Description
Instant Pot Hawaiian BBQ Ribs. Pacific fusion, combining BBQ ribs with island flavors, in about an hour in my pressure cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 meaty slab baby back ribs
- 2 teaspoons fine sea salt (if using homemade rub, below)
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke (optional)
Barbecue Rub (2 tablespoons of my Homemade Barbecue Rub), or use your favorite store bought rub
- ¾ tablespoon paprika
- ¾ tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ tablespoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon ginger powder
Hawaiian Barbecue Sauce (or use 1 cup of store-bought Teriyaki-Pineapple Sauce or Hawaiian Barbecue sauce)
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup frozen pineapple juice concentrate
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
Instructions
- Remove the membrane from the ribs: On the bone side of the ribs, work a butter knife between the membrane and the bone, then grab with a paper towel and pull the membrane off of the ribs. Pull gently but firmly; if the membrane tears while you’re pulling, work the knife under the remaining pieces and pull them off as well.
- Make the rub and sauce: In a small bowl, stir the barbecue rub ingredients, breaking up any clumps of brown sugar with your fingers. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk the Hawaiian barbecue sauce ingredients until smooth. Set aside.
- Season the ribs and put them in the pot: Cut the rack of ribs into 4 pieces, cutting between every third bone. Sprinkle the ribs with 2 teaspoons of fine sea salt and the barbecue rub (skip the salt if using a store-bought rub). Pour ½ cup of water, ½ cup of soy sauce, and the (optional) liquid smoke into an Instant Pot or other pressure cooker, then add the pressure cooker rack. Stack the ribs loosely on top of the rack.
- Pressure cook the ribs for 30 minutes with a Natural Release: Lock the lid and pressure cook on high pressure for 30 minutes in an Instant Pot or other electric PC, or for 24 minutes in a stovetop PC. Let the pressure come down naturally, about 15 more minutes.
- Sauce the ribs: Gently lift the ribs out of the pressure cooker, put them on a rimmed baking sheet, bone side down. Brush the ribs with the Hawaiian BBQ Sauce. You can serve the ribs as-is, passing the remaining sauce at the table, or brown the ribs with an extra step…
- Broil the ribs and sauce again (Optional): Put the baking sheet of ribs under a broiler set to high, and broil the ribs until the glaze is bubbling and just starting to brown, about 5 minutes, depending on the strength of your broiler. Remove the ribs from the broiler, and brush with another layer of sauce. Serve and enjoy!
Equipment
Buy Now → - Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Sunday Dinner
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: Hawaiian