Baby back ribs

When you’re having a summer pool party and don’t want to tend over a hot grill, cook some easy ribs indoors — no sweat!

Game plan: 

Purchase (1) a nice rack or 2 of baby back ribs, preferably humanely raised (Mine came from Honest Weight Food Coop, natch. And the technique came from a coop member who I saw purchasing a bunch o’ ribs); and (2) barbecue sauce.

Steps:

 1.  Remove silver skin from back of ribs with help of a butter knife — yank away from ribs in hopefully one strip and discard. 

2.  Make dry rub and rub ribs the morning you are going to cook ‘em. Wrap in aluminum foil and refrigerate.

Rub for ribs: (for one rack)

Smoked Paprika, hot, 1 T

Smoked paprika, mild, 1 T

Cumin, ground 1 T

Garlic powder, 1 t

Brown sugar, 2 T

Kosher salt, 1 T

Freshly ground black pepper, 1 T or as much as you can stand grinding(!)

Optional: chili powder, 1 T (I didn’t use)

3. Cook in Instant Pot.

Fill instant pot with water almost up to bottom of trivet. Curl up ribs and stuff in.

Cook on regular setting for 26 minutes. Let pressure release naturally. (I was at the pool and let them sit for 33 minutes after finishing. Oops(!), but fine.) These are okay to sit a while after cooked.

4. Heat oven broiler (or charcoal grill), slather barbecue sauce onto ribs, and broil for about 6-8 minutes.

That’s it! Enjoy!

(You think I thought to take a photo?!!)

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Sources: 

1. Coop member and internet for instant pot ribs.
2. Chris Schlesinger, Thrill of the Grill — Barbecued Ribs, Missouri Style: Home Version (p. 269)

That was a good party!