Instant Pot Chinese Braised Short Ribs

These instant pot Chinese braised short ribs are tender and deliciously seasoned with Chinese five spice, dark soy sauce, beef broth and seasonings. The instant pot cuts the time down significantly for braising these short ribs.

Short ribs inheritably take a long time to cook enough for them to breakdown and become tender. This recipe requires about 45 minutes of high pressure cooking in the instant pot to make them fall apart tender.

I use this recipe in my homemade bao buns with some cabbage and carrot slaw for a delicious bao bun. I also love it served over rice with fresh sliced green onions. It is also delicious on it’s own too.

I personally use a dark mushroom flavored soy sauce in this recipe, however, you can use any type of soy sauce for this recipe. The dark soy sauce just deepens the flavors a little but regular soy sauce will still be delicious.

What you need to make this instant pot Chinese braised short ribs: (printable recipe is below)

Serves 4

• 1 pound boneless beef short ribs or 1.5 pounds bone-in short ribs
• 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce – any soy sauce will work
• 1/2 cup beef broth or stock

Instructions

1. In an instant pot, add short ribs, Chinese five spice, garlic powder, salt, soy sauce and beef stock and cook on high pressure for 45 minutes with a quick release.
2. Short ribs should be tender at this point, if your short ribs are still tough, add 5 minutes and cook on high pressure again.
3. Once short ribs are tender, shred or serve whole, if using a bone in short rib, remove the bone before serving.

Here are a few other instant pot recipes you may love:

Instant Pot Beef Stew
Instant Pot Tomatillo Pork
Instant Pot Butter Chicken

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Instant Pot Chinese Braised Short Ribs

Tender short ribs that are fall apart tender from cooking in the instant pot and have a delicious seasoning and sauce!

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Asian, Beef, Dinner, main course

Keyword Asian, Beef, Dinner, main course, short ribs

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes minutes

Instant pot heat up and pressure release time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless beef short ribs or 1.5 pounds bone-in short ribs
• 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce – any soy sauce will work
• 1/2 cup beef broth or stock

Instructions

• In an instant pot, add short ribs, Chinese five spice, garlic powder, salt, soy sauce and beef stock and cook on high pressure for 45 minutes with a quick release.
• Short ribs should be tender at this point, if your short ribs are still tough, add 5 minutes and cook on high pressure again.
• Once short ribs are tender, shred or serve whole, if using a bone in short rib, remove the bone before serving.