Instant Pot Country Style Ribs – These Instant Pot Country Style Ribs are so tender and flavorful! They start with a simple dry rub, are smothered in bbq sauce, and cooked up in your Instant Pot pressure cooker for a delicious and easy meal!
Yes, you guys! Back in action with the Instant Pot!
After I used it to make the Instant Pot Spaghetti, I couldn’t wait to put more delicious foods up in this bad boy.
We’re also back in action with back to school.
I feel like moms and dads everywhere are torn on whether they’re happy to have their kids head back to class or not.
I’m in the “not” category this year. Summer just went by way too fast!
Can they just go back in October or something? Because, I mean, it IS really warm here still.
It should be illegal to send people back to school when it’s still warm enough out to go swimming.
Right?? Right.
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I decided to go with country style pork ribs because they are so very meaty!
I do like baby back ribs as well, but I’ve definitely bought them, then been disappointed at the measly amount of meat I got out of it.
Using country style ribs ensures that everybody leaves the table satisfied!
Depending on your grocery store, sometimes these ribs are sold bone in, and sometimes bone out. Mine were bone out. But, either one will work just fine!
I love how easy these are and that I can have some tasty BBQ ribs on the table in about an hour.
Yes, I said an hour, but pretty much all of that time is hands off for you because the ribs are cooking to super tender perfection in the Instant Pot!
The dry rub for these babies is made up of spices that you most likely already have at home.
You slather the dry rub on. Get some beef broth in the bottom of your Instant Pot. Put the ribs in and pour on your favorite BBQ sauce. Then, let it do it’s thing!
These boneless pork ribs will melt in your mouth, and become a new family favorite!
~Nichole
Instant Pot Country Style Ribs - These Instant Pot Country Style Ribs are so tender and flavorful! They start with a simple dry rub, are smothered in bbq sauce, and cooked up in your Instant Pot pressure cooker for a delicious and easy meal!
- 3 Pounds Country Style Pork Ribs
- 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Salt, Paprika, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Pepper, Cumin.
- 1/4 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper, Optional
- 3/4 Cup Beef Broth, Water can be substituted
- 1/2 Cup BBQ Sauce, Plus more for serving
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In a small bowl mix together the dry rub ingredients until well combined. Spread the dry rub evenly on both sides of the ribs and massage into the meat.
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Pour the beef broth into the bottom of your Instant Pot. Add the ribs to the Instant Pot and pour over the BBQ sauce.
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Lock the lid on the pressure cooker. Cook on manual, high pressure, for 45 minutes. After cooking is finished, use the natural release method. This will take about 15-20 minutes.
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Remove ribs and serve immediately with extra BBQ sauce as desired!
Instant Pot Country Style BBQ Ribs make the perfect weeknight dinner recipe that the whole family will love! These boneless pork ribs are quick and easy made right in the instant pot.
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I tried this, & will make these changes next time: Cook for 35 minutes, without any BBQ sauce, then finish in a hot (425 degrees) oven, after putting BBQ sauce on. The meat was just too soft for my taste, & putting the sauce on during pressure cooking made the broth too sweet to use. That being said, I am learning to use a new kitchen toy, & enjoy the challenge. It’s a big step up from the old pressure cooker I grew up with.
Just made it and it was very good !! Any ideas to do with the broth?
Thanks!
Can I use boneless pork chops? I have 1.35 pounds (2 chops) that I just took out of the freezer at 2pm. I also want to try scalloped potatoes that the recipe says will cook 38-45 minutes (pot in pot). Can I put these pork chops pot in pot too? The potatoes call for quick release. I know that quick release for meat dries it out, but will it still dry out if it’s in a pot? So many questions!
Recipe turned out great! I made some slight modifications however. I browned the ribs before cooking which I would highly recommend as it adds a depth of flavor in both the ribs as well as cooking liquid. Also used a premixed rib rub because I had it on hand. Cooked for 45 min and 20 min natural release and they were super tender!
I only have a slow cooker and would love to try this recipe. The rub looks amazing.
How would I cook them? Any thoughts
Hi! You should still be able to do the rub, and add the broth and ribs to the slow cooker. Just cook them on low for best results, I’d say a good 8 hours.
How much extra cook time in the instant pot would you need if you have double the ribs?
Thank you for the recipe. I’m definitely not a good cook and a newbie with the IP. This was perfect, all the comments answered my questions and everyone’s belly is full 🙂
Followed recipe to a T – they were falling apart and moist. I did brown both sides in little bit of olive oil before adding the broth. Very easy and quick main dish. As stated somewhere previously this would be a perfect weeknight recipe to make!
Made these tonight. They were delicious. I had closer to 4 pounds of ribs, and did find I needed to double the rub recipe to cover them all, but other than that, I followed the recipe exactly (no Cayenne added). They were perfectly seasoned and cooked. And best of all, EVERYONE liked them – something that doesn’t happen all that often. I will definitely be making these again! Thank you.
So glad the recipe is not in the same tiny, pale font as the rest of the page.
Tried these tonight and they were an absolute hit with me and my hubby! Will definitely be making these again!
Great easy recipe. I used 1 cut water and 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar in place of beef broth. I used frozen pork ribs and cooked on high meat setting for 40 min plus slow release. Also put on baking sheet and topped with a bit more bbq and broiled for 3 min at end.
Do you put the ribs on the rack or right into the sauce? Cant wait to taste these!
how long for 12lbs
I am making these tonight for father-in-law’s bday dinner and it’s only the 3rd meal I’ve cooked in my new instant pot. I plan to double the recipe. I know I should keep the time the same, do I need to make adjustments with the liquid?
Ours came out dry and not very flavorful – they mostly tasted like beef broth. 🙁
I have made this recipe twice. I haved used 1-1/2 lbs of bomeless coutry ribs, the correct amount of liquid, and 1/2 the rub and barbecue sauce. I used manual cooking for 45 minutes. The pressure dropped naturally after about 10 minutes.
The flavor was excellent, but both times the meat was definitely not “fall off the bone.” It was not so much dry as tough.
Did I cook them too long? Not long enough?
I would love some help because I really want this recipe to,work for me! My old oven recioe took hours, and with only two people to cook for, IP speed is really appealing!
The ribs should not be fall off the bone. They should be just enough tension to pull away from the bone. When internal temp reaches 135 degrees they are done reguardless of how long they have cook. Don’t rely on time but temp and they will always be tender and cooked just right.
Thank you, baltisraul. Would you suggest I cook them a shorter time to begin with and then check the temperature or cook them longer to start with?
Baltisraul – Cook 10 minutes less to start with? Do QR rather than NPR?
Thanks!
I would do the 10 min cook with a quick release. Check the internal temp and if not at 135 degrees finish off in the oven, covered at 300 degrees. It is better to error on the side of being tender. Use only dry rub in the Instant pot and slather with BBQ sauce either in the oven or at the table.
Just made it with 1.5lbs of country style ribs at 40 min cook time and it was very tasty. Falling apart tender. I used the BRITU rub recipe from the virtualweberbullet website that I always make and have on hand. Also, I didn’t have beef broth in the house so I used coffee as my liquid instead. Will definitely make again! Thank you for the recipe.
This recipe makes absolutely fantastic ribs. Unfortunately, I had to leave the peppers out for my wife to even try it when I made it, but I still loved it without the pepper which surprised me. We also learned my wife is not a fan of cumin at all when we made it the first time, but even with leaving that out I enjoyed them the second time.
I did add a step to sear the outside of the meat first on the saute setting just to give the meat a bit more texture. I deglazed after with just a bit of water.
I am glad to have a more flavorful and appealing texture recipe for boneless ribs than the one my wife would make in the slow cooker. Thanks and keep the instant pot recipes coming!
I used boneless country ribs, and they turned out super tasty and tender. At the very end I threw them on a cookie sheet, covered them in extra BBQ sauce, and broiled them for five minutes or so. They would have been delicious even without that last step, though (that rub really gave them a great flavor). Thank you!
We only have one main grocery store and they only sell the boneless country style ribs when they have a sale once or twice every couple of months. I stock up then and freeze until ready to cook. They are always $1.49/lb, making this the most economical cut of meat I know of.
Hi I made this last night and they turned out great! The only thing is that it took over two hours to make (from the beginning to end). The recipe states that the natural release should take about 15-20 mins, but it took an hour and a half for the float valve to go down. Was I suppose to do natural release for 20 mins and then quick release?
Love this recipe! My ONLY recipe for country style pork ribs. It’s perfect, easy, and delicious. Have made it at least half a dozen times.
My opinion: 45 minutes and you’ll barely be able to pick them up.
I did it for 25 and was lucky to get them out in one piece. For your first time do them at 20 min MAX. My next time will be 15 minutes.
The flavour is fantastic. Just too mushy for my tastes.
So delicious! And tender! This is definitely worth having again and again
We don’t like bbq sauce on our ribs. Will they be ok without?
Yep, they’ll be fine 🙂
The only BBQ sauce we used was the first ½ cup that was poured over. We didn’t add any at the table, because the flavor of the rub was too good to cover up.
We like to use tomato soup with the beef broth for something different from the bbq sauce. My husband uses that as a gravy to pour over his rice.
Hi, I’m trying this recipe tonight, but I just have Teriyaki sauce instead of BBQ, it will work?
Thanks!
Could you make this with rice in the pot with the meat?
These ribs were fabulous! Thank you so much for the recipe. I’m on the Keto diet, so I omitted the brown sugar and the bbq sauce. They didnt need either one, in my opinion. So very tender and great flavor. Thanks again!
I put the rub on boneless country style pork ribs and let them sit overnight in a sealed plastic container. I think that helped the flavor penetrate better. On my Instant Pot Lux, when you select Manual mode, you can’t change the pressure (recipe says high). Next time, I think I will try the Meat/Stew option and see what happens. With 45 minutes on Manual, they were falling apart tender.
Can I start them in the morning and let them sit all day unitil I eat in the evening? Will they stay wam like the pork roast I have done before?
Just made these, they were amazing!! Thank you for the simple yet delicious recipe!!
Made these tonight. 3.5 lbs of country spare ribs, I put some creole seasoning on them and some beef broth, I did 45 minutes and then quick release, they were so fall apart. I then transferred them to a foul lined pan and put bbq sauce on them and put in o en under broiler for 5 minutes. Turned out soooo good!!!!