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.
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.
No avoiding it now! The lid to the pressure cooker was locked into place and the heat turned up. Fingers crossed!
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.
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!
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
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Have only made chicken. Excited to try anything else!
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!
I made porcupine meatballs in my first pressure cooker. A recipe I love to this day!
I made a pot roast in my first slow cooker .
Would Love how to cook good things fast
The first recipe I tried in a pressure cooker was chicken. I would love to try short ribs.
Just purchased my first pressure cooker. A bit nervous about using it. A cookbook would be a big help.
Swiss steak was the first meal I ever made in a pressure cooker.
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.
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.
Ham and beans were my first pressure cooker attempt.
I would like to make pot roast with the pressure cooker.
I have never used a pressure cooker, but have been wanting to try it.
I would make barbeque pork in my pressure cooker.
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!
sounds like a good resource for recipes to learn to use pressure cooker.
The first recipe I ever made in a pressure cooker was a Pot Roast with Carrots and Potatoes!
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.
I love my pressure cooker! My first recipe I cooked in it was beef-stew meat, onions,carrots and peeled potatoes all together.
Just bought a pressure cooker so I eager to try and fast and easy recipe!
The first thing I ever cooked in a slow cooker was pulled pork.
I have only canned in a pressure cooker. I would love to make a chicken in a pressure cooker.
We used our pressure cooker to make refried beans. It’s a lot faster.
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
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.
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!
My mom taught me how to make beef stew in the pressure cooker and that’s the way I still make it
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!
I would love to try making beef stew
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.
I just recently purchased a digital pressure cooker. I’ve always been afraid of the old ones…
Looking forwards to using your recipes!
I would like to make pot roast
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!
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
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!
I’ve always made mashed potatoes in pressure cooker, would like to have other ideas.
I have never used a pressure cooker but I would like to make a chili
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.
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?
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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.
The first thing I ever made in my slow cooker was Corned Beef and Cabbage. I don’t have a pressure cooker yet.
I have never made anything in a pressure cooker.
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!
I have never used a pressure cooker but would love to try pot roast dinner in one.
Mom had a beef stew pressure cooker recipe.
I Have never tried a pressure cooker before, but now I want to!
Chicken is the first thing i made in my pressure cooker
I’d like to try veggie stew
have never used one, would love to try a pot roast
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!
I think my wife would like this.
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.
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
I made a beef stew for my first pressure cooker meal.
meatballs
After my husband and I got married, he would bring in squirrels for me to cook in the pressure cooker.
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
I have over a hundred cookbooks I love trying new things, I’m always
using your recipes on TV have never been disappointed.
Connie
My Paella recipe.
I have tried ribs and they are amazing made this way.
The first thing I’d like to try is a vegan version of beef stew. Thank you for the giveaway!
Pot Roast!
Have not previously used pressure cooker, but the speed sounds great
The first thing I ever tried was a whole chicken that I used the bones to make bone broth.
i’d try a chicken
I would love to make a pot roast first!
I would love to try Pot Roast 🙂
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!
The first thing I made was pot roast.
I made pot roast first.
We made Asian style spareribs in one before.
Thank You for the giveaway…we used to make pot roast in our old pressure cooker.
I want to try cooking a pot roast first.
I made a roast in a slow cooker. I would love to make some pulled pork.
First recipe was chicken, but have cooked all meats. Amazing how tender and jiucy food comes out.
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.
Thank you for your comment. How do you like cooking with your pressure cooker? 🙂
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.