Pressure Cooker Pork Ribs Recipe

How to cook ribs in the pressure cooker: Tender, juicy, fall apart…  If that’s how you like your pork ribs, then you’ll love this Country Style Pork Rib recipe. Even better, since you’re cooking them in the pressure cooker, they’re done in about 30 minutes!  These pressure cooker pork ribs are seriously amazing!

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Pressure Cooker Pork Ribs Recipe

One of my favorite things to do when meal planning is, before making my list, I always check the weekly sales flyers from my favorite stores.  One of the places we hit up all the time is Sprouts. There’s a Sprouts right by my hubby’s office and I often text him a list of items to pick up on the way home. (Usually on Wednesday, when you get to shop the previous AND the current week’s deals.)

A couple of weeks ago Sprouts had country style pork ribs on sale for a $1.99 a pound, (which is a pretty good price) so I had my hubby stop by and grab a couple of pounds.  (Along with strawberries, they were on sale, 2lbs for 99 cents! Hence my Strawberry Trifle Recipe from the other day.)

We still don’t have our outdoor grill area set up after moving. (We have a few other landscape things to finish first.) Lucily, the pressure cooker is a great way to cook meat when we can’t grill. I decided to do these country style ribs in my Instant Pot.  (And just FYI, this recipe works with baby back ribs as well.)

What’s the difference between country style ribs and baby back ribs?

Country style ribs are not actually ribs since they don’t have any rib bones. They’re cut from the loin, close to the shoulder, are meatier and have more fat than both baby back ribs and spare ribs. (Which is why I like them, lol.) They are more like thick delicious pork chop shaped ribs.

If you have a pressure cooker, but have never tried ribs in it, you really have to give this rib recipe a try.  The rib meat turns out so tender and because the cooking environment is so moist, the ribs don’t dry out.

If you’d like to add this pressure cooker pork ribs recipe to your meal plan here is what you need:

Ingredients needed for pressure cooker ribs:

• 3 to 5 lbs Pork Ribs
• A good BBQ Dry Rub.
• Favorite Barbeque sauce (I love Head Country)

How to make ribs in Pressure cooker:

You will love how easy ribs are to make in the pressure cooker.  Season the meat, add a bit of water, top with a little bit of barbeque sauce, select the meat/stew button, adjust the time, press start and that’s it!  No babysitting the meat, sweating it out by the grill and no heating up the kitchen!

How long do you cook ribs in the pressure cooker:

The cooking time for pork ribs in the pressure cooker is 20 minutes on high pressure for tender ribs, or 25 minutes for fall off the bone tender.  (Which is what I did.) 

After the cooking time is complete, let the pressure cooker naturally release pressure for 10 to 15 minutes, then you can quick release the rest of the pressure. 

Remove the ribs from the cooking liquid, top with a bit more barbeque sauce and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.

The result: flavorful, tender pork ribs!

What are good side dishes for pressure cooker ribs?

So many options, but here are a few of my faves.

Sides:

• If you are low carbing it => Low carb Broccoli salad
• Baked Beans Skillet BBQ Baked Beans or Stovetop to Oven Baked Beans
• Southern Style Potato Salad
• Summer Picnic Pasta Salad Recipe
• Classic Creamy Coleslaw 

Desserts:

• The Best Blueberry Dump Cake
• Easy Strawberry Trifle
• Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
• Easy Homemade Blueberry Cobbler Recipe

 

Want to try more recipes for you pressure cooker? Here are just a few of my faves: Pressure cooker recipes.

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