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Instant Pot Sticky Asian Ribs
Make these Sticky Asian Ribs in less than 90 minutes using the Instant Pot! Slathered with caramelized glaze, these ribs are absolutely finger-licking good!Ingredients
- 3-3½ lb baby back ribs (max amount for 6-qt Instant Pot)
- 1 cup water (for pressure cooking)
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar (for pressure cooking)
- ¼ tsp liquid smoke (optional for smoky flavor; I skip for this recipe)
- For the Dry Rub
- 2 tsp salt (kosher or sea salt; use half if using table salt)
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tsp Shichimi Togarashi (Japanese seven spice)
- ¼ tsp white pepper powder
- For the Sauce
- ¼ cup sake
- ¼ cup mirin
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 4 Tbsp brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp honey
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 knob ginger
For Garnish
- 2 tsp white sesame seeds (roasted/toasted)
- 1 green onion/scallion (chopped diagonally)
Instructions
To Prepare Ribs
- In a small bowl, mix together all the dry rub ingredients: 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper, 2 tsp shichimi togarashi, and ¼ tsp white pepper.
- Remove the membrane from the underside of the ribs, pulling it down the entire length with a paper towel (because it's very slippery!). You can ask the butcher to remove it for you. The ribs on the right are without membrane.
- Season the ribs with the dry rub mixture on both sides of the ribs. Here I use UchiCook's Maraca Sifter. This is so convenient to sprinkle seasonings evenly!
- Use dry rub to cover all sides, and then rub in thoroughly on both sides. Set aside for 30 minutes.
To Prepare the Sauce
- In a small saucepan, combine ¼ cup sake, ¼ cup mirin, ½ cup soy sauce, 1 Tbsp rice vinegar, 4 Tbsp brown sugar, and 3 Tbsp honey.
- Grate ginger (I use this ceramic grater) and mince garlic (I use this garlic press), and add to the sauce.
- Cook/simmer on low heat for next 30-40 minutes.
- Turn off the heat. The sauce may be still liquid-like, but once it cools down, the sauce will get thicken further. The sauce will be roughly 2/3 cup after cool down.
To Pressure Cook Ribs
- Place the metal steam rack into a 6-qt Instant Pot®. Add 1 cup water and ¼ cup apple cider vinegar.
- Put the ribs upright on top of the rack, wrapping in a circle.
- Select Manual setting; adjust the pressure to high, and set time for 25-30 minutes (if you want the meat to fall off the bone, do 30 minutes). If you use spare ribs, set time for 30-35 minutes.
To Broil the Ribs
- Preheat the broiler to Medium (roughly 500 ºF). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place the wire rack (optional). Transfer the ribs to the wire rack from the Instant Pot.
- Brush with the sauce on both sides of the ribs.
- Place into oven and broil until the sauce is caramelized, bubbly, and brown, about 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and brush more sauce on the ribs.

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