When you think of ribs, you probably picture a hot grill, stacks of foil, bottles of barbecue sauce, and hours spent watching temperatures and timing. These Instant Pot country-style ribs make all of that much easier.
Instead of tending a grill for hours, you can use your Instant Pot to make tender, flavorful ribs with far less fuss. The dry rub adds plenty of bold flavor, while the finishing sauce brings just the right touch of sweetness and richness.
This recipe is perfect when you want ribs for dinner without turning it into an all-day project. With a little prep ahead of time, you will end up with juicy, fall-apart ribs that taste like you spent far more time on them than you actually did.
Instant Pot Country Style Dry Rub Pork Ribs
Ingredients:
1 - 2 racks of pork Ribs
2 Tablespoons of coarse-ground garlic salt
2 Tablespoons of seasoned salt
2 Tablespoons of seasoned pepper
1 Tablespoon of chili powder
1 Tablespoon of dry mustard
2 Tablespoons of Paprika
1 Tablespoon of onion powder
1 teaspoon of celery salt
1 small bottle of liquid smoke
1 large bottle of Country Bob's all-purpose sauce or your favorite sauce
1 cup of organic honey
Directions:
First, ribs have a membrane on the back side of the rack that needs to be removed. It's on the opposite side of the meaty part of the ribs, and it's silvery white and looks kind of like fat, but it's not. Take a sharp knife and start at one corner on the back side of the ribs.
Run the knife under the membrane to loosen it. Pull it back just a little, use a paper towel to grasp the loosened membrane, and gently pull it off. You may need to do this in two or three segments to loosen and pull, as some racks will have a membrane that comes off easily, while others will require a little work.
Once you have the membrane removed, place the ribs in a flat-bottomed dish (like an 11 X 14) and sprinkle with liquid smoke. Let the ribs sit for about 30 minutes and absorb the liquid smoke.
After 30 minutes, hold the ribs up and allow any remaining liquid to run off into the dish. Lay the ribs back in the dish and refrigerate them.
In a Ziploc bag, place the garlic salt, seasoned salt, seasoned pepper, chili powder, dry mustard, paprika, onion powder, and celery salt. Close the bag and shake vigorously to blend all dry ingredients. Once the ingredients are all blended, open the bag and place it in a bowl.
Remove the ribs from the refrigerator, and with a Tablespoon, generously sprinkle the dry rub over the meaty side of the ribs, and press it into the meat. Once you've coated the ribs with the dry rub, wrap them in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight to let the flavors develop.
The next day, remove the ribs from the refrigerator. Place the Trivet in the Instant Pot, and add 1 cup of water and ½ cup of barbecue sauce. Place the ribs on the trivet, circled or leaning against the inside liner of the Instant Pot. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and turn it until it beeps and locks. Make sure the pressure valve is set to 'SEALING,' press the Manual button, and set the time to 30 minutes.
Allow the Instant Pot to build and release the pressure automatically. Once the Instant Pot is completely done and has released all the pressure (approximately an hour), gently lower the pressure valve button and, using a pot holder, turn the valve to VENTING to ensure all pressure has been released. Remove the lid to the Instant Pot, and place the Ribs in an oven-safe dish.
In a separate dish, pour half the bottle of Country Bob's sauce, add the 1 cup of honey, and stir well. Pour the honey barbecue sauce over the ribs, and place them in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes to crisp the ribs and melt the barbecue sauce into them.
It will become a little gooey in the oven, blending the dry rub and barbecue flavors. Once the ribs have browned slightly and the sauce has thickened, remove them from the oven and serve immediately. Enjoy.
NOTES:
You may want to double the dry rub recipe for two full racks of ribs, depending on your preferred amount of dry rub. The dry rub recipe provided will yield enough for approximately 2-3 pounds of ribs, which is equivalent to one rack.
Instant Pot Country Style Dry Rub Pork Ribs
Author: Recipe Idea Shop
Ingredients
- 1 - 2 racks Ribs
- 2 Tablespoons coarse ground garlic salt
- 2 Tablespoons seasoned salt
- 2 Tablespoons seasoned pepper
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1 Tablespoon dry mustard
- 2 Tablespoons Paprika
- 1 Tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- 1 bottle liquid smoke small bottle
- 1 bottle Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce
- 1 cup organic honey
Instructions
- First, Ribs have a membrane on the back side of the rack that needs to be removed. It's on the opposite side of the meaty part of the ribs, and it's silvery white and looks kind of like fat, but it's not.
- Take a sharp knife, start at one corner on the back side of the ribs, and run the knife under the membrane to loosen it. Pull it back just a little, use a paper towel to get hold of the loosened membrane, and pull it off.
- Once you have the membrane removed, place the ribs in a flat-bottomed dish (like an 11 X 14) and sprinkle with liquid smoke. Let the ribs sit for about 30 minutes and absorb the liquid smoke.
- After 30 minutes, hold the ribs up, and allow any liquid remaining to run off into the dish. Lay the ribs back in the dish and place them in theto be absorbed.
- In a Ziploc bag, place the garlic salt, seasoned salt, seasoned pepper, chili powder, dry mustard, paprika, onion powder, and celery salt. Close the bag and shake vigorously to blend all dry ingredients. Once the ingredients are all blended, open the bag and set the bag in a bowed.
- Remove the ribs from the refrigerator, and using a tablespoon, generously sprinkle the dry rub over the meaty side of the ribs, and press it into the meat.
- Once you've covered the ribs in the dry rub, cover the ribs with plastic wrap and place them in the refrigerator overnight to allow the flavors to be absorbed.
- The next day, place the Trivet in the Instant Pot, and add 1 cup of water and ½ cup of barbecue sauce. Place the ribs on the trivet circled around or leaning against the inside liner of the Instanleased.
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot, and turn it until it beeps and locks. Make sure the pressure valve is set to 'SEALING,' press the Manual button, and set the time to 30 minutes. Allow the Instant Pot to build and release the pressure automatically. .
- Once the Instant Pot is completely done and has released all the pressure (about an hour), make sure the pressure valve button is down gently, and with a pot holder, turn the valve to VENTING to make sure all pressure has been released.
- Remove the lid to the Instant Pot and place the Ribs in an oven-safe dish. In a separate dish, pour half the bottle of Country Bob's sauce, add the 1 cup of honey, and stir well.
- Pour honey barbecue sauce over the ribs, and place the ribs in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes to crisp the ribs, and melt the barbecue sauce into the ribs. It will get a little gooey in the oven, which blends the dry rub and barbecue flavately. Enjoy.
- Once the ribs have browned a little and the sauce is gooey, remove them from the oven and serve immediately. Enjoy.
Notes
- You may want to double the dry rub recipe for two full racks of ribs, depending on how much dry rub is preferred. The dry rub recipe given will make enough for about 2 - 3 pounds of ribs, which is approximately one rack.
Nutrition (may vary depending on ingredients and amounts used)
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