Instant Pot Rice Recipe

Learn how to cook this Perfect Instant Pot Rice (Pressure Cooker Rice) with this easy Foolproof method. Fragrant and fluffy white rice ready in just 15 minutes. Set it and forget it, no need to tend the pot. No more uncooked, burnt, or mushy rice!

Rice is such an important food in Asian cultures that it has really become a part of our cultural identity.

My dad often jokes that his life is not complete if he goes a whole day without rice. Ha! That’s why you’ll probably find at least one rice cooker in every Chinese home.

When we first got married, we bought a decent Japanese rice cooker for ~$150. We’re quite satisfied with how consistent it is in making fragrant and great tasting rice.

So, we were quite skeptical if the quality of the Instant Pot Rice (Pressure Cooker Rice) can match those from our rice cooker.

The best thing about cooking rice with a pressure cooker is that it’s FAST! The Instant Pot Rice is done in 15 minutes, ~30 minutes faster than our rice cooker.

If you’re going to use an Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker, you’ll love how you don’t need to wait for the water to boil, tend the pot, or stir the rice like you would cooking it in a regular pot. Just set it and come back to perfect pressure cooked rice.

Perfect Instant Pot Rice

Make Perfect Instant Pot Rice (Pressure Cooker Rice) with this easy Foolproof method. Fragrant and fluffy white rice ready in 15 minutes. Set it and forget it, no need to tend the pot. No more uncooked, burnt, or mushy rice!

Total: 15min

Yield: 2

Serving Size: 209 g

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 209 g, calories 209 kcal, Carbohydrate 45 g, Protein 4 g, Sodium 6 mg

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (230g) Jasmine rice
• 1 cup (250ml) cold water
• ¼ – ½ teaspoon fine sea salt or table salt (optional)

Instruction:

1. Rinse Rice: Rinse rice under cold water by gently scrubbing the rice with your fingertips in a circling motion. Pour out the milky water, and continue to rinse until water is clear. Be sure to drain really well.
2. Pressure Cook Rice: Add 1 cup (230g) rice and 1 cup (250ml) cold water in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. Close the lid, turn Venting Knob to Sealing Position. Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 3 minutes, then Natural Release for 10 minutes. Turn Venting Knob to Venting position to release the remaining pressure. Open the lid quickly.
3. Optional Seasoning: Add salt to the rice for seasoning.
4. Fluff & Serve: Fluff rice with a fork, then serve warm. Enjoy~

How To Cook Rice in the Instant Pot

Here’s how to cook any kind of rice in your Instant Pot with manual pressure.

Prep: 420sec

Total: 2220sec

Serving Size: Serves 4

Nutrition Facts: Saturated Fat 2.0 g, unSaturated Fat 0.0 g, Carbohydrate 74.0 g, Sugar 0.1 g, servingSize Serves 4, Protein 6.6 g, Fat 3.5 g, calories 363 cal, Sodium 244.9 mg, Fiber 1.2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

Ingredients:

• 2 cups white, basmati, or jasmine rice
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 cups long grain brown rice
• 2 1/4 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 cups wild rice
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Instruction:

1. Rinse the rice. Measure the rice into a fine-mesh strainer and rinse under cool running water for about a minute or until the water runs clear.
2. Combine the rice, water, salt, and butter in the Instant Pot. Dump the rice into an Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker. Note that the water amounts are different depending on the rice you’re using! Add the water and salt to the rice and stir to combine. Toss the butter in, and don’t worry if it floats.
3. Pressure cook the rice on high. Lock the lid in place and set to cook under HIGH pressure for the following times: White rice: 5 minutes Brown rice: 10 minutesWild rice: 15 minutes The Instant Pot will take 8 to 10 minutes to come up to pressure.
4. Let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes. When the cook time is up, let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes.
5. Release any remaining pressure, fluff, and serve. Quick release any remaining pressure release. Uncover, fluff the rice with a fork, and serve immediately.

How to make Long Grain White Rice in your Instant Pot

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