Recipe
Ingredients
- 3-4 pounds boneless pork shoulder country style pork ribs
- 2-3 tablespoons rib rub or barbecue seasoning (our rib rub recipe in notes)
- ¼ cup strong coffee (or ½ teaspoon espresso powder)
- 1 bottle barbecue sauce
Instructions
- Trim about ¼ inch fat from the ribs and chop into small bits. Turn the electric pressure cooker to sauté (or in a skillet on the stove for a slow cooker) and cook down the chopped up fat until most of it has liquefied.
- While the fat is rendering, rub the ribs with the seasoning.
- Add the ribs to the hot pan and brown for a few minutes on each side.
- Slow Cooker only: put ribs in the slow cooker. Deglaze the pan with the coffee (pour coffee into the skillet and scrap the pan to remove the browned bits of fabulous flavor).
- Add the coffee and 1 cup of the barbecue sauce to the ribs. Stir to combine.
- Pressure cooker: Cook at high pressure for 45 minutes and do a natural release. Slow Cooker: Cook on low for 4-6 hours (time will vary depending on the size of your cooker, the ribs, etc.).
- Remove ribs to a serving platter to rest for 10 minutes.
- While ribs are resting, ladle about ½ cup of the cooking liquid into a small sauce pan with the rest of the barbecue sauce. Cook for 5-10 minutes on medium heat to thicken. Serve sauce with ribs.
Notes
Our favorite homemade rib rub recipe.