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Instant Pot Chinese Barbecue Spareribs

Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 672 kcal

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds baby back spareribs cut into 3-4 rib sections
  • 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Chinese ground brown bean sauce dou ban jiang

Glaze

  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce

Instructions

Marinate Spareribs

  1. In a small bowl, mix together garlic, sugar, salt, five spice powder, soy sauce and ground brown bean sauce. Rub all over spareribs. Place in Ziploc bags or large bowl and cover. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight is possible.

Pressure Cooking Spareribs

  1. Place rack inside Instant Pot. Pour in 1 cup water. Place rib sections on top of rack.

  2. Cook ribs on high pressure for 20 minutes. Let pressure naturally release for 10 minutes, then quick release pressure. Remove ribs to foil-lined baking tray.

Broiling Spareribs

  1. In a small bowl, mix together honey and soy sauce. Brush on top of spareribs.

  2. Broil spareribs 2-3 minutes, until brown on top.

Recipe Notes

If you use another cut of spareribs, you may need to adjust the cooking time.

Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Chinese Barbecue Spareribs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 672 Calories from Fat 477
% Daily Value*
Fat 53g82%
Saturated Fat 17g106%
Cholesterol 181mg60%
Sodium 843mg37%
Potassium 584mg17%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 36g72%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 39mg4%
Iron 2.5mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.