My fool proof method for How to Air Fry Meaty Pork Spare Ribs will help you cook delicious ribs with juicy meat and irresistibly crispy fat in super quick time. Keeping the recipe simple allows you to add your choice of seasonings or sauce to create a tasty meal.
4Meaty Pork Spare Ribs - around 130-180g/4.5oz-6oz each
1tspOil - see notes
1tspSeasoning - see notes
Instructions
If your air fryer requires pre-heating, Start this setting now.
Thoroughly dry 4 Meaty Pork Spare Ribs.
Drizzle over 1 tsp Oil and 1 tsp Seasoning and toss to thoroughly coat the pork.
Place the ribs into the air fryer basket. Leave a little space between each so the air can circulate.
Cook for 15 minutes at 200c/390f.
If you want to turn them after 10 minutes, you can do - I don't need to using the rack in my air fryer.
Check the pork is cooked through, you can see this by making a cut and checking that the meat is nearly white in the centre of the thickest part. Unlike chicken, pork can be eaten with a slight pink blush but if you prefer it more cooked, put it back in for 2 minutes at a time.
Allow to rest for at least 3 to 4 minutes before tucking in. Spoon over any juices that have collected in the bottom of the air fryer for extra flavour.
To Cook From Frozen
Cook for 15 minutes at 200c/390f.
Check that the pork is sufficiently cooked in exactly the same way as if cooking from fresh!
Notes
Oil - Choose your oil to match your flavouring. For example use garlic, salt and rosemary with olive oil or for a more neutral flavour, sea salt and black pepper with vegetable oil.
Seasoning - Choose any seasoning mix, spices or dried/fresh herbs. Make sure that salt is included in the mix. You can also add a little citrus juice.
I used vegetable oil with a 50/50 mix of garlic salt and paprika.
The air fryer version of this recipe is tested in a Cosori Lite (CAF-LI401S) with a 3.8 litre capacity. The square(ish) shaped basket is 21cm x 21cm and 24cm on the diagonal.
Not all models advise preheating is required. Please follow the recommended instructions for your model. Mine has a specific preheat setting which is 4 minutes at 205c.
For this recipe, I can just fit 4 meaty spare ribs in the basket at a time. This gives plenty of room to allow air to circulate.
As all air fryer models are a little different, you may find that you can fit more or less in at a time. Some models include stacking shelves which will increase capacity.
Required cooking times and temperatures can also vary between models and brands. If you know that your air fryer runs a little hotter than most recipes suggest, use a lower temperature. And vice versa. Equally if you find that food cooks more quickly in your machine than instructions usually state, reduce the cooking time (or check it earlier) and vice versa.