Instant Pot Country Style Ribs- you won’t believe how tender and flavorful country-style ribs cooked in a pressure cooker are. Wonderfully juicy and slathered in bbq sauce. These ribs have lots of smokiness.
Country-style ribs are one of my favorite cuts of meat.
What are Country-Style Ribs?
They technically aren’t ribs at all. They are cut from the end of the loin near the pork shoulder and contain small pieces of shoulder blade. Compared to ribs, they are almost all meat. I find they have just the right amount of fat and cook up wonderfully ten
Country-Style Ribs are deicious baked in the oven, but so much better made in the pressure cooker. So tender, juicy and moist. Cooking them in the pressure cooker greatly reduces the cooking time.
Tips for making:
- This 6-quart Instant Pot is perfect for cooking countrys style ribs.
- Use your favorite bbq sauce for this recipe. I like one thats thick, smoky, and both sweet and spicy.
- I like to give the ribs a quick broil at the end after slathering them with bbq sauce.
What to serve with Instant Pot Country-Style Ribs:
More Instant Pot Recipes:
- Instant Pot Cowboy Beans
- Instant Pot Southern Green Beans
- Instant Pot Jalapeno Popper Shredded Chicken
- Instant Pot Pulled Pork
- Instant Pot 3-Packet Pot Roast
Instant Pot Country Style Ribs
Equipment
Ingredients
Rub
- 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Ribs
- 3 to 4 pounds country stlye ribs
- 3/4 cup beef broth
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 2/3 cup bbq sauce,, plus more for serving
Instructions
- Combine all rub ingredients in a small bowl.
- Sprinkle the rub over all sides of the ribs and rub it in. If possible refrigerate for 30 minutes to 8 hours.
- Place beef broth and liquid smoke in a 6-quart or larger Instant Pot.
- Add ribs. Pour bbq sauce over ribs. Place lid on. Set to Pressure Cook on high for 40 minutes. Make sure the valve is in sealing position.
- Do a natural pressure release for 15 minutes and then manually release the remaining pressure. Remove lid.
- Carefully remove ribs from the Instant Pot and place them on a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil. Drizzle them with more bbq sauce and broil them until they start to get bubbly and a little charred.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe adapted from The Salty Marshmallow
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This was yummmyyy and simple. Will be making again and again.
They are in my instant pot now. No beef broth so a little chicken broth, with sweet baby Ray’s honey chipotle bbq sauce
How were they with the chicken broth instead of beef?
The only thing I did different is I marinated the ribs in ROOT BEER & KENTUCKIAN BOURBON w/ cloves and cumin.
What do you mean by a natural release time?
That means you just leave the instant pot alone for that amount of time after the cooking time is over. You don’t open the valve.
Has anyone made these without the sauce? I’m looking for a more basic flavor to blend with sauerkraut. By skipping the sauce, does that change the outcome? I’ve made these per the instructions in the past and they turned out great.
Try mustard
I do these “German” sometimes – to go with sauerkraut. Rub with just salt, pepper, some dry mustard powder, and ground allspice. (And use chicken broth or apple juice for liquid.) Simple and delish, and great with sauerkraut and boiled or fried potatoes.
These are delicious. I’ve made them a handful of times and they always turn out perfect.
I started mine about 35min ago. Let my 6 qt instanta pot. Then let them sit for 10min then straight to the oven. They looked great. In the oven 250 degrees Fahrenheit an it was fantastic. Great flavor and texture. Will make them again for sure.
Is 3/4 of a cup of beef broth enough liquid to bring a 6 or 8 qt IP to pressure?
I don’t have the luxury of an instapot still in the old school, cooking 4 Lbs of country style ribs once the rocker starts I start my time for 20 Minute, I then turn off the heat and allow to cool and self depressurize naturally.
Then transfer to a baking sheet, slather with Baby rays and broil 3-5 minutes, remove and ready to serve’
Just made this for dinner tonight with semi-thawed 3.3lbs of country style ribs. For BBQ sauce, we used Sweet Baby Rays which is our favorite. When we took the ribs out of the Instant Pot, they started falling apart. I realized that 40 minutes might have been too long. Overall the flavor was great and we will definitely make them again with some minor tweaks.
I am starting these now. I was thinking of reducing the time also. Im gonna set them at 35 with 15 minute natural release time. Wish me luck.
Do you stack the ribs on top of each other in the insta pot?
I’d like to know as well. Do you use the rack that came with it? Or do you just lay them on top of eachother…….?
I just stacked mine without a rack in the bottom. Turned out very well. Delish
Nice flavor will make again. For 4 lbs boneless country ribs cooked 40 minutes and some ribs fell apart during transfer to baking sheet to broil. Next will reduce cooking time maybe 29 minutes?? Idk