21 Delicious Spare Ribs in the Instant Pot Recipes

If you have a hankering for short ribs, we’ve gathered 21 Delicious Spare Ribs in the Instant Pot Recipes you can whip up tonight!

Cooking ribs in the an electric pressure cooker (like an instant pot pressure cooker) gives you tender ribs in a fraction of the time. 

What Are Spare Ribs?

While you’ve most likely enjoyed this type of ribs before, what exactly ARE spareribs? And how do they compare to, say, baby backs? They are really both bone ribs cut from the same cut of meat.  Spareribs are cut from the bottom of the rib cage, as opposed to baby backs which are cut from the top. The best part about spare ribs is, the farther down the rib cage you go, the meatier the ribs get! 

Tips for Making Instant Pot Spare Ribs

Pressure cooking any rib recipe will give you bone tender, fall off the bone racks of ribs.

Why is that?

Instant pot ribs  are able to cook under high pressure which allows the gelatin and connective tissue break down in less cooking time than a slow cooker. Here are some tips to help you get the best ribs in your instant pot.

• Season your ribs, either with a simple dry rub with things like brown sugar, chili powder or your favorite barbecue sauce. Well seasoned ribs are delicious ribs!
• Remember to add at least one cup of water or other liquid to the bottom of the instant pot to allow the pot to come to pressure. This is how the ribs will cook! Check the recipe card for exact directions.
• Place the individual ribs (or racks of ribs) on a trivet in the bottom of the pot so they aren’t sitting in the liquid. You can even cover the trivet with aluminum foil!
• Check that your Instant pot is set to the sealing position!
• Cook using the high pressure setting. 
• Use a natural pressure release instead of a quick release for really tender pork ribs.
• When they are done cooking, add more of your favorite bbq sauce. And try cooking for a few minutes on the grill or under the broiler for added smoky flavor. 

Don’t have an Instant Pot? Don’t worry! Here are some spare rib recipes you can make without one:

SLOW COOKER BBQ SPARERIBS RECIPE

APPLE BUTTER BBQ SPARERIBS RECIPE

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Instant Pot BBQ Spare Ribs (Tender & Juicy) | Tested by Amy + Jacky

Quick & Easy way to make BBQ Spare Ribs with just a few pantry ingredients. These deliciously caramelized ribs are finger-licking good!

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Instant Pot Spare Ribs

Quick and easy pressure cooked ribs brushed with barbecue sauce and glazed under the broiler. #InstantPot #InstantPotRecipe #PressureCooker

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Instant Pot Spare Ribs

These fall-apart St. Louis-style Instant Pot Spare Ribs are a Whole30-friendly and meaty appetizer or dinner that everyone will love.

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Instant Pot Spare Ribs Recipe (with video)

Instant Pot Spare Ribs are so easy and fall off the bone tender. This pressure cooker pork ribs recipe is a success every single time.

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Instant Pot Spare Ribs with Hoisin Glaze

Instant Pot spare ribs are super tender with an irresistible savory-sweet hoisin glaze. The Instant Pot makes them perfect every time!

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Instant Pot Chinese-Style Spareribs (Char Siu)

While growing up, it wouldn’t be a complete Chinese take-out meal in the Eisner household if there wasn’t a red, foil-lined bag filled with huge, juicy spare ribs in a sweet, savory and smokey sauce. This Cantonese version of barbecue ribs is known as char siu-style.

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Instant Pot Pork Spare Ribs – Fast Food Bistro

Use a Instant Pot to make the most tender, soft Instant Pot pork spare ribs you ever tried. Marinate in pork rib marinade.

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Instant Pot Honey Spare Ribs

Instant Pot Honey Spare Ribs – Literally fall-off-the-bone tender! So flavorful and delicious, it’s the easiest ribs made right in your pressure cooker.

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Instant Pot™ Spare Ribs with Bourbon Honey BBQ sauce

Sure, you could throw spare ribs into the slow cooker and wait for them all day. Or you could rely on your Instant Pot™ and have tender baby back ribs slathered with a bourbon-spiked honey barbecue sauce ready in about an hour. We know what we’d do!

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How to make Spare Ribs in the Instant Pot –

Check out my Pressure Cooker Spare Ribs recipe. It’s good for 4 people, and it only takes 1 hour to make, an excellent option for backyard cookouts!

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Easy Instant Pot BBQ Ribs

These are the best tender baby back ribs! Made with dry rub seasoning, cooked in an Instant Pot, then finished with BBQ sauce in the broiler.

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Fall off the Bone BBQ Spare Ribs

Super simple Instant Pot Spare Ribs! A quick & delicious dinner recipe! Easy dry rub and Instant Pot Instructions make these ribs delicious & a favorite recipe

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Instant Pot Spare Ribs

Learn how to cook Tender & Juicy Instant Pot Spare Ribs (Pressure Cooker Spare Ribs). Super easy to make flavorful, caramelized bbq pork spare ribs with few pantry ingredients. Authors: Amy + Jacky Recipe Type: American

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Instant Pot Asian Pork Spare Ribs

The easiest, and extremely delicious recipe for Asian Pork Spare Ribs is here! They are tasty, sticky sweet and delicious! And, because you are using , they

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Instant Pot Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs

Instant Pot sweet and sour spare ribs is a popular Chinese dish. Tender, fall of the bone pork with just a touch of sweet and tang.

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Easy Barbecue Spare Ribs [Instant Pot Or Slow Cooker]

These spare ribs make a quick and easy weeknight dinner that everyone will love. And the flavorful sauce has a secret ingredient that may surprise you!

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Pork Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce (Instant Pot) | Asian Cooking Mom

My top choice at a dim sum table! Pork Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce (豉汁蒸排骨) is a famous Cantonese dish.

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BBQ Instant Pot Ribs Recipe

BBQ Instant Pot Ribs are falling-off-the-bone tender and juicy, and ready in only 45 minutes. Pork spare ribs are rubbed with my homemade pork spice rub, set in the pressure cooker, then smothered in BBQ sauce and finished off under the broiler until lightly charred.

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Instant Pot Spare Ribs

Make a big batch of these three-ingredient instant pot spare ribs in just an hour! They come out fall off the bone tender and perfectly sticky sweet.

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Instant Pot Ribs

How to make fall off the bone Instant Pot Ribs. Easy method for baby back or spare ribs. So much faster and the sweet and savory dry rub is to die for!

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Rice with Pigeon Peas and Pork Spareribs – Instant Pot – Aida’s Kitchen

Instant Pot Rice with Pigeon Peas and Pork Spareribs – flavorful and fluffy rice dish due to seasoned pork spareribs and tropical condiments.

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