Instant Pot BBQ Chicken

Name: Instant Pot BBQ Chicken
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Ingredients: ▢ 6 - 8 (1230g or 2.5 - 3lbs) chicken thighs or drumsticks; ▢ Your favorite BBQ sauce; ▢ Salt and black pepper to taste; ▢ 1 cup (250ml) cold water; ▢ 3 drops liquid smoke; ▢ ½ teaspoon garlic powder; ▢ ½ teaspoon onion powder; ▢ ½ tablespoon white vinegar

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▢ 6 - 8 (1230 grams or 2.5 - 3lbs) chicken thighs or drumsticks▢ Your favorite BBQ sauce▢ Salt and black pepper to taste▢ 1 cup (250 milliliters) cold water▢ 3 drops liquid smoke▢ ½ teaspoon garlic powder▢ ½ teaspoon onion powder▢ ½ tablespoon white vinegar

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Step 1

Add Water & Steamer Basket: Add 1 cup (250ml) cold water and (optional) 3 drops of liquid smoke in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. Then, place a steamer basket in the pot.

Step 2

Pressure Cook Chicken: Generously season both sides of chicken with salt and black pepper, then layer chicken on stainless steel steamer basket. Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 8 minutes, then 10 minutes Natural Release.

Step 3

Spice Up BBQ Sauce: If you are using store-bought BBQ sauce, add more depth of flavor with some garlic powder, onion powder, and white vinegar. For reference: we added ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, and ½ tbsp white vinegar to ⅓ cup Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce. Please taste & adjust accordingly.

Step 4

Apply BBQ Sauce to Chicken: Pat dry chicken and place them on an oven tray. Generously coat both sides of chicken with BBQ sauce.

Step 5

Caramelize Instant Pot BBQ Chicken: Place BBQ Chicken under the broiler for 4 - 8 minutes until the BBQ chicken is browned & caramelized.