barbecue sauce.
Broil for 5 minutes until sticky and caramelized, then serve.

💡 Chef's tip

Remove the thin membrane from the back of the ribs before cooking; it blocks flavor and turns rubbery if left on.

Pressure cooking the ribs first melts the tough connective tissue to fork-tender, then a quick broil caramelizes the sauce for the charred finish smoking would give.