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Instant Pot™ Spare Ribs with Bourbon Honey BBQ sauce

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Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Nov 5, 2018
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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!

Instant Pot™ Spare Ribs with Bourbon Honey BBQ sauce

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 5 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 3 lb baby back pork ribs, cleaned and cut in 4 (3- to 4-rib) sections
  • 1 tablespoon barbecue seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons whiskey
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 6-quart Instant Pot™ insert with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Season ribs with seasoning and salt. Add broth to insert, and stand ribs up against sides of insert.
  • Step 
    3
    Secure lid; set pressure valve to SEALING. Select MANUAL; cook on high pressure 15 minutes. Select CANCEL. Keep pressure valve in SEALING position to release pressure naturally. Transfer ribs to cutting board; cool slightly. Discard cooking liquid. When cool enough to handle, cut sections into individual ribs.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, mix ketchup, whiskey, honey, chili powder and onion powder. Heat to simmering over medium-high heat; reduce to medium, and cook uncovered 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently until thickened. Reserve.
  • Step 
    5
    Position oven rack 4 inches from broiler element. Set oven control to broil. Line rimmed sheet pan with foil. Spray with cooking spray. Place ribs on foil; brush all over with sauce.
  • Step 
    6
    Broil ribs 2 to 4 minutes or until sticky, crispy and blackened in spots.

Nutrition

500 Calories
30g Total Fat
37g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate
17g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
500
Calories from Fat
270
Total Fat
30g
46%
Saturated Fat
11g
55%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
135mg
46%
Sodium
1150mg
48%
Potassium
640mg
18%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
17g
Protein
37g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 5 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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