Instant Pot Boneless Pork Ribs are tender “fall-apart” ribs that are ready in under 45 minutes. They are full of flavor and make a quick and easy rib dinner any night of the week! They have been made thousands of time and have over 75 five star reviews.
This is definitely an easy, short-cut way to make ribs. So if you are looking for a rib recipe that will sit on a smoker or grill all day, this is not it. But I will direct you to this Competition Style Smoked Rib recipe if that is what you are looking for.
Instant Pot
With this recipe you will be using your Instant Pot (aka- electric pressure cooker), which is great if you do not want to turn on your oven and heat up the house during the summer.
We use two different Instant Pots, both are 6 quarts.
Oven Baked Country Style Ribs
If you don’t have an Instant Pot you can also make Boneless Country Style Ribs in the oven
Country Style Ribs
Pork Ribs, spare ribs, baby back ribs, and beef ribs- all delish, but, here we are using boneless country style ribs. Which is basically a long strip on pork loin meat that can have a bone attached or not. For this recipe you will use the boneless version.
When you buy them in the store they may be called Boneless Country Style Ribs or Pork Loin Country Style Ribs. There is another “rib” called a Western Rib that is actually cut from the shoulder and is not a rib at all, I would not recommend buying this cut for this recipe.
Usually when you buy Boneless Pork Ribs they are cut into strips. However, I have bought them where they are scored and still pull out of the package in one piece. If they are only scored, cut them all the way through so you have individual “ribs”. You will want them to be roughly 5 inches long and 1 ½ inches wide.
Keeping Your Ribs Tender
Getting The Right Country Ribs
You will want to make sure you look for boneless country style ribs that are dark pink or reddish in color, slightly marbled or have some fat content. Those are the ones that will cook up “fall-apart tender”. The ones that look light pink with no fat at all can tend to dry out no matter how you cook them.
Instant Pot Boneless Pork Ribs for Dinner
Of course these pork ribs are delicious as is- with a side of Homemade Mac & Cheese, Jiffy Corn Casserole, Best Ever Cornbread, potato salad, broccoli bacon salad, Raspberry Jello Salad, and/or Cheesy Potato Casserole . And if you are entertaining and need a BBQ worthy dessert check out these options:
- Summer Berry Cobbler
- Chocolate Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting
- Cookies & Cream Key Lime Ice Cream
- Apple Pie Bars
Since these Instant Pot ribs are boneless they also make an AMAZING Rib Sandwich. Put 2 or 3 ribs on a substantial bun, add some extra bbq sauce, pickles, and a pile of coleslaw. Mouth. Watering.
I hope you give this Boneless Pork Rib Recipe a try in your Instant Pot!
Love- Susie
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Instant Pot Boneless Pork Ribs
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 – 2.5 lbs. Fresh boneless country style ribs - look for more marbled boneless ribs, see notes. (can use frozen, however see the notes below)
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon each: garlic powder & onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- cayenne pepper is optional for heat
- 1 cups water
- 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoon cider vinegar
- 3 whole garlic cloves - crushed
- BBQ Sauce - your favorite brand/flavor or Homemade
Instructions
- Lay the country style ribs out on a sheet pan.2 – 2.5 lbs. Fresh boneless country style ribs
- In a small bowl mix together the brown sugar, kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika (and optional cayenne pepper). Stir well until there are no large clumps remaining.1 tablespoon brown sugar, 2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon each: garlic powder & onion powder, ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika, cayenne pepper is optional for heat
- Sprinkle the salt & seasoning rub mixture on the ribs, coating both sides and pressing it in so it sticks.
- Pour the water, Worcestershire, and cider vinegar into the Instant Pot. Crush the garlic cloves and pop them into the liquid in the pot.1 cups water, 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 ½ tablespoon cider vinegar, 3 whole garlic cloves
- Place the seasoned boneless ribs in the pot.
- Put the lid on and lock it in place. Turn the pressure valve to seal. Set the Instant Pot to cook on high pressure Meat/Stew mode for 18 minutes. At the end of 18 minutes do a natural release of pressure for 5 minutes, then finish with a quick release. NOTE- While the pressure is releasing PREHEAT THE OVEN TO BROIL.
- Place the cooked ribs on a sheet pan and coat one side with desired amount of your favorite BBQ sauce. Broil in the oven for 4-5 minutes. Remove the ribs from the oven, flip them to the other side, coat with BBQ sauce. Place back in the oven for 3-4 minutes.
- Enjoy your tender Instant Pot Boneless Country Style Ribs!!
Recipe Tips and Notes:
These can be made ahead and reheated. I recommend cooking them in the Instant Pot, letting them cool, and refrigerating for up to 3 days. Then follow the broiling instructions with the BBQ sauce to reheat. However- they will not be as tender when made ahead!
I have made these Instant Pot Pork Ribs from frozen as well. Simply up the Instant Pot cooking time to 25 minutes with a 10 minute natural release. NOTE: they will not be as “fall apart” tender as they are from fresh.
I have not tested this recipe with bone-in country style ribs, but the cooking time and method should be the same as the recipe is written.
Denise says
I made these tonight for dinner tonight and they came out delicious. Tender and juicy and super flavorable. Many are noting their meat came out dry. I did not put my chicken on the rack in the Instapot like the picture showed. The instructions did say to do that. I let them sit for a half hour with the seasoning and then ducked them right in the sauce. While they were broiling afterwards, I thickened the sauce up for the mashed potatoes. This is going on the recipe rotation for sure!
Lorrie says
Making these now, question…can the liquid be saved and reused on another batch of ribs?
Susie Weinrich says
Yes, you could do that.
Mindy Ritzman says
Ohmygoodness tried these the other month and I must say i won’t make them any other way. My family asks me to make them several times a month. I never made ribs until I tried this recipe and I will never try any other rib recipe These are so tender moist and flavorful
Lori says
I only made 1.5 lbs of ribs, so I downed the time in the instant pot to 13 minutes. I was out of cider vinegar, so I used Balsmic, which seemed fine. I tried a rib straight out of the instant pot when it was done and it was sooo juicy, tender and well seasoned from the seasonings listed! After broiling my ribs for 5 minutes, I went ahead and took them out. Good thing, because they’re not as juicy & tender as they were beforehand. I still say excellent recipe! Thank you!
Amber says
These were absolutely wonderful! Came out super juicy and very flavorful! Whole family loved them!
S says
Super impressed….had found a good price on some boneless spare ribs yesterday and thought haven’t used the instant pot in while…. thank you internet search….wasn’t going to bother with the boiler but decided to do that for the first try…. excellent!!!
Didn’t have any smoked paprika just left it out….thought we had cayenne pepper (apparently need a run to the market next time…how do you run out of cayenne) also doubled the recipe (5 lb) in a 6 Qt pot (30 min instead of 18) and now plenty for left overs.
Lucy says
I don’t get it. I made this recipe to the letter and the pork came out dry and flavorless. Why are we putting the seasoning in the water and then put the ribs above it where it won’t have any effect on them? I didn’t do the barbecue sauce part at the end, but we ended up dipping our meat in it anyway because the ribs were so dry. You say you want to avoid heating up the house in summer, then you heat up the oven to finish this dish off. Maybe I will take the remaining ribs and cook them for a while in the water/vinegar/worchestershire sauce/ garlic concoction and see it they come out better. Disappointing and a waste of ever more expensive meat.
Chris says
Agreed. I am not sure that the fact they were above the liquid matters because it is a pressure cooker… But ours were very dry as well.
Nicole says
I think I figured out the issue to the dryness, when I took my ribs out of the instant pot they practically fell apart…but then I put them on to broil with a bit of sauce, and I only broiled them 3 minutes, they dried out terribly. I remember vaguely the first time I made these, I think I applied way more sauce and that perhaps protected them from drying out?! My family enjoyed the flavor but I just decided it was a little too saucy, but maybe I skimped *too* much🤷🏻♀️
Susie Weinrich says
The broiler shouldn’t dry them out that much. My best advice is make sure you are buying a well marbled country style rib. The ones that look just light pink all the way across are doomed to be dry no matter how you cook them.
Teresa says
I just tried this recipe and the ribs came out very tender and delicious
Mzbells says
The recipe looks good and I’m going to try it honestly can’t wait 😁 also wanted to let you know that you can Broil with your insta pot 😊
Willow nelson says
I want to make a smaller batch. 1.5 lbs to be exact. How should I adjust the ratio?
Susie Weinrich says
You can hover over the servings at the top of the recipe card… change the servings to 3 people and all the measurements will change for you. Cooking time will still be the same.
Karen says
These are excellent. Didn’t change anything.
Rena says
How would I make these in a crockpot (not a pressure cooker) ? For how long on each setting (low, medium, high, etc) ?
Thank you!!
Susie Weinrich says
I have not tested these in the slow cooker, but it looks like from other recipes that they can be done in 5 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low. Season the ribs, place a cup of bbq sauce on the bottom of the slow cooker, add the ribs, then top with another cup of bbq sauce.
Rick Case says
It really made delicious fall apart ribs. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Sue says
So good! Tender and moist. Love it!! So much flavor! Sill be making these again!! Thanks for the recipe!!
Sue says
Made these tonight omg tender! Flavorful! Delicious! Def making these again! Thank you for this recipe!