Instant Pot Pork Ribs (Chinese-Style)
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Additional Time
15 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
477 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese
Instant Pot Pork Ribs (Chinese-Style)
Description
This recipe applies a complex dry spice rub blending sweet, spicy, and aromatic notes—brown sugar, chili or paprika, garlic, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, and salt—massaged over the entire rib rack. The meats are set standing inside the Instant Pot on a steaming rack placed above water and optionally a bit of liquid smoke. Cooking under high pressure for about 25 minutes (baby back) or 28 minutes (spare ribs) tenderizes the ribs without drying them out.
After pressure cooking, the ribs are quickly released and transferred to a baking sheet to broil in the oven. This step adds a caramelized, slightly charred finish after brushing with Chinese barbecue sauce or char siu sauce, enhancing the overall flavor with a sticky glaze.
The resulting dish offers tender meat that pulls easily from the bone paired with sweet, spicy, and earthy seasoning from the dry rub and sauce. This method blends convenience from the Instant Pot with finish-quality from oven broiling, suitable for a flavored pork rib main.
Ingredients
- 1 rack (2 to 2.5 lbs / 1 kg) baby back ribs , or spare ribs
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke (Optional)
- 1/4 cup Chinese barbecue sauce or store bought char siu sauce, or your favorite BBQ sauce, homemade
Dry rub
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons chili flakes or paprika powder for a non-spicy dish, Chinese
- 4 teaspoons garlic powder
- 4 teaspoons ground ginger
- 4 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns or ground black pepper, freshly ground
- 2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Combine all the dry rub ingredients in a small bowl. Stir to mix well.
- Rub the dry mix over the ribs, coating all sides.
- Place the steaming rack (the one that came with the Instant Pot) in the bottom of a 6-quart (or larger) Instant Pot. Add water and liquid smoke (if using). Place the ribs in a standing-up position onto the steaming rack, so the side is on the rack and the ribs form a circle in the pot (see the picture above in the blog post). You can cook more ribs (2 to 3 slabs) by letting them stand up in the same position.
- Cover the Instant Pot and seal the valve. For baby back ribs, cook on high pressure for 25 minutes. For spare ribs, cook on high pressure for 28 minutes.
- Turn on the broiler of your oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or tin foil).
- Once done cooking, allow the pressure to release naturally for 5 minutes, then use quick release using a long spatula to carefully move the valve to the open position. Be careful of the hot steam coming out of the valve.
- Carefully transfer the ribs onto the lined baking sheet. Brush both sides with BBQ sauce. Cook under the broiler for 2 minutes. Check on the ribs. The sauce should char slightly. Broil for another 2 minutes if needed.
- Serve hot as a main dish.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 477 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 477kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 56.9g | 114% |
| Fat | 22.1g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 7.3g | 37% |
| Cholesterol | 191mg | 64% |
| Sodium | 352mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 839mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 0.6g | 2% |
| Sugar | 4.8g | 10% |
| Calcium | 66mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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