Grab your pressure cooker and make these Instant Pot Ribs for dinner tonight. They are oh so quick and easy to make. You can serve fall off the bone bbq ribs in no time at all.
INSTANT POT RIBS
My family LOVES ribs. I usually have to make 2-2.5 racks just to be able to feed this large family of mine. I will confess… In the past, I have made them often but not often enough to please my family. That was until I started making our ribs in our Instant Pot. Before, making ribs was sort of a pain in the butt. I would need my large stock pot and the ribs seemed like they took forever to boil. I think the flavor that we have in the our Instant Pot Ribs is so much better. They cook so quickly and they really fall right off the bone.
I have been making so many new recipes in the Instant Pot. It can be a bit of trial and error but once we have the recipe down, it makes for perfect quick, easy, and tasty meals. I can not tell you how many times I have made our Instant Pot Corn on the Cob this summer. Way too many to count. Having such a easy recipe that I can make in very little time has been great.
My Instant Pot has become a permanent small appliance on my countertop. If you do not own one yet, I highly recommend getting yourself one. They make cooking meals so much faster. You can check out my post and Instant Pot recommendations in my What is an Instant Pot? post.
You will need some baby back ribs, a few spices for an amazing rub, a can of Coke, liquid smoke, and your favorite bbq sauce. The liquid smoke really adds some great flavor. You can find it right at your grocery store. It is really inexpensive (like around #$2). In my grocery store it was located near all the marinades and bbq sauces. Obviously you could make this recipe without it but… I highly suggest adding it for flavor. This recipe could easily be doubled if you are needing to make 2 racks of baby back ribs. You will want to double everything except still use just one can of Coke. Do not add any additional liquid to your pressure cooker.
INGREDIENTS TO MAKE INSTANT POT RIBS
2 tbsp Kosher Salt
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 tsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
1 rack Baby Back Ribs
12 oz can Coke
1/4 tsp Liquid Smoke
1 cup BBQ Sauce
HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT RIBS
Combine first 7 ingredients and mix together to make a rub. Set aside.
Remove membrane from back side of ribs by loosening at one end with a knife and grabbing with paper towel and pulling off.
Apply rub to both sides of ribs and place in a ring inside of Instant Pot.
Pour Coke and Liquid Smoke into center of pot.
Pressure cook on manual high for 30 minutes with no warming and allow pressure to release naturally.
Preheat oven to 400.
Transfer ribs to broiler pan and brush with your favorite BBQ sauce.
Bake 10-15 minutes watching to ensure ribs don’t burn.
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Instant Pot Ribs
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Kosher Salt
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Chili Powder
- 1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
- 1 rack Baby Back Ribs
- 12 oz can Coke
- 1/4 tsp Liquid Smoke
- 1 cup BBQ Sauce
Instructions
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Combine first 7 ingredients and mix together to make a rub. Set aside.
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Remove membrane from back side of ribs by loosening at one end with a knife and grabbing with paper towel and pulling off.
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Apply rub to both sides of ribs and place in a ring inside of Instant Pot.
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Pour Coke and Liquid Smoke into center of pot.
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Pressure cook on manual high for 30 minutes with no warming and allow pressure to release naturally.
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Preheat oven to 400.
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Transfer ribs to broiler pan and brush with your favorite BBQ sauce.
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Bake 10-15 minutes watching to ensure ribs don't burn.
“Cincy,” great recipe, especially the spice combination for the rub!! I, too pressure cook my ribs in “rings” with the bones to the inside. Early on, I used to tie the racks in shape with kitchen twine. Now I cut a few large-ish carrots into thick “coins” about 3/4” in width. I use the coins as “shims” to keep the ribs off the walls of the cooking pot and each other. This allows all sides of the ribs exposure to the cooking liquid, plus the carrots add a nice smoothing layer of flavor to the ribs. When I do two racks at the same time, I intertwine them, separating with extra carrot coins. And, the carrot coins made a tasty side dish!!
p.s. Forgot to mention… When removing membrane, I first cut a piece of paper towel into fourths and have handy. This way you can quickly grab a fresh one as the paper toweling gets too moist to hold the membrane. Another trick is to use 2″ or 3″ plain square gauze pads, which are the right size, have more “friction” and are more absorbent that paper towels.
I’ve been on the fence still on an Instapot but my hubby might be convinced to buy this for himself since he loves ribs. Sounds like an Instapot makes it so much easier and quicker.
I’m still afraid of my instant pot. I received it as a gift, it sat on the floor still in the box for almost a month finally a couple of weeks ago it made it out of the box and onto the counter. I still haven’t used it yet. Any suggestions for scaredy-cat beginner?
My brother made this almost exact recipe a few weeks ago and they were So good. I may need to buy an instapot just to make ribs.
In these super hot SLC summer days I stick them on grill for 5 minutes each side instead of using the broiler.
This is a great idea. Cook ribs with cola. I used Dr. Pepper because that’s what we drink. And Sweet Baby Ray’s regular BBQ sauce, again it’s what we use. Fantastic!
Made this today in my 3qt. IP and turned out great with just a few time mods. Less soda but will add more next time. Yum, all off the bone ribs and 2 1/2 hrs. Less in the oven. Will make again.