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How to Cook Perfect Rice in Instant Pot (instructions for soaked Rice and Regular)

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Easily prepare perfect rice for maximum absorption and nutrition in your electric pressure cooker. Instructions for both soaked rice and regular rice.

Perfect Rice in the Instant Pot -Easily prepare perfect rice for maximum absorption and nutrition in your electric pressure cooker. Instructions for both soaked rice and regular rice.

Rice can be so finicky. Add too much water – it’s mushy. Not enough – it’s crunchy.

Cooking rice in the electric pressure cooker (or the Instant Pot) is actually easier than you think. This multi-function appliance does the work for me producing the best, most perfect fluffy rice for all your favorite rice dishes. I also include two methods — soaking the rice and regular rice but both of them cooked in the Instant Pot with adjusted time and liquid amounts.

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Perfect Rice in the Instant Pot -Easily prepare perfect rice for maximum absorption and nutrition in your electric pressure cooker. Instructions for both soaked rice and regular rice.

How to Cook Perfect Rice in the Electric Pressure Cooker

Instructions for both Soaked Rice and Regular Rice

Rice, particularly white rice, has been receiving a lot of negative press lately. But with proper preparation, it can be enjoyed without guilt or digestive upset.  This humble grain has been a staple in many ancient cultures for centuries so to dismiss rice entirely from one’s diet is unnecessary.
Having said that, if you are following a healing diet such as GAPS or Whole30, you can safely tuck this away for when you are ready for nutritious rice.  Most view white rice as just a colossal source of carbohydrates. What I prefer to see rice as a vehicle to transport more nutrients.
Perfect Rice in the Instant Pot -Easily prepare perfect rice for maximum absorption and nutrition in your electric pressure cooker. Instructions for both soaked rice and regular rice.

Naturally Increase Nutrition in White Rice

Traditionally prepared rice is typically soaked in an acidic medium. According to WAPF,  apple cider vinegar or lemon juice or another acid is added to grains to release phytic acid and decrease enzyme inhibitors for better digestibility. I’m a rebel and although I follow through with the soaking part, I rarely add acidic base to my grains. Do what you feel is comfortable with.


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Another thing that can be done to increase nutritional profile in this rice is to use bone broth instead (or in addition to) of water for extra minerals and vitamins. Feel free to experiment with different ratios and what would best fit your family’s tastebuds. I like to use a 1:1 ratio of bone broth to water so the rice isn’t too rich yet the minerals from the bone broth are still there. Or you can use bone broth for all your liquid or simply water is fine too.  It really is up to you and what you are most comfortable with and what you happen to have on hand.
Perfect Rice in the Instant Pot -Easily prepare perfect rice for maximum absorption and nutrition in your electric pressure cooker. Instructions for both soaked rice and regular rice.
What Rice is Best?

When using the electric pressure cooker, it’s important to note the cook time, liquid, and what type of rice is used. These instructions work well with organic white long grain rice. I have not perfected brown rice in the Instant Pot but partly because my family prefers white rice anyways. I trust and purchase Lundberg as they routinely check for arsenic levels. THIS is the only white rice I buy and prepare for my family. 

Cooking Perfect SOAKED Rice in the Electric Pressure Cooker

Perfect Rice in the Instant Pot -Easily prepare perfect rice for maximum absorption and nutrition in your electric pressure cooker. Instructions for both soaked rice and regular rice.

Perfect Soaked Rice in the Pressure Cooker

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Anya @ Prepare & Nourish

Soaked rice made easily in the Instant Pot

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Ingredients

Soaking Rice

  • 2 cups organic white long grain rice
  • 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, yogurt for soaking (optional)
  • enough water to completely submerge and 3-4 inches above rice

Cooking Rice

  • 2 tablespoons butter, ghee, coconut oil
  • soaked rice
  • 1 3/4 cups warm liquid (bone broth and/or water) see notes

Instructions

Soaking Rice

  1. Soak rice cover rice in room temperature water making sure the rice is completely submerged in water. You may add a tablespoon of an acidic medium. Allow plenty of room for the rice to expand in your bowl. Set aside for 7-8 hours. 

  2. After soak, strain the rice and rinse well.  Rinse the rice until water runs clear.  Shake the strainer back and forth to remove excess liquid. 

Cooking Soaked Rice

  1. In the electric pressure cooker, press the "Saute" function. Melt butter or your choice of fat directly in the liner. 

  2. Add soaked and well rinsed rice to the pot and stir to coat all the grains with the fat. When rice is fully coated with fat, add liquid (bone broth/water) and stir very well removing any stuck rice on the bottom or the sides of the pot. 

  3. Close the lid and turn the valve to "Sealing."  Press the "Manual" function and set cooking time for 5 minutes. 

  4. Allow to naturally release pressure for 10 minutes then quick pressure release. When safety pin is down, carefully open the lid and fluff with a fork. Turn the pressure cook "off" the warm setting. 

Recipe Notes

For warm liquid: I simply add boiling water to cold broth in a 1:1 ratio and that brings the temperature of the liquid perfectly.

Note: Soaking time not included in Total Time. 

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Perfect Rice in the Instant Pot -Easily prepare perfect rice for maximum absorption and nutrition in your electric pressure cooker. Instructions for both soaked rice and regular rice.

Cooking Perfect Regular (not soaked) Rice in the Electric Pressure Cooker

If soaking rice isn’t your jam, and that’s totally fine too as rice cooked in mineral-rich bone broth will neutralize some of that phytic acid and produce a healthier version of white rice, you may find the following instructions helpful.
This version is undeniably easier than the former. Admittedly, this is my first choice in making rice because I don’t always plan ahead to include soaking time.
Perfect Rice in the Instant Pot -Easily prepare perfect rice for maximum absorption and nutrition in your electric pressure cooker. Instructions for both soaked rice and regular rice.

Perfect Regular Rice (not soaked) in the Pressure Cooker

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Anya @ Prepare & Nourish

Long grain white rice cooked perfectly in the Instant Pot

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter, ghee, or coconut oil
  • 2 cups organic white long grain rice
  • 2 cups liquid (bone broth and/or water)

Instructions

  1. Rinse the rice very well until water runs clear. Shake the strainer back and forth to remove excess water. 

  2. In the liner, melt butter or your choice of fat. Add the rinsed rice and stir to coat all the grains with the fat. When rice is starting to turn golden, add liquid (bone broth/water) and stir very well removing any stuch rice on teh bottom or the sides of the pot.  

  3. Close the lid and turn the valve to "Sealing." Press the "Manual" function and set cooking time for 8 minutes. 


  4. Allow to naturally release pressure ("NPR") for 10 minutes then quick pressure release. When safety pin is down, carefully open the lid and fluff with a fork. Remove from heat by turning "off" the keep warm setting. 


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Perfect Rice in the Instant Pot -Easily prepare perfect rice for maximum absorption and nutrition in your electric pressure cooker. Instructions for both soaked rice and regular rice.

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