Air Fryer Ribs

These Air Fryer Ribs use brined baby back ribs, BBQ seasoning, and BBQ sauce for tender, sticky pork ribs in less time.

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 481kcal

Author: Davinah

2.5 lbs Pork Ribs baby back ribs, 1 large rack of rib
1/3 cup BBQ Seasoning click for recipe
1 cup BBQ Sauce click for my keto bbq sauce recipe, or use any Kansas-city style or hickory bbq sauce

Remove the thin membrane (if it's there) from the back of the rib racks.
Sprinkle bbq seasoning all over the ribs. Cover and allow the ribs to marinate at least 4 hours (ideally, overnight).

Preheat your air fryer at 380 degrees for 5 minutes (turn it on with the air fryer basket without food inside or use the preheat setting)
Add the ribs to the air fryer basket in a flat layer for square baskets or position them standing up against the edges for circular baskets.
Air fry at 380 degrees (meat side down) for 20 minutes or until the thickest part of the ribs reach 135 degrees.
Flip the meat. Add sauce to the tops of the ribs. Air fry at 390 degrees for 5-10 more minutes to char the sauce & cook the ribs through.
Brush on more sauce to the tops before serving.

Use brined ribs: Look for water, salt, brine, enhanced, or solution added on the package. These ribs work best with the quick air fryer method.
Cut the rack to fit: The ribs should sit in a single layer. Cut them into smaller sections if needed.
Sauce near the end: Add BBQ sauce toward the end of cooking so it gets sticky without burning.
Let them rest: Give the ribs a few minutes before slicing so the juices settle.