"Ribs are the easiest way to my daughter's heart. She orders them whenever we go out to eat, so I've started making them at home, too. I like to serve these mouthwatering ribs alongside a simple slaw made with shredded cabbage, lime juice, and avocado oil mayonnaise. This is a really solid yet simple meal that will keep your macros in line and make you feel like you're not giving up a thing." - Jen Fisch
From the book KETO IN AN INSTANT by Jen Fisch. Copyright © 2020 by Jen Fisch. Published on January 7, 2020 by Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Reprinted by permission.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
- 2 - 2 1/2 pound rach baby back ribs
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fine Himalayan pink salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 1/4 cup sliced green onion
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
- 1/2 pound green or red cabbage, shredded
- juice of 1/2 lime
- 1 - 2 tablespoons avocado oil mayonnaise
- pinch fine Himalayan pink salt
Preparation
1. Place a trivet with handles in the Instant Pot. Add broth and 1 tablespoon of lime juice. Pat ribs dry. Remove the thin membrane from the back of ribs and cut into 4 sections.
2. In a small bowl, combine chili powder, ginger, garlic, pink salt, and pepper. Rub mixture evenly over the ribs and arrange on trivet.
3. Secure lid on the pot and close the pressure-release valve. Set pot to HIGH pressure for 25 minutes. Once done, use a natural release to depressurize.
4. To prepare sauce: combine soy sauce, butter, sesame oil, lime zest, and remaining lime juice in a small saucepan and cook over medium-low heat until butter is melted, about 2 minutes.
5. Preheat oven broiler and line a large baking sheet with foil.
6. Transfer ribs, meaty-side down, to the baking sheet and discard cooking liquid from pot. Brush ribs with some sauce and broil until browned, 3 or 4 minutes. Turn ribs over, brush with more sauce, and broil 3 or 4 minutes more.
7. In small bowl, toss slaw ingredients together.
8. To serve, brush ribs with remaining sauce and sprinkle with green onion and sesame seeds. Serve with slaw.
