This recipe for Instant Pot ribs gives you fall-off-the-bone, flavorful ribs, in around an hour! It's will be your go-to recipe when you want ribs but don't have hours to spare.
Place steamer rack in the bottom of your Instant Pot. Add broth, apple cider vinegar, and liquid smoke to the Instant Pot.
Remove thin translucent membrane from the back side of the ribs. This part is kind of a pain, but it’s worth it for extra tender, fall-apart ribs. Use a knife or fork to carefully loosen it on one end, and then grip it with a paper towel and just peel it right off.
Rub or brush meat with mustard (I use my hands...you can try to keep your hands clean during this process but it’s probably impossible so you might as well just go all in). When meat is coated with mustard, sprinkle with BBQ rub and rub in slightly to adhere the BBQ rub to the meat.
Place meat in Instant Pot, curling around the sides of the pot, meat side out (see photo in post).
Secure lid and turn valve to seal. Use the Manual (or Pressure Cook) mode and set on high pressure for 35 minutes.
After cooking time has elapsed, let pressure release naturally for 15 minutes (just set a timer and leave it alone for 15 minutes).
Meanwhile, line a baking sheet with foil and preheat broiler to high. After 15 minutes, release any remaining pressure and carefully remove ribs, placing them on prepared baking sheet. Brush one side with half of BBQ sauce and broil for 3-4 minutes or until bubbling and caramelized.
Carefully flip over rack of ribs, brush BBQ sauce on the other side, and broil again for 3-4 minutes or until bubbling and caramelized.
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Notes
In a pinch, you can use water instead of broth
Yield for this recipe is 1-3 servings. I know plenty of folks that can eat a whole rack of ribs, so just plan accordingly based on what else you're serving with it. Nutrition information calculated for 3 servings.