![]() ![]() ![]() The “Rice” button on the Instant Pot high pressure cooks rice for 12 minutes. For example, if making 2 cups rice, after adding the rinsed rice and leveling it, add water until it reaches the “2” line. ![]() One neat thing I want to share: if you use the Instant Pot measuring cup to measure out your rice, you can use the markings on the inner pot as a guide for adding the appropriate amount of water. If you use this cup to measure the rice, also use it to measure the water for consistency. It’s smaller and about 3/4 of a standard measuring cup. I use the measuring cup that comes with Instant Pot. Yeah! The total cooking time from start to finish is 21 minutes for 2 cups rice, faster than most rice cookers. The results: perfectly cooked, moist and fluffy rice. After pots of not-so-great rice, I settled on this winning setting: High pressure for 5 minutes, 10 minutes of natural pressure release (NPR). I experimented with various pressure cooking times and pressure levels. This amount is about 25% less water than you typically use when making rice in a rice cooker. When I made my first Instant Pot rice, I used the same water ratio as for my rice cooker. To make perfect Instant Pot jasmine white rice, use a rice to water ratio of 1:1 That means for every 1 cup jasmine white rice, use 1 cup water. Sounds simple right? Here’s the catch: because pressure cooking releases less steam than conventional stove-top or electric rice cookers, you actually need less water. The key to making perfect rice in the Instant Pot is matching the type of rice with the appropriate amount of water and cooking time. I recently purchased a 25 lb bag and marked it with the date so I can see how long it takes my family to consume 25 pounds of rice. My favorite brand is Three Ladies Jasmine Rice from Thailand. For me, I grew up on this rice and the fragrant aroma of jasmine rice always reminds me of dinnertime. It doesn’t have to have be jasmine if you don’t like the aroma. ![]() (I’ll share recipes for cooking other types of rice including brown rice, sweet rice and wild rice in later posts.) Use this recipe with a long-grain white rice. This long-grain rice perfumed with jasmine essence is what most of us eat daily with our favorite dishes. What Type of Rice?įor this recipe, I am using jasmine white rice. I am happy to say I’ve perfected cooking fluffy and delicious jasmine white rice in the Instant Pot and I am happy to share what I’ve learned. What went wrong?” Well, fast-forward to about 100 pots of rice later and I’ve learned some key concepts. I remember thinking, “How is it that something as simple as cooking rice be such a fail?” My 15 year old rice cooker made awesome rice. I made my first pot of rice in the Instant Pot and was so disappointed with the results. It’s much better than the stove-top method and definitely rivals my Tiger rice cooker.įunny story, I bought my first Instant Pot in 2014 because my Zojirushi rice cooker was getting old and I loved the idea of a multi-function cooker. This easy recipe makes perfectly fluffy and moist jasmine white rice. If you just purchased an Instant Pot and wondering what to make, this recipe for Instant Pot Jasmine White Rice is the perfect dish to get you acquainted with your new electric pressure cooker. ![]()
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