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Instant Pot™ Spare Ribs with Bourbon Honey BBQ sauce

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 5 min
  • Servings 4
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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!
by: Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Nov 5, 2018
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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

Steps

  • 1
    Spray 6-quart Instant Pot™ insert with cooking spray.
  • 2
    Season ribs with seasoning and salt. Add broth to insert, and stand ribs up against sides of insert.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 6
    Broil ribs 2 to 4 minutes or until sticky, crispy and blackened in spots.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    No broiler? No problem. While broiling adds nice flavor and color, the ribs will still be delicious if you need to skip that step.
  • tip 2
    Don’t substitute larger ribs for the baby back ribs. This recipe was designed for the smaller racks, and larger ribs will not get tender in the same amount of time.

Nutrition Information

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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