Instant Pot BBQ Spareribs

Instant Pot BBQ spareribs recipeDelicious BBQ spareribs are so simple and affordable to make in the Instant Pot, you'll want to make these all the time!

All the ingredients can be bought from Costco! Extra marinated raw spareribs can be frozen, so I can whip up this dish in no time! 

 Instant Pot BBQ spareribs recipe

The Instant Pot, an electric pressure cooker, cooks the spareribs until they are tender. Then the ribs are glazed with BBQ sauce in the toaster oven, oven or Nuwave oven. These are the best BBQ spareribs I've had, and they're so easy to make!

I bought all my ingredients from Costco: 3 full slabs of baby back pork ribs, dry rub seasoning (McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning) and BBQ sauce.

Instant Pot BBQ spareribs recipe

Since I wasn't going to eat all 3 slabs of ribs, I cut each slab of rib in half (1) and marinated each side of the ribs with the dry rub seasoning (2). I put 2 half-slabs of marinated ribs in a gallon-sized ziplock bag, then froze it (3).

If you're in a rush for time, you can buy the pre-marinated raw spareribs from Costco. This will save time to marinate. 

Instant Pot BBQ spareribs recipe

The Instant Pot can fit all 3 full slabs of ribs (6 half-slabs of ribs). This recipe works for one half-slab to six half-slabs of ribs. With one cup of water in the Instant Pot, add the metal rack, and put the half-slab of ribs upright (1). Press Manual, and adjust the time to 25 minutes (2). The meat should still remain on the bone, but soft enough to fall off the bone easily (3).

Instant Pot electric pressure cooker BBQ spareribs recipe

The next part is to glaze the BBQ sauce onto the ribs. I used the Nuwave oven. A toaster oven or regular oven would work as well. 

Put some BBQ sauce on the underside of the ribs (1), then spread it evenly on the surface (2). I set the Nuwave oven to 420 degrees for 5 minutes (3, 4), or until the BBQ sauce is bubbling. Flip the ribs over to glaze the other side.

Instant Pot electric pressure cooker BBQ spareribs recipe

Instant Pot BBQ Spareribs

1 half-slab to 6 half-slabs
 
1 slab of raw baby back pork spareribs (from Costco)
dry rub seasoning (McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning, from Costco)
BBQ sauce (KC Masterpiece Original BBQ, from Costco)
 
1) Cut the full slab of ribs into half.
2) Liberally season the ribs on both sides with the dry rub seasoning.
3) To store the marinated ribs for the future: put 2 half-slabs of ribs into one gallon-sized ziplock bag. When you want to cook it, put it into the refrigerator the day before to defrost, then follow steps 4 onwards.
4) Put 1 cup of water into the inner pot, followed by the metal rack.
5) Stand the half-rack of ribs upright. The Instant Pot can fit up to 6 half-slab of ribs.
6) Press "Manual", then adjust time to 25 minutes.
7) Quick release or natural pressure release when the pressure valve drops. 
To glaze the ribs:
8) Transfer the cooked ribs to the Nuwave oven (or toaster oven, or regular oven).
9) Put the BBQ sauce on top of ribs, then spread it evenly.
10) Bake the ribs until the glaze bubbles. Nuwave Oven setting: 420 degrees, 5 minutes.
11) Flip the ribs over and repeat steps 9 and 10.
 
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instant pot electric pressure cooker BBQ sparerib recipe