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
Ingredients
- 3 Pounds Country Style Pork Ribs
DRY RUB:
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
- Pour the beef broth into the bottom of your Instant Pot. Add the ribs to the Instant Pot and pour over the BBQ sauce.
- 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.
- Remove ribs and serve immediately with extra BBQ sauce as desired!
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This recipe was absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much for the recipe! Made this last evening and Harvey and I both enjoyed it. Had just under 3 pounds of country style ribs and used a *lot* more rub than specified above – probably at least 4 times as much. Added some adobo and paprika as well as some leftover pork rub I had made the last time I did slabs. 45 minutes at pressure might have been just a little too long; I thought the meat was a little dry but Harvey thought it was great. Put only a little BBQ sauce (<¼ cup) in the pot (the NuWave clone of the IP). Plated it with sauce on the side, green beans, apple sauce and homemade bread. Great meal. And the leftovers were excellent, too!
Fast, easy, delicious! Only thing I did was put them on a baking sheet after the Instant Pot, add some bbq sauce, and put them under a broiler for a few minutes to caramelize the sauce.
Can one saute onions before adding the ribs?
Thank you for this recipe it was absolutely wonderful! I made it for my family and they absolutely loved it. It was my First time making it!! Would highly recommend!! You are awesome!
I used the instant pot duo 6 qt. I also substituted the beef broth for water. It took about 34 minutes for the natural release.
Seriously the best rib recipe!!! Country style are our favorite. I normally do these in the oven for 2+ hours. But that isn’t gonna happen during peak summer temps! This recipe is my go to rib recipe. I’ve done bone, in, boneless, partially frozen, it all works.
I followed the recipe except I used 5 1/2 pounds of meat and doubled the rub. I still used 1/2 cup bbq sauce and 3/4 cup broth. They were the best ribs ever. I will use the InstaPot and this recipe from now on. I still can’t believe how good they turned out! Amazing, and very easy!
Do you recall how long you cooked it for being 5 1/2 lbs?
Cheri, for a 8 qt., need a minimum of 1.5 cups of liquid.
Someone else asked this as well, but I didn’t see an answer. Did you cook these from frozen? And if not, how much more time would you add for frozen ribs?
I have not tried making these from frozen, sorry
Kim, you don’t need to add more time for frozen. They thaw, and start cooking, as pot builds pressure. Just takes a little longer to come to pressure.
From my my understanding, cook time is the same for frozen or fresh. The difference is that if the meat is frozen, it will take extra me to get to the point of pressure. but, I’m not an expert!
Do you stand up ribs or lay them.down?? Use t rivet or not???
I just laid the ribs in the pot. I did not use the trivet.
What size iinstapot did you use
Is 3/4 cup beef broth enough liquid for an 8 qt instant pot? I feel like more liquid is needed.
I only used 3/4 cup beef broth with 8 q qt pot. There is plenty of liquid due to the juices in the meat.
Hi. I happen to have just one pound of country ribs. Should I lessen the cook time to like 25-30 min instead?
Hi, yes I would definitely go for less time 🙂
We have a family of 8. Can I double the recipe, and if so do no need to increase cooking time?
Had to change our dinner plans last minute. I had some country ribs in the freeze, so instant pot to the rescue. Except I had to make some changes. I didn’t have any broth, so instead I used water and some liquid smoke. I was also a tad short on bbq, so instead I spritzed on some Worcestershire sauce, then cooked as directed and used the bbq on the side. They came out amazing and my kids gobbled them up. Only thing I recommend doing different is maybe double the rub and let it sit for a few hours before cooking. Looking forward to trying this recipe again as written.
Did you cook theses from frozen?
Could I do this without the bbq sauce and everything else stay the same?
Hey, sorry I’m not sure, I haven’t tried it that way! If you do, let us know how it goes 🙂
Yes…I dont use bbq sauce when I make mine. I follow her recipe except for that and then add the sauce when done and put in oven for a few minutes at high heat. I do add a little liquid smoke in instapot though for the flavor that might be missing bc I dont cook in sauce.