Instant Pot Dr. Pepper Pork Ribs
Instant Pot Dr. Pepper BBQ Ribs are Country Style Pork Ribs, pressure cooked in Dr. Pepper, then grilled or baked to caramelize the Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce. Only 3 ingredients!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 929kcal
Ingredients
- 3 pound boneless country pork ribs
- 2 cans Dr. Pepper divided
- 3/4 cup BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Place ribs in a single layer in the bottom of your Instant Pot.
- Pour one can of Dr. Pepper over the top.
- Cover with the lid, and lock into place. Make sure the quick release is set to the pressure position.
- Cook on high for 40 minutes.
- Allow natural release for 15 minutes. Carefully remove any excess pressure. Remove lid.
- Remove ribs from pressure cooker.
- Combine 3/4 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce with 1/2 cup Dr. Pepper.
- To finish on the grill: Set grill to 350 degrees. Place ribs on the grill and brush Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce on the top. Close grill and in 10 minutes flip the ribs over and brush the other side with BBQ sauce. Grill 10 minutes more.
- To finish in the oven: preheat oven to 400 degrees. Carefully place ribs on a rack over a baking sheet. Brush the tops with BBQ sauce. Bake for 10 minutes. Flip, brush with BBQ sauce, Bake for 10 minutes more.
- Serve with extra sauce for dipping.
Notes
- I used Cherry Dr. Pepper. You can use regular Dr. Pepper or Diet. It will also work well with root beer or cola, but the flavor will be a bit different.
- Be really careful when moving the ribs after you take them out of the pressure cooker. They are so tender, they fall apart easily.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 929kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 70g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 31g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 238mg | Sodium: 587mg | Sugar: 25g