Why You’ll Love These Instant Pot Short Ribs
The flavors in this dish are simple, but far from boring. Pressure cooking the beef short rib along with aromatics and seasonings gives the dish deep umami and ties all of the flavors together. Plus I add an unexpected special ingredient that really kicks the flavor profile up a notch. This recipe includes chipotle chiles in adobo sauce for a bit of smoky heat. The amount of chipotle in the recipe is just enough to add a high note to balance the deep, rich, umami flavors of the meat without making it too spicy. If you like more spice, by all means, add more chipotle and/or more of the sweet-spicy-smoky adobo sauce it is packed in. But keep in mind the recipe as written calls for ONE chili with a tablespoon of the sauce, not one can of chili! The sauce also has tomatoes, garlic, onions, and other seasonings. All of that flavor is infused into the meat in this Instant Pot recipe and the result is mind-blowingly delicious.
What
is so special about this Instant Pot ribs recipe?
Beef short ribs traditionally require long, slow cooking to become infused with the flavors of the sauce and turn fall-off-the-bone tender. But with cooking short ribs in the Instant Pot, you can get deliciously tender, perfectly cooked short ribs in a fraction of the time. From start to finish, you can make these pressure cooker braised shortribs in 60 minutes and that is including the time it takes your pressure cooker to come up to pressure and to naturally release the pressure. It’s so quick and easy, I guarantee you’ll think this is the best short rib recipe. This Instant Pot Short Ribs recipe is ideal for serving to guests or for a regular weeknight meal. You don’t need to use your oven, stand over the stove, or heat up your house. The Instant Pot does most of the work for you.
What are short ribs?
They are literally, very short ribs. They are the five or so short ribs on an animal that are too short to be used for steaks, and so they’re sold as short ribs. You can get a few different cuts of short ribs. The ones I used as are an extended English style, which is essentially a chunk of meat with a bone in it. You can also get flanken style ribs as I used in my Korean Galbi recipe, and then you have the super short spare ribs I used for this Chinese Spare ribs recipe, which are basically pork ribs, which are different from short ribs which are always beef, or you can use these long beef ribs for making Smoky Pressure Cooker ribs, and country style ribs are really just pork shoulder that you can use for my pulled pork recipes and…. Are you thoroughly confused yet?? Here’s the good news. They’are all delicious. So there’s that. But to recap my ramblings:
Short ribs are 5 beef ribs that are too short for steaks.They can be cut English style or flanken styleSpare ribs are small pork ribsA rack of ribs can be either pork or beef.Country Style ribs are cut-up pork shoulder, also known as pork butt. So really, not ribs at all, to be honest.
How
to make this easy pressure cooker ribs recipe
Tips and tricks for making this Instant pot short ribs recipe
You can use either bone-in or boneless short ribs. The cooking time will be about the same either way. I prefer to use short ribs with the bone in because I think the bone adds flavor during cooking. On the other hand, a boneless short rib recipe makes serving a bit easier. When cooking large pieces of meat in the pressure cooker, always use a natural release. This prevents the proteins in the meat from seizing up and turning your meat tough.I don’t recommend pre-searing the meat before pressure cooking. Because of the super-heated cooking environment created by the pressure cooker, this step is unnecessary. It only adds time and effort to the recipe. For a more in-depth explanation, watch my video on the Maillard reaction and how it functions in a pressure cooker to give you deeply flavored dishes.If the meat isn’t as tender as you’d like after you’ve released the pressure, put it back in for another 5 minutes on high pressure. The pot will come to pressure faster the second time since the contents are already hot.If you want to thicken the sauce, after you remove the meat from the pot set the pot to sauté again and cook, stirring, until the sauce reduces and thickens.
What To Serve With Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs
These air fryer Scrumptious Cheese Biscuits are great for sopping up the delectable sauce from the braised short ribs.This cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin made in the air fryer make a really impressive side dish, perfect for entertaining.Potatoes Anna is tasty and elegant and requires only 4 ingredients!Or try Rosemary Roasted Potatoes, an easy air fryer side dish. They take minimal effort and are full of flavor!If you’re looking for a green vegetable side, these Air Fryer Green Beans are perfect. They are light and flavorful and can be on the table in less than 15 minutes.Sauteed Swiss Chard with Bacon is another green vegetable side that always gets rave reviews. It requires only a few ingredients and is quick and easy to make.You might enjoy these Chinese Spare ribs as well. Try some of these Best BBQ Side Dishes.
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