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sweet and sour spare ribs in the instant pot

Instant Pot Sweet and Sour Spare RIbs

Relle Lum
Instant Pot sweet and sour spare ribs is a popular Chinese dish. Tender, fall of the bone pork with just a touch of sweet and tang. Add a little pineapple to make this dish Hawaiian style and have dinner on the table in under an hour.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Additional Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Instant Pot
Cuisine Local
Servings 8 servings
Calories 799 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil of choice
  • 4 pounds spare ribs
  • 1 small onion sliced
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup rice vinegar
  • ½ cup shoyu
  • ½ cup water
  • 5 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 inch ginger sliced
  • 1 can 20 ounces pineapple chunks
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions
 

  • Set the Instant Pot to saute mode.
  • Add oil and half of the spare ribs to the inner pot of the Instant Pot. Cook until browned. Remove the ribs and set aside.
  • Add onions and saute until translucent. Then add the remainder of the spare ribs and cook until browned. Add the previously cooked ribs back to the Instant Pot.
  • To a bowl add brown sugar, rice vinegar, shoyu, water, garlic, ginger, and the juice from the pineapple can. Do not add the pineapple chunks yet. Mix to combine and pour in to the Instant Pot.
  • Place the lid on the Instant Pot and set to sealing.
  • Cook on manual high pressure for 25 minutes. Allow 10 minutes natural pressure release then quick release.
  • Mix the cornstarch and water then add it to the pot to help thicken the sauce.
  • Stir in pineapple chunks and ENJOY!

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Notes

*Be sure to get pineapple chunks in juice, not syrup.
*Rice vinegar has a more subtle flavor than other types of vinegar. Replace this with apple cider or regular vinegar for more tang.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 799kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 37gFat: 56gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 26gCholesterol: 183mgSodium: 701mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29g
Keyword dinner, easy recipe, Instant Pot, instant pot sweet sour spare ribs, keeping it relle, ribs, sweet and sour spare ribs
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