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These Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs are fall off the bone tender! Bursting with flavor, these ribs taste like they were made at your favorite BBQ joint! Make the best pork ribs in under an hour with your pressure cooker.
Who doesn’t love a good fall of the bones rack of baby back ribs! When I was younger I used to be obsessed with baby back ribs from a local restaurant called Dustin’s. My parents and I used to go there what seemed to be once a week and that was my go to.
Fast forward a whole bunch of years and now these ribs rival them! Or dare I say these Instant Pot baby back ribs are BETTER!
My boyfriend, his parents, and his best friend all devoured these last night while we were watching the Lightning game. His friend even went to a rib restaurant in Tampa the night before and he said my baby back ribs were better!
I told him to be straight up honest with me because I need to know what I could do to make them better, but they all said nothing!
These ribs were legit falling off the bone! See picture below for reference 🙂
The best thing about these ribs, besides how amazingly delicious they are is that they take hardly any time at all to prepare or cook! No slaying over the oven for hours, or boiling them on the stove and then throwing them on the grill or other crazy cooking methods.
These pork ribs are simply cooked in the Instant Pot and then slathered with your favorite BBQ sauce and then finished under the broiler for a few minutes to get that delicious caramelized BBQ sauce.
Baby Back Ribs Instant Pot Ingredients
- 3-3.5 pounds of baby back ribs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 cup keto BBQ sauce or favorite BBQ sauce
- OPTIONALLY can add 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
I use the same ingredients for this baby back rib rub as I do for my Instant Pot Beef Rib recipe. It’s so good and super versatile!
Equipment Needed
- Instant Pot – I used this 6 quart Instant Pot but any 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot will work
- Baking Sheet
- Aluminum Foil
- Tongs
- Instant Pot Trivet
How to Make Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs
- First combine all of the spice ingredients into a small bowl.
- Coat pork ribs evenly with dry rub.
- Put the trivet and 1/2 cup of water into the bottom of the Instant Pot.
- Place the raw baby back ribs into the Instant Pot, curling it or slicing it in half so it’ll fit into the Instant Pot.
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the knob is set to sealed. Hit “manual” then select “high” and change time to 18 minutes.
- Allow the Instant Pot to perform an 10 minute “natural pressure release.”
- Turn your oven to broil (high). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. After 10 minutes, carefully release the rest of the pressure. Next, with tongs transfer the cooked baby back ribs to the baking sheet.
- Generously coat your ribs with barbecue sauce. I use this homemade keto BBQ sauce. Then place the ribs under the broiler for 6-7 minutes or until the barbecue sauce starts to caramelize.
- Remove the ribs from the oven and coat with a little more BBQ sauce if desired.
Recipe tip: These Instant Pot baby back ribs are perfect to have leftovers for lunch the next day! Simply reheat them in the microwave for 1.5 minutes or place them in your oven or air fryer to reheat.
What to eat with baby back ribs
- Caesar Salad
- Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus
- Sweet potato or baked pototoes
- Low carb vegetables
- Cheesy Cauliflower bake
More Instant Pot Recipes to enjoy
- Instant Pot Mashed Cauliflower
- Instant Pot Chicken Curry
- Instant Pot Beef Brisket
- Instant Pot Shredded Chicken breast
- Instant Pot Keto Cheesecake
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Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs
Ingredients
- 3.5 pounds of baby back ribs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 cup keto BBQ sauce or favorite BBQ sauce
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar optionally in addition to the 1/2 cup of water
Instructions
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First combine all of the spice ingredients into a small bowl.
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Coat pork ribs evenly with dry rub.
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Put the trivet and 1/2 cup of water into the bottom of the Instant Pot.
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Place the raw baby back ribs into the Instant Pot, curling it or slicing it in half so it'll fit into the Instant Pot.
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Place the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the knob is set to sealed. Hit "manual" then select "high" and change time to 18 minutes.
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Allow the Instant Pot to perform an 10 minute "natural pressure release."
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Turn your oven to broil (high). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. After 10 minutes, carefully release the rest of the pressure. Next, with tongs transfer the cooked baby back ribs to the baking sheet.
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Generously coat your ribs with barbecue sauce. I use this homemade keto BBQ sauce. Then place the ribs under the broiler for 6-7 minutes or until the barbecue sauce starts to caramelize.
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Remove the ribs from the oven and coat with a little more BBQ sauce if desired.
Recipe Notes
To reheat:
- Place ribs on a microwave safe plate and microwave on high for 1.5-2 minutes
- Place ribs in your air fryer, preheat to 390F and cook for 3-4 minutes
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