Step 1

Start by making your dry up. In a bowl add your brown sugar, pepper, salt, smoked paprika, chili powder, dry mustard, onion powder, garlic powder. Mix and set aside.

Step 2

Now you will prep your spare ribs. Remove excess fat, cut off the membrane on the backside of ribs, and cut off the excess flap on ribs on back as well.

Step 3

Once ribs are prepped you will use part of the rub on one side and then flip and massage the other part of rib rub on the other side of ribs. Wrap and then marinate in the fridge for up to an hour.

Step 4

When ready to cook place the metal trivet in the Instant Pot, add in 1 1/2 cup water, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, and 3-5 drops of liquid smoke.

Step 5

Put your ribs in meat facing out, so the bones will face inward. Try to set them up on the metal rack. Mine spare ribs were a bit too big so I did have to push them in the water a bit.

Step 6

Place Instant Pot lid on in sealing position making sure the valve is closed.

Step 7

Pressure cook 35 minutes with a natural release of 15 minutes.

Step 8

Remove ribs from the pressure cooker, and place on air fryer rack in duo crisp or a pan to broil in the oven.

Step 9

Baste ribs with barbecue sauce, and then air fry to make sauce sticky or toss in the oven on broil. This takes just a couple of minutes to do.

Step 10

Remove, slice, and serve these Instant Pot bbq pork ribs. I sprinkled mine with parsley and served.