Air 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 your air fryer or convection oven.
Why You're Going To Love Making Ribs In Your Air Fryer
- Fast. Once you marinate the ribs, they cook in under 30 minutes in your air fryer!
- Easy. Marinate, toss in your air fryer, and enjoy!
- Minimal Ingredients. Less than 10 ingredients total, and most of them are pantry staples.
- Delicious. Every single bite is absolutely bursting with flavor!
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.
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!
Looking for more great ribs recipes? Check out my Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs!
What You'll Need To Make This Air Fry Rib Recipe
- Sesame Oil
- Minced Garlic
- Minced Ginger
- fermented black bean paste
- Shaoxing Wine
- dark soy sauce
- agave nectar or honey
- Spare Ribs
How To Make Air Fryer Ribs
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together all ingredients for the marinade.
- Add the spare ribs and mix well. Allow the ribs to marinade for at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
- When you're ready to cook the ribs, remove the ribs from the marinade and place into the air fryer basket.
- Set the air fryer at 375F for 8 minutes.
- Check to ensure the ribs have an internal temperature of 165F before serving.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon Minced Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Minced Ginger
- 1 tablespoon fermented black bean paste
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing Wine
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar , or honey
- 1.5 pounds Spare Ribs, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together all ingredients for the marinade.
- Add the spare ribs and mix well. Allow the ribs to marinade for at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
- When you're ready to cook the ribs, remove the ribs from the marinade and place into the air fryer basket.
- Set the air fryer at 375F for 8 minutes.
- Check to ensure the ribs have an internal temperature of 165F before serving.
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Jose
Your recipe sounds delicious however, I don't think it's keto. Is agave, fermented beans and soy sauce keto?
Carlton Causey
Perfect for Keto great flavor profile
John
Hi (greetings from Australia).
I just made these, and while the flavour is great, they did not look at all like the photograph, and took significantly longer to cook to the required colour.
Best regards,
URVASHI PITRE
What did they look like? If they took longer I suspect it’s because yours were meatier and thicker. These were small half ribs
John
Hi there - thanks for the reply! They were darker than your photo - yours look quite red. It was also the first time I used my air fryer to cook meat, so I suspect it was "operator difficulty"...
As I said they were very tasty - my wife is insisting I continue cooking them until I get it right!
Paul
Urvashi,
If you have time can you tell us what you think are the best type of recipes for the instant pot versus the Air fryer. I just received my Instant Pot and am curious about the Air fryer.
Thanks.
URVASHI PITRE
The airfryer is fantastic for fattier cuts of meat with marbling. Leaner meats do better in the Instant pot IMHO. They require the steam, the wet heat and the higher temperatures to break down the meat fibers.
The airfryer is fast in its own way. It crisps things absolutely beautifully including chicken wings, pork shoulder etc. But I do think it dries out lean pork, chicken breast etc a little bit.
Elaine
This looks great! But I don't eat legumes as found in the black bean sauce. Is there any substitute for it? (I also don't eat sugar in any form, but I have keto approved sweeteners I can substitute for the honey.)
URVASHI PITRE
I don’t know honestly. There’s less than a teaspoon of beans through the whole recipe but that may not Help you