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Instant Pot St. Louis Ribs

St. Louis ribs that tender, are lip-smacking, finger-licking good, from the comfort of your own kitchen! Yes, Please! You don't need a smoker, or hours and hours of time. With an Instant Pot, some seasoning, and fresh pork ribs, you can make these St. Louis style pork ribs in under an hour, and with plenty of flavor to spare.
Prep Time8 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Natural Release10 minutes
Total Time43 minutes
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: American, American Southern
Servings: 6
Calories: 564kcal
Author: Kelly Bloom
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Equipment

Ingredients

St. Louis Rib Rub

  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon thyme dry crushed leaves
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon mustard dry mustard powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder

St. Louis Ribs

  • 3½ lb pork ribs St. Louis cut, or baby back cut
  • ½ cup water for processing in Instant Pot
  • ½ cup cider vinegar for processing with the water in Instant Pot

For Finishing

  • ½ cup barbecue sauce any
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

St. Louis Rib Rub

  • First combine all the spices into a small bowl to prepare the dry St. Louis Rib Rub.
    1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon thyme, 1 teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon mustard, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder

St. Louis Ribs

  • Coat the ribs generously and evenly with the St. Louis Rib Rub.
    3½ lb pork ribs
  • Pour the water and apple cider vinegar in the Instant Pot for processing liquids. Next, place the trivet in the bottom of the Instant Pot.
    ½ cup water, ½ cup cider vinegar
  • Place the pork ribs into the Instant Pot, curling them so that they wrap around the interior.
  • Lock the lid on the Instant Pot, setting to 'SEAL". Hit the manual setting and set to "HI", with time set to 18 minutes.
  • After the 18 minute cooking time is over, allow to Naturally Release for 10 minutes, then carefully manually release the remaining pressure.
  • Turn your oven on to the 'high' broil setting and line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  • Transfer the ribs from the Instant Pot to the aluminum lined baking sheet. Coat the ribs with the barbecue sauce. Place rib under the broiler to 6 to 7 minutes, turning half way, to allow the barbecue sauce to caramelize and get crispy on the edges.
    ½ cup barbecue sauce
  • Remove from oven. You can add another coating of barbecue sauce if you want, and then cut into portions or serve whole on a platter. Enjoy!

Notes

OVEN BAKED INSTRUCTIONS: To make St. Louis Ribs in the oven, place your seasoned ribs on an aluminum foil lined rimmed baking sheet. Cover the entire baking sheet and ribs with aluminum foil, sealing tightly around the edges of the baking sheet. Bake at 350 F for 3 ½ to 4 hours. Remove and finish with the same finishing instructions as the Instant Pot method.

Nutrition

Calories: 564kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 786mg | Potassium: 544mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 231IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg