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Pressure Cooker Recipe: BBQ Raspberry-Glazed Ribs

July 13, 2015 by Amy 78 Comments

Ribs.  Just the sound of the word makes my mouth water!  Unfortunately, I never mastered the art of cooking ribs so I usually just head to my favorite BBQ joint whenever I get the craving.

Recently we posted a blog on Summer’s Best Grilling Recipes and included some of America’s top favorite grilling foods.  Hard to believe it, but ribs didn’t make the list!  Hmmm… perhaps I’m not the only one that’s given up on this ancient art form.  Lucky for me, I work at the Mr. Food Test Kitchen so I didn’t have far to go for inspiration.CISCIF

Flashback to a Sunday last October when my husband and I were watching Howard on QVC launching our new Cook it Slow, Cook it Fast cookbook. My hubby was drooling over the BBQ-Raspberry Glazed Ribs that were made in the pressure cooker and asked, “Will you make those for me?”

Ummmm. What? No. Way.  My mother wouldn’t let the kids even enter the kitchen when the pressure cooker was in use.  Don’t those things kill people?!  I shared my fear with Howard who assured me that pressure cookers were safer than ever and that I was guaranteed to have great ribs if I just followed the recipe.  So now I am the proud owner of an 8-quart pressure cooker (Thanks for the birthday gift, Mom!) and I set out to make those ribs for my hubby for Father’s Day.

Here’s how simple it was to prepare.  The ribs were rubbed with spices and browned for a few minutes in the broiler before placing them in the pot.

Meanwhile, the BBQ sauce came together.  Even though the sauce uses Raspberry jam, it wasn’t too sweet and still had lots of hearty BBQ flavor.  Once the ribs were in the pot, the sauce was just poured over the top.
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No avoiding it now!  The lid to the pressure cooker was locked into place and the heat turned up.  Fingers crossed!

4-getting started

The Safety Lock was my best friend.  I knew as long as that little button was in the down position, the lid was securely in place.  And, when the cooking was done and the pot cooled off enough, the button would pop back up telling me it was safe to take the lid off.

Safety-Lock

Ah, the smell of sweet success!  (Didn’t you know that success smells like BBQ ribs?)  I can’t believe that I waited so long to try this!

BBQ-Raspberry-Glazed-Ribs-Plated

I paired my ribs with some corn that I roasted with butter, garlic, scallions, dill and black pepper. Yum!

Okay, so technically I didn’t “barbecue” the ribs, but to be honest, starting the grill scares me too.  Don’t judge me – you’d be scared too if your eyebrows got singed and you had to jump in the pool.  But that is a fear to be conquered another day.  For now, I’m busy making a list of all the foods I want to make in my new pressure cooker!

Boy, am I glad I made these ribs! Everyone loved them, including my son who is strongly against eating anything with a bone, but couldn’t resist eating his fair share of these ribs! 

BBQ Raspberry Glazed Ribs

BBQ Raspberry-Glazed Ribs

Click here to get the recipe for BBQ Raspberry-Glazed Ribs and pick up your own copy of Mr. Food Test Kitchen’s Cook it Slow, Cook it Fast cookbook for more great recipes that you can make in a pressure cooker and slow cooker.  It might just open up a whole new world of cooking for you too!

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Now that you’ve got one great new pressure cooker recipe to try this summer, I’ve got even bigger news: We’re giving away FIVE (5) copies of our Cook it Slow, Cook it Fast cookbook featuring over 150 easy recipes for your slow cooker and pressure cooker! All you have to do to enter for a chance to win is leave a comment on this blog post telling us: 

What’s the first recipe you ever made in a pressure cooker or what do you want to try?

Contest rules and how to enter are below.

  • There is a maximum of one entry per person. The entry will be based upon a comment left on this blog post. Duplicate comments will be deleted and are not tallied.
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Comments

  1. Jill says

    July 13, 2015 at 10:27 am

    Have only made chicken. Excited to try anything else!

    Reply
  2. Colleen says

    July 13, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    i just bought my first pressure cooker. The first thing I made was pot roast. I’d like to get some healthy recipes to use. I’m in the process of losing weight, I’ve lost 40lbs so far!

    Reply
  3. Shirley Reyes says

    July 13, 2015 at 6:26 pm

    I made porcupine meatballs in my first pressure cooker. A recipe I love to this day!

    Reply
  4. Theresa Upton says

    July 13, 2015 at 6:28 pm

    I made a pot roast in my first slow cooker .

    Reply
  5. Donna says

    July 13, 2015 at 6:32 pm

    Would Love how to cook good things fast

    Reply
  6. Brenda Bellito says

    July 13, 2015 at 6:48 pm

    The first recipe I tried in a pressure cooker was chicken. I would love to try short ribs.

    Reply
  7. Pat Hoyt says

    July 13, 2015 at 7:29 pm

    Just purchased my first pressure cooker. A bit nervous about using it. A cookbook would be a big help.

    Reply
  8. Helene Fineis says

    July 13, 2015 at 8:09 pm

    Swiss steak was the first meal I ever made in a pressure cooker.

    Reply
  9. Kathy says

    July 13, 2015 at 8:47 pm

    First thing I ever made in a crockpot was roast beef with carrots, potatoes and made gravy from the liquid in the pot. Everyone loved it.

    Reply
  10. Neeter says

    July 13, 2015 at 9:53 pm

    I’ve used a pressure cooker for chicken many years ago. Then in multiple moves my pressure cooker disappeared and I never replaced it. I really want to try beans in a pressure cooker.

    Reply
  11. Mary Monroe says

    July 14, 2015 at 12:24 am

    Ham and beans were my first pressure cooker attempt.

    Reply
  12. Tram Le says

    July 14, 2015 at 4:45 am

    I would like to make pot roast with the pressure cooker.

    Reply
  13. Ann Fantom says

    July 14, 2015 at 7:09 am

    I have never used a pressure cooker, but have been wanting to try it.

    I would make barbeque pork in my pressure cooker.

    Reply
  14. Karen Hamilton says

    July 14, 2015 at 8:09 am

    I have only used a pressure caner, never made a meal in a pressure cooker! My deceased husband used to use the pressure cooker to prepare his venison roasts, they turned out delish!

    Reply
  15. Carol says

    July 14, 2015 at 9:24 am

    sounds like a good resource for recipes to learn to use pressure cooker.

    Reply
  16. Lauren Olivia Wood says

    July 14, 2015 at 10:10 am

    The first recipe I ever made in a pressure cooker was a Pot Roast with Carrots and Potatoes!

    Reply
  17. Tommy Pease says

    July 14, 2015 at 11:21 am

    My wife will not let me get a pressure cooker because we (I) do not have any cookbooks about pressure cooking. Getting the cookbook will be a great help I think.

    Reply
  18. Lori says

    July 14, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    I love my pressure cooker! My first recipe I cooked in it was beef-stew meat, onions,carrots and peeled potatoes all together.

    Reply
  19. Susan Zick says

    July 14, 2015 at 12:53 pm

    Just bought a pressure cooker so I eager to try and fast and easy recipe!

    Reply
  20. Denise B. says

    July 14, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    The first thing I ever cooked in a slow cooker was pulled pork.

    Reply
  21. Debbi Wellenstein says

    July 14, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    I have only canned in a pressure cooker. I would love to make a chicken in a pressure cooker.

    Reply
  22. Amy M says

    July 14, 2015 at 3:24 pm

    We used our pressure cooker to make refried beans. It’s a lot faster.

    Reply
  23. kim keithline says

    July 14, 2015 at 9:30 pm

    The first thing I made in my pressure cooker was rice not a recipe, I really would love to make a roast in my pressure cooker

    Reply
  24. Paula Michele Hafner says

    July 14, 2015 at 10:28 pm

    I’ve only made green beans in it. I’ve also used it for canning. I would love to learn how to use it for cooking more.

    Reply
  25. Monica O says

    July 14, 2015 at 11:38 pm

    I have not used one yet but I’ve been looking around at them.. I need all the time I can get with 3 little kids. I think I’d love to cook pulled pork in them. yum!

    Reply
  26. Linda Ross says

    July 15, 2015 at 1:47 am

    My mom taught me how to make beef stew in the pressure cooker and that’s the way I still make it

    Reply
  27. Jeanna Massman says

    July 15, 2015 at 3:22 am

    When I was first married, 40 years ago or so, my mother-in-law taught me how to make a yummy concoction of fresh out of the garden green beans, small new potatoes, onion and bacon! That was the first time I had used a pressure cooker!

    Reply
  28. Donna Pyszk says

    July 15, 2015 at 8:01 am

    I would love to try making beef stew

    Reply
  29. Kimberly says

    July 15, 2015 at 9:23 am

    Good morning!

    I just purchased a new Ninja 3-in-1 cooker and my first pressure cooker so I am looking for, and needing, recipes! The last two books from Mr. Food I purchased, on a popular shopping network, are wonderful and I love the recipes! In fact, I just introduced two more friends to this site for easy fast recipes and the other for her recently diagnosed diabetic husband.

    Thank you for continuing on with wonderful recipes and a great site.

    Reply
  30. Angel says

    July 15, 2015 at 12:34 pm

    I just recently purchased a digital pressure cooker. I’ve always been afraid of the old ones…
    Looking forwards to using your recipes!

    Reply
  31. Angela W says

    July 15, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    I would like to make pot roast

    Reply
  32. Betty Jo says

    July 15, 2015 at 4:10 pm

    I’ve been married almost 58 years and have always had a pressure cooker. I’ve made so many things over the years but my favorite has to be fresh green beans with little potatoes, carrots and onion. Recipes say to cook 3 min. At 15 lbs. pressure but 5 min. Makes perfectly cooked beans and then I add chunks of smoked sausage that I grilled. If I have fresh corn, I put the beans, sausage and ears of corn in a big skillet and steam for a few minutes. Wonderful with cornbread!

    Reply
  33. Corinne Latcha says

    July 15, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    Can’t wait to try these ribs. . . my husband just prepped our new pressure cooker, & I hàve ribs in the fridge….just have to buy the jam, can’t wait. Yum. Corinne

    Reply
    • Merly says

      July 16, 2015 at 9:16 am

      Corinne, we’d love to hear how you liked them and see a photo of your finished dish, if possible! We like to share our fans’ real-life photos of MrFood.com recipes. 🙂 Enjoy!

      Reply
  34. Susan Werth says

    July 15, 2015 at 4:48 pm

    I’ve always made mashed potatoes in pressure cooker, would like to have other ideas.

    Reply
  35. Kathy Pease says

    July 15, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    I have never used a pressure cooker but I would like to make a chili

    Reply
  36. Kathy says

    July 15, 2015 at 5:54 pm

    The first time I used a pressure cooker was when my best friend brought hers to my home. She and I made the BEST pot roast I had ever eaten! I was afraid of the pressure cooker but I decided that I was not going to sacrifice another innocent pot roast to an unchewable dinner of veggies only with tough meat. It was an eye opener to me and I use my pressure cooker and my slow cooker more than ever! My adult daughters ask me how I always managed to put a delicious and nutritious dinner on the table while working full time for many years. I’ve passed on skills in using the pressure cooker and they can now share recipes with me.

    Reply
  37. Lynn Marie says

    July 16, 2015 at 12:29 am

    As with most I did a pot roast but never liked the brown gravy so instead I used 3 lg.cans of stewed tomatoes and as soon as the meat was done I added the potatoes and carrots. My small pressure cooker I made fresh green beans..to die for so when I laid the dinner all out on the table and my husband saw it..needless to say that meal with some cottage cheese on the side and a fresh pot of coffee…he wouldn’t mind having it every night. The leftovers are fantastic once you warm them up, everything is together just put over buttered egg noodles or bread! Guess what’s for dinner when company comes?

    Reply
  38. Jim B says

    July 16, 2015 at 9:47 am

    Boiled penuts

    Reply
  39. Yvonne Marie says

    July 16, 2015 at 11:31 am

    Have been wanting to order a new pressure cooker for a long time (to replace my moms old one that is no longer useful to us), so I would be able to make great foods for hubby and myself or for when family comes over. I would definitely order the pressure cooker I have been looking, at to use on the recipes in your book. My hubby has been wanting me to get one for a few years now. I would love to try to make a good beef stew on the pressure cooker.
    Thanks and good luck everyone.

    Reply
  40. Michelle W says

    July 16, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    The first thing I ever made in my slow cooker was Corned Beef and Cabbage. I don’t have a pressure cooker yet.

    Reply
  41. Joy Q says

    July 16, 2015 at 5:28 pm

    I have never made anything in a pressure cooker.

    Reply
  42. Shirley Y says

    July 16, 2015 at 5:44 pm

    I have a pressure cooker but it has been a while since I’ve used it, this gives me the thought to start using it again!

    Reply
  43. Alyce Poalillo says

    July 16, 2015 at 6:56 pm

    I have never used a pressure cooker but would love to try pot roast dinner in one.

    Reply
  44. Ed says

    July 16, 2015 at 7:10 pm

    Mom had a beef stew pressure cooker recipe.

    Reply
  45. denise a says

    July 16, 2015 at 9:14 pm

    I Have never tried a pressure cooker before, but now I want to!

    Reply
  46. Francine Anchondo says

    July 16, 2015 at 10:12 pm

    Chicken is the first thing i made in my pressure cooker

    Reply
  47. DanV says

    July 16, 2015 at 11:20 pm

    I’d like to try veggie stew

    Reply
  48. christopher h says

    July 16, 2015 at 11:39 pm

    have never used one, would love to try a pot roast

    Reply
  49. Susan Garbett-Snidal says

    July 17, 2015 at 12:44 am

    I love my slow cooker; but I have always been afraid of pressure cookers! My mum also told a tale of a lady she knew who got burned, badly, using one. Her comment was, “They are not safe!”

    Well, I think now, with the modern cookers, they most likely are safe. This cookbook would be a wonderful way for me to start exploring the great aspects of a pressure cooker! Also, I am always up for more slow cooker recipes! This book combines my favourite cooking appliance with one that I am looking forward to learning about. I would love one!

    Reply
  50. mike says

    July 17, 2015 at 12:48 am

    I think my wife would like this.

    Reply
  51. Claudia Davis says

    July 17, 2015 at 12:53 am

    The first thing I ever made was a made up recipe of chicken with mole sauce. I also put rice and refried means in it and it was amazing.

    Reply
  52. Michele Baron says

    July 17, 2015 at 3:39 am

    I bought a pressure cooker about a year ago and still have not tried using it…I did promise my husband I would make ribs for him

    Reply
  53. Betty C says

    July 17, 2015 at 5:05 am

    I made a beef stew for my first pressure cooker meal.

    Reply
  54. Sallyc68 says

    July 17, 2015 at 6:35 am

    meatballs

    Reply
  55. Melissa B. says

    July 17, 2015 at 8:49 am

    After my husband and I got married, he would bring in squirrels for me to cook in the pressure cooker.

    Reply
  56. Connie Schultz says

    July 17, 2015 at 9:25 am

    I used to have a pressure cooker loved cooking in it ribs, roast potatoes n veggies miss it was scared first time i used it but it soon became a favorite way of cooking

    Reply
  57. Connie Prather says

    July 17, 2015 at 9:33 am

    I have over a hundred cookbooks I love trying new things, I’m always
    using your recipes on TV have never been disappointed.
    Connie

    Reply
  58. Philip Lawrence says

    July 17, 2015 at 9:44 am

    My Paella recipe.

    Reply
  59. Denise W says

    July 17, 2015 at 9:52 am

    I have tried ribs and they are amazing made this way.

    Reply
  60. Donna Jacoby says

    July 17, 2015 at 1:04 pm

    The first thing I’d like to try is a vegan version of beef stew. Thank you for the giveaway!

    Reply
  61. Margot S. says

    July 17, 2015 at 1:56 pm

    Pot Roast!

    Reply
  62. LL Laughlin says

    July 17, 2015 at 2:20 pm

    Have not previously used pressure cooker, but the speed sounds great

    Reply
  63. Kirsten Chou says

    July 17, 2015 at 4:25 pm

    The first thing I ever tried was a whole chicken that I used the bones to make bone broth.

    Reply
  64. Daniel M says

    July 17, 2015 at 5:00 pm

    i’d try a chicken

    Reply
  65. Leah Shumack says

    July 17, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    I would love to make a pot roast first!

    Reply
  66. Karen Gonyea says

    July 17, 2015 at 6:38 pm

    I would love to try Pot Roast 🙂

    Reply
  67. Shelton Rogerson says

    July 17, 2015 at 9:22 pm

    The first food I ever cooked in a pressure cooker was a Boston Butt to make pulled pork. I could have used this recipe book!

    Reply
  68. Dawn Reid says

    July 17, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    The first thing I made was pot roast.

    Reply
  69. Veronica Garrett says

    July 17, 2015 at 10:51 pm

    I made pot roast first.

    Reply
  70. Laurie Nykaza says

    July 17, 2015 at 11:11 pm

    We made Asian style spareribs in one before.

    Reply
  71. Brian E. says

    July 17, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    Thank You for the giveaway…we used to make pot roast in our old pressure cooker.

    Reply
  72. Lily Kwan says

    July 17, 2015 at 11:40 pm

    I want to try cooking a pot roast first.

    Reply
  73. Stephanie Galbraith says

    July 18, 2015 at 12:21 am

    I made a roast in a slow cooker. I would love to make some pulled pork.

    Reply
  74. Mary Meachum says

    July 18, 2015 at 11:45 am

    First recipe was chicken, but have cooked all meats. Amazing how tender and jiucy food comes out.

    Reply
  75. Kristine A says

    November 9, 2015 at 3:40 am

    Too bad I didn’t find this entry sooner (or maybe I should feel bad I am not in the US!) But, I love how gorgeous your BBQ ribs looked! I remembered the first dish I created with my pressure cooker I received from a friend (click here to see what) was ribs but I used hoisin sauce instead.

    Reply
    • Merly says

      November 9, 2015 at 8:43 am

      Thank you for your comment. How do you like cooking with your pressure cooker? 🙂

      Reply
  76. Sara says

    January 23, 2016 at 7:35 am

    Hallo,Thanks for writing on this topic.I am a Chef and i run a cooking school.I am expert on cooking and i use Electric and stovetop pressure cooker usually.Keep up your writing.You may look for Best Pressure Cooker Reviews here.

    Reply

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