Instant Pot Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Ribs | Suon Ram


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Super tender and flavorful … you’ll love these slightly sweet & savory ribs!

The more you reduce, the more intense the flavor will be. You can reduce to a sticky glaze or you can reduce just a bit so you’ll still have some sauce to use for dipping!

Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
3 lbs pork ribs (1.5” pieces)
1 shallot, minced
3 garlic cloves, minced
fish sauce
kekap manis / sweet soy sauce or Vietnamese caramel sauce
1 tbsp sugar (white or brown)
coco rico coconut soda (or Coke/Dr. Pepper)

1. Parboil ribs for 5 minutes to get rid of impurities (*if you don’t care about a clear sauce, then you can skip this step)
2. Rinse ribs thoroughly to get rid of the scum and drain.
3. Create sauce by combining 1 tablespoon kekap manis, 3 tablespoons fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar.
4. Mix sauce in with the drained ribs. Then mix in half of your garlic and shallots with the ribs.
5. Click Saute mode on your Instant pot and saute the leftover garlic and shallots.
6. Add pork ribs along with marinade and can of coco rico.
7. Click pressure mode and change to high pressure for 8-10 minutes (I did 10) and then QR (quick release).
8. Then click saute mode and add another tablespoon of kekap manis for a total of 2 tablespoons. As the liquid reduces, the sugar will begin to caramelize and the color will change. Leave on saute mode for about 15 minutes. Adjust seasoning according to taste.

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