Keto Asian Ribs Recipe

Anyone else love Asian sticky ribs? Juicy and fall of the bone sweetness that is balanced out with spice and beautiful aromatics! However, some of the traditional ingredients are just not keto friendly. Of course you can make exceptions here and there. So choose as you desire. And I based this recipe on what I had handy in my kitchen!

I started cooking them in the pan on the stove top in olive oil because I wanted to achieve a beautiful and crispy sear on the meat. As they began to get some color, I added in my flavors.

Instead of soy sauce, I used tamari which has a similar flavor profile, and contains little to no wheat. If you are celiac sub that for coconut amino acids which are 100% gluten free. For the sweetness you can use a little drizzle of honey or maple syrup (if paleo), yacon syrup, or sugar free maple syrup (if keto) instead of hoisin sauce. Ginger and red pepper flakes give spice and heat. Rice vinegar adds some tang to the mixture of flavors to balance them out. And finally star anise just makes your sticky ribs lightly aromatic and even more pleasurable.

Instant Pot Korean Short Ribs (whole30, Low Carb, Gluten Free)

Preheat your oven to 375 F. Drizzle olive oil into your pan and heat it up right on your stove top burner. Season your ribs with salt, pepper & onion powder. Pat the seasoning into the meat. You are going to sear the ribs in the pan before placing them into the oven. This will caramelize them and crisp up the outer edges so that your ribs do not get that unattractive boiled look. You want to acquire some gorgeous color on them. It will also enhance their flavor. I seared them on high heat. Then lowered the flame to medium.

As you are cooking them stove top, then start adding in the rest of the flavors. Ginger, tamari, pepper flakes, sesame oil, the honey or sugar free maple syrup, star anise and finally the broth. You basically want the liquid to come up to around half of the height of your ribs. This way meat absorbs that liquid and remains moist and juicy.

Be sure to taste the cooking liquid to be sure it is flavored to your liking. I find this to be very important as I may prefer my food spicier, saltier or sweeter than you do. And if you are trying out this recipe, then most definitely adjust to your preferences.

Recipe: Keto Instant Pot Korean Short Ribs

Pop that in the oven and cook for 40 minutes. Flip the ribs and cook for another 40 minutes. Then bring it back to the stove top, add the scallions and reduce the liquid right in the pan on medium-high to further caramelize your sticky ribs. That should take about 15 minutes or so. The longer these cook, the better they become!

On Xenia Street is where I fell in love with food. I experiment with keto recipes & modify my Greek favorites in order to make them ketolicious !🥰 View all posts by diana theocharisAir Fryer Ribs use black bean sauce, and a few other classic Chinese ingredients to give you finger-licking ribs that are just perfectly tender and chewy at the same time. Once they're marinated, they cook in under 10 minutes in yourair fryer or convection oven.

So I was making these braised Chinese spareribs where I was basically throwing things together in a pot and lo and behold! They actually turned out to be quite tasty. I had set aside half the ribs to make them a little crispy and crunchy in an air fryer.

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The marinade for the Instant Pot ribs smelled SO good, that I decided I'd use a similar thing for the air fryer ribs.

I had to mess with the proportions to get a rich, thick sauce that would coat these ribs a bit more. But it was a simple, fast marinade, and at the end of a ten-minute cook time, I had these Chinese-style spareribs. All in all it's definitely a recipe I would make again and again, and my family agrees!

I call them Chinese-style because the flavor profile and the ingredients are very typical of some areas of China. Either way, I hope you'll call them delicious! If you try them, let me know in the comments what you thought about them - I love getting feedback!

Slow Cooker Low Carb Beef Short Ribs (paleo, Keto)

If you love these Air Fryer Ribs as much as we do, make sure you share this recipe with your friends on Facebook and Pinterest so they can try them too!

Air Fryer Keto Chinese-style spareribs use black bean sauce, and a few other classic Chinese ingredients to give you finger-licking ribs that are just perfectly tender and chewy at the same time. Once they're marinated, they cook in under 10 minutes in your air fryer or convection oven.

The marinade for the Instant Pot ribs smelled SO good, that I decided I'd use a similar thing for the air fryer ribs.

I had to mess with the proportions to get a rich, thick sauce that would coat these ribs a bit more. But it was a simple, fast marinade, and at the end of a ten-minute cook time, I had these Chinese-style spareribs. All in all it's definitely a recipe I would make again and again, and my family agrees!

I call them Chinese-style because the flavor profile and the ingredients are very typical of some areas of China. Either way, I hope you'll call them delicious! If you try them, let me know in the comments what you thought about them - I love getting feedback!

Slow Cooker Low Carb Beef Short Ribs (paleo, Keto)

If you love these Air Fryer Ribs as much as we do, make sure you share this recipe with your friends on Facebook and Pinterest so they can try them too!

Air Fryer Keto Chinese-style spareribs use black bean sauce, and a few other classic Chinese ingredients to give you finger-licking ribs that are just perfectly tender and chewy at the same time. Once they're marinated, they cook in under 10 minutes in your air fryer or convection oven.