Instant Pot Country Style Ribs

These Instant Pot country style ribs are perfectly tender and flavorful! A dry rub creates a nice crispy crust and barbecue sauce makes them juicy and delicious. The Instant Pot is the easiest and best way to cook country style ribs – who knew?!

What Make This Recipe So Good

• It’s the easiest country style rib recipe you’ll ever make. And I mean start-to-finish easy, including cleanup! The Instant Pot is all the equipment you’ll need – simply assemble, cook, then enjoy.
• The mix of spices used give it that traditional barbecue taste we all know and love. A dry rub is also great for packing on delicious flavor!
• It’s the perfect protein for an easy meal! Pair these Instant Pot country style ribs with veggies or a salad for a tasty low-carb dinner.

Key Ingredients

Country Style Ribs – Look for ribs with lots of marbling! A well-marbled rib will turn seriously tender and flaky as it cooks.

Smoked Paprika – Exactly how it sounds, smoked paprika has a slightly smoky flavor versus regular paprika. I love using smoked paprika in this recipe to give it more of a traditional barbecue taste. Though if you don’t have smoked paprika, you can use regular paprika instead.

Beef Broth – The Instant Pot needs liquid to cook, and using beef broth specifically makes this dish all the more rich and flavorful. If you don’t have beef broth, you can substitute it for 1 cup of water instead.

Chef’s Tips

• Pat the country style ribs dry with a paper towel before applying your spices. Drying the meat off will ensure more flavor sticks to the ribs while cooking.
• Use any barbecue sauce flavor you’d like! For instance, I used a Kansas City-style sauce this time and it was perfectly sweet and delicious.
• If you’re cooking with frozen meat, then simply cook for an additional 20 minutes in the Instant Pot. There’s no need to defrost your ribs before using them in this recipe.

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Recipe By: Sam Guarnieri

5 from 6 votes

Instant Pot Country Style Ribs

Prep 5 minutes minutes

Cook 45 minutes minutes

Total 50 minutes minutes

These Instant Pot country style ribs are perfectly tender and flavorful! A dry rub creates a nice crispy crust and barbecue sauce makes them juicy and delicious. The Instant Pot is the easiest and best way to cook country style ribs, who knew?!

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4 servings

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Equipment

• Small bowl
• Instant Pot

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 tablespoon chili powder
• ▢ 1 tablespoon brown sugar see Notes for Paleo
• ▢ 1 teaspoon smoked paprika see Notes
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon onion powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon cumin
• ▢ 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 3 pounds country style ribs
• ▢ 1 cup beef broth see Notes
• ▢ ½ cup barbecue sauce

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Instructions

 

• Mix together the chili powder, brown sugar, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, black pepper, and salt in a small bowl.
  
• Massage the seasoning into both sides of the ribs.
  
• Add the beef broth, BBQ sauce and ribs to your Instant Pot. Set to manual, then high pressure for 45 minutes.
  
• Manually release steam, then remove ribs and serve with extra BBQ sauce.

• Make it Paleo: To make these ribs paleo, use coconut sugar instead of brown sugar and a paleo bbq sauce like this one.
• Smoked Paprika: You can use regular paprika is you don’t have smoked paprika.
• Beef Broth: If you’d like, you can use water instead of beef broth.

 

Recipe yields approximately 4 servings. Nutritional values shown reflect information for 1 serving. Macros may vary slightly depending on the specific brands of ingredients used.

To determine the size of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed, then weigh the entire recipe when finished. Divide the total weight (not including the weight of the bowl, pot, or plate the food is in) by 4. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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Approximate Information for One Serving

Serving Size: 1servingCalories: 508calProtein: 44gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 1346mgPotassium: 898mgTotal Carbs: 20gFiber: 1gSugar: 15gNet Carbs: 19gVitamin A: 943IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 3mg

Nutrition Disclaimers

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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