Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs with Beer recipe is easy, delicious and quick to make in an instant pot. This melt in your mouth baby back ribs with beer can be tenderized in an instant pot in less than half an hour.

Make your own seasoning with basic ingredients and you’ll have this scrumptious ribs ready in less than an hour.

Baby back ribs on a tray with some fruits and hebs.

Cooking ribs can be tricky if you have a small pot.

There are three instant pot sizes – 3,6 and 8 quarts.

With a 3 quarts you won’t be able to cook the whole ribs. You can cook half of the ribs and slice it individually.

With a household of 3 to 5 people, a perfect size is the 6 quarts. Depending on how long and big the ribs are, you can curl it to fit the whole ribs in the pot. If I am using St. Louis ribs I usually cut it in half.

But if you prefer a bigger pot go with the 8 quarts.

Baby back ribs with beer in an instant pot without the cover yet.

Memorial Day is around the corner. If you are planning to make ribs and you have an instant pot, guess what, you can cook it in less time.

Tips

Depending on the weight of the ribs, cook time may vary. It will be trial and error with time if you are new using the instant pot.

Also, depending on your preference, if you are looking for a fall off the bone ribs, you have to increase the cook time by a few minutes.

In my case, I like my ribs tender but firm. I like to be able to hold both sides of the bone and eat the meat. I don’t like the meat to be falling of the bone. Cook time will be slightly different.

You can cook the ribs ahead of time and glaze it when ready to eat.

I have a 6 quart pot so If I am cooking 2 ribs, I have to cook the ribs separately. With an 8 quarts, you might be able to cook 2 ribs at the same time, again depending on how big the ribs are.

Baby back ribs with utensils, lemon and herbs on a tray.

I have cooked in my instant pot many times already and I love it. It took me a while to use it but after a few times of use, I got comfortable cooking with it.

I am not big in buying new cookware but this investment is all worth it. It is so easy to cook with it and an easy clean up too.

Buy an instant pot if you believe you will use it. If it will only seat in your counter to collect dust then please save your money.

If you don’t have an instant pot, here’s a similar rib recipe without beer that is baked in the oven or another delicious recipe grilled maple baby back ribs.

As I have stated before, my recipe instructions doesn’t replace the instant pot manual. If this is your first time to use it, please read the manual first for your own safety.

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