Instant Pot Short Ribs Recipe (2024)

This Instant Pot Short Ribs recipe lets you enjoy the tender flavorful ribs without the hours of cooking time usually required. This set-it-and-forget it recipe makes it easy to cook the perfect meat.

If you’re looking for more short ribs recipes, try this Guinness Braised Short Ribs. It’s amazing and very easy to make.

We love ribs over here at Primavera Kitchen. I’ve shared how I make Slow Cooker Ribs, Oven Baked Ribs (Web Story) and Instant Pot Ribs. But have you tried short ribs??

Short ribs are a delicious way to get about half of your protein needs met for a day. They also delivered a large serving of B vitamins. This short ribs recipe has no gluten and is low in carbs. If you stick with sides like cauliflower and green vegetables, this entire meal will be keto and paleo friendly.

What are short ribs?

Short ribs actually come from the beef chuck portion of the animal. They are the bottom five ribs that are too short to be used for steak.

However, they are muscles that are always in use while the animal is moving. Therefore, short ribs are not as tender as other meat portions, but are super flavorful.

There are two different ways you will find short ribs cut. The traditional method is English style. These are small chunks of meat around a single bone. There are also BBQ-style cuts. These are long strips with three bone sections. This is the kind I recommend for this recipe.

Other preparation methods

Making Instant Pot short ribs is a much quicker method of cooking ribs that are still tender and fall of the bone. I love how quick tender meat gets in the Instant Pot, like this Instant Pot Pot Roast Recipe.

You can make this short ribs recipe in the oven as well. Use a Dutch oven or other heavy pan so you can catch all the drippings to make gravy. Cook short ribs low and slow in the oven. Give them three hours in an oven set at 300F. You’ll know they are done when you can easily pull the meat apart with a fork.

You can also make this short ribs recipe in the slow cooker. I recommend you still brown all sides of the ribs on the stove before putting them in the slow cooker. Cook them on low for eight hours or high for five hours.

What do you serve with Instant Pot short ribs?

It’s easy to make gravy from the drippings that are left in the pot after cooking Instant Pot short ribs. Just whisk it with a cornstarch slurry for a few moments to thicken it to your perfect consistency. If you make gravy, the natural side dish to go with it is mashed potatoes. If you aren’t eating white potatoes, you can substitute mashed cauliflower. The gravy is a wonderful addition to the meat itself.

You can try lots of other side dishes as well:

• Green beans
• Roasted root vegetables
• Broccoli Salad
• Sauteed mushrooms
• Mixed green salad