Instant Pot White Rice

Now if you’re wondering if there really is such a thing as The Perfect White Rice recipe then I have the answer for you. Yes…Yes such a thing does exist. 

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If you’re like my family and I you probably eat some sort of rice or grain at least a couple of times a week…or in our case just about every day. My whole family loves rice. White rice, brown rice, fried rice, Rice pilaf.. You name it we love it. 

This amazing fool proof recipe will have you saying bye-bye to mushy or under-cooked white rice.

BTW if you love Brown rice check out my post No Fail Instant Pot brown rice HERE. 

The reason I love cooking White rice in my instant pot is that it takes half the time! Yes, you heard that right. Usually, my white rice takes about 30 minutes on the stovetop or even in my rice cooker but in the instant pot, it only takes 19 minutes! I don’t know about you but anything that helps me save time is a winner in my book.  

Now, I wasn’t going to even do a whole post on white rice like I did with my brown rice recipe but I had a lot of people ask me to and I think White rice deserves its own post don’t you think? Actually, I think White rice is my favorite rice because it is so versatile and I keep the leftovers and make all sorts of things like fried rice or rice pudding or even horchata. 

If you don’t know what Horchata is, it’s a Latin American drink usually made of milk, rice, and cinnamon but other variations like almonds and vanilla can be used as well. I usually make this for Christmas or sometimes I’m feeling frisky and put some Rum in it making it Rumchata!  

Ok, anyway enough about my drinking problems lets’ get to the rice! So, I am a part of a few Facebook Instant Pot groups and one of the most common problems people have with their instant pots is cooking Rice! I know, something so easy, yet tedious was causing mayhem in the groups.

But, if you think about it, If you don’t know what you’re doing rice can be a bit tricky. I have learned through trial and error what the best measurements are. 

I want you all to know that before I go any further, I measure my rice with my finger, so when I put the measurements for the water It’s the best guesstimate I can come up with. What I do is I place my rice in my instant pot (however much you want, I usually put 2 cups)

Wash it beforehand if you want as well. This is another debate about rice..to wash or not to wash? I rinse my rice a couple of times before putting it into my instant pot.  

I then place my middle finger on the top of the rice and fill up the pot with water until it reaches the first horizontal line. I learned this from my awesome Filipino friend and once roommate Chris while stationed in Hawaii together. Also, if you watch comedies Jokoy on Netflix talks about this method as well…. I couldn’t stop laughing because it’s so true. 

But for recipe sakes we will say use the 1:1 ratio, meaning for 1 cup of uncooked rice you will use 1 cup of water. Since we usually make 2 cups that’s what the recipe will be based off of.  Please be sure to comment if you have tried my recipe. Thank you and have a Blessed Day! 

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Perfect Instant Pot White Rice

This no-fail easy instant pot white rice will take the guessing out of cooking your rice. Comes out perfectly fluffy every time.

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Keyword asian, brown rice, instant pot, white rice

Cook Time 4 minutes minutes

Natural release 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 19 minutes minutes

Servings 5 people

Author Fosheela

Equipment

• Instant Pot

Ingredients

• 2 cups White rice (we use Jasmine)
• 2 cups water
• 1 tsp salt optional
• 2 tbsp butter optional

Instructions

• Put rice in a strainer and rinse a couple of times
• Put rinsed rice into your instant pot insert
• Place water in with rice (or you can measure with your finger) 😉
• Put lid on instant pot, making sure valve is set to sealed
  
• Press Pressure cook or Manuel for 4 minutes
  
• When done let it do a natural release for about 15 minutes Then let out remaining pressure
• Serve hot or cold
  

Now, rice pretty much goes with anything in my opinion but If you need some inspiration or just want to try something new I have found this recipe over at theodehlicious.com that Saif has mastered. These are corn beef patties! Now, I’m not a fan of “real” corn beef but I love the stuff that comes in the can and this recipe uses that. You can check out his recipe here Corn beef hash patties recipe. Be sure to drop him a comment if you liked it as well. Thanks guys!

A few tips if you have less than perfect instant pot white rice:

Why is my rice sticky?

Usually, when rice is sticky this means that you put too much water in your rice or you cooked your rice too long.

What things can I add to my rice?

Rice is the universal grain that is abundant all over the world and can be enjoyed with just about anything! Add any protein and some veggies and make a complete meal. For easy, quick ideas check out my Korean BBQ ribs, my Air fryer chicken, or my Mississippi Chicken. All go GREAT with this white rice recipe.

Don’t forget to grab your FREE MEAL PLAN before you go!  

If you’re in the market for an Instant Pot, this is the one I use! I also just acquired a 8 quart instant pot with the air fryer lid! Stay tuned for some Air fryer recipes, I’m so excited!