Crock Pot Express Ribs

Are you new to pressure cooking? Maybe you’re just looking for a hearty finger licking good meal everyone in your house will rave about. Well, these are sure to please and SO simple to make! To find more simple and delicious Crock Pot Express recipes look here.

How Long to Cook Ribs in Crockpot Express

With just 3 ingredients needed, you can throw these together and have fall off the bone ribs done in about 30 minutes. We even have directions for pressure cooker frozen ribs here! If you like them a bit crispy a quick trip in the broiler does the trick.

Or serve right out of the pot with a side of vegetables and you have yourself the perfect comfort food. Delish right??!! First you’re going to want to remove the membrane from ribs so they turn out as tender as possible.

Crockpot Express Pork Ribs

I’m not new to pressure cooking. I got my Instant Pot a year ago and use it several times a week. It has been a game changer for our family to eat together more often. Something that would normally take me all day, like this, is now closer to an hour to be done perfectly.

Pork is my favorite type of rack by far. If you are more of a beef lover and want to cook veggies together in the same pot you should follow our English short ribs recipe instead.

I recently got my Crockpot Express and was anxious to try it out and see the difference of Instant Pot vs Crock Pot Express. They are very similar other than a few buttons and both make my busy life a lot easier for sure!!

What are the best ribs to cook in a pressure cooker?

Our preference is country style pork ribs Instant Pot style. There are baby back ribs with less meat than country style but cheaper. Pressure Cooker Beef Ribs won’t be as tender but work

If you start your Crockpot Express ribs and shortly after it beeps and shows an E6 code there is no need to worry. This sometimes happens and is easily fixed.

FAQ

That isn’t necessary. You do need some kind of moisture in the pot to create steam in order to get the meat tender enough to pull away from the bone but not submerged. We use barbecue sauce instead of water to add a lot more flavor.

In a pressure cooker!! You can use any brand to do this. Just slice rack to fit, add a bottle of bbq sauce, seal the lid and let it go! Depending on the size this only takes about 30 minutes to get so tender you can pull the meat off of the bone easily with your fingers!

Ingredient Notes

You are going to want a full Rack of ribs cut into smaller pieces, about 3-4 in each piece. We prefer pork back ribs.

Barbecue sauce is what we use but don’t choose one that is high in sugar to avoid burning (honey style isn’t good).

Water or apple juice works for the necessary liquid to steam and make them want to fall off the bones. Some like a dash of liquid smoke too. If you want to add a dry rub first go right ahead

Note that 25 minutes cook time is adequate for a small rack of ribs about 2 lbs. If doubling I would set to 40 minutes. A lot faster than if you were to make Crockpot ribs, but these will come out just as tender believe me. Allow to naturally release steam for about 5 minutes.

How do you crisp the top when done?

For really crispy ribs, try ourair fryer ribs next or just put it under your broiler on high. Put them on a cookie sheet on the middle rack for about 4 minutes. I also have a dual toaster oven + air fryer that I love and used for this. I set it at 350 for about 4-5 minutes and it came out nice and toasty like you see here.

It is totally up to you if you finish off these bbq ribs. Straight out of the pot they are delicious and fall off the bone tender. If you love the outside like you see below then just follow these steps to the perfect pressure cooker ribs!

What is E6 error code on electric cooker?

If you get this one the screen, sometimes it just needs just a bit more liquid. You can read more about Crockpot Express E6 error code here to fix that. Just release the steam valve (there is probably no steam to be let out), open your lid, adjust your ribs so they aren’t sitting flat on the bottom of the pot. Also make sure there is sauce in between your ribs and the bottom of your pressure cooker.

Add another 1/2 c. of water which may help avoid the code appearing again too. The E6 error code is a sign that something may be burning (but sometimes occurs when things are fine).

To make your life easier print out our free Crock Pot Express Cook Times sheet and keep that handy.