Instant Pot Parboiled Rice

To many beginner Instant Pot users, making rice can be an intimidating process. You've probably had numerous people tell you about how they always get the burn notice when pressure cooking rice, but making rice in your Instant Pot is incredibly simple especially if using parboiled rice and the pot-in-pot method.

Parboiled white rice cooks more easily when under pressure than traditional white rice. There is no rinsing required and because it is partially cooked already, it's not likely to become sticky or mushy. But if you love brown rice, you can make that in your pressure cooker too.

When pressure cooked for only 4 minutes with the correct water to rice ratio and then given about 15 minutes to naturally release the pressure, parboiled rice will turn out with the perfect firm, yet fluffy texture. You can opt for cooking other rices in your pressure cooker too, such as basmati rice and wild rice blend. Or try other grains like farro and barley.

Ingredients

All you need to make parboiled rice in your Instant Pot is extra long grain white parboiled rice and water. Don't forget a silicone sling or trivet and an 8 inch cake pan or other oven-safe bowl if using the pot-in-pot method.

Water To Rice Ratio For Pressure Cooking Parboiled Rice

1 cup rice : 1 ¼ cup water

2 cups rice : 2 ½ cups water

3 cups rice : 3 ¾ cups water

Recipe Yield

1 cup dry white rice = 3 cups cooked rice

2 cups dry white rice = 6 cups cooked rice

3 cups dry white rice = 9 cups cooked rice

Why Use The Pot-In-Pot Method?

In certain pressure cookers, rice (and other finicky foods) cooked directly in the inner pot can sometimes burn or stick to the bottom of the pot. This is because the heating element is directly below the inner pot so it will be the hottest part. There are many factors that can cause this to happen. User error, such as not using too little water or setting the pressure cooker for too long, can cause this to happen. Other factors, such as age of the pot, brand, and faulty pressure cookers might be the cause.

But when using the pot-in-pot method, only water meant to pressurize the pot is placed in the inner pot, with all other ingredients put into a pan or other oven-safe bowl. Because there is no food placed in the inner pot, it cannot burn on the heating element making the pot-in-pot method for cooking rice a sure fire way to never burn your rice in an Instant Pot!

Of course you can pressure cook parboiled rice directly in the inner pot. You are more likely to have good results than you are to burn your rice if following this recipe and method exactly as written.

White rice is versatile and makes a great addition to many different main dishes. It can be used in other recipes and in a variety of ways. Here are some delicious suggestions for using pressure cooked parboiled rice.

• To make Instant Pot fried rice
• Served with Instant Pot shredded Mexican beef and black beans
• As the base for crockpot pepper steak or tasty beef and broccoli
• With air fried maple glazed salmon, pecan crusted chicken tenders and 2 ingredient teriyaki chicken
• To make a garlicky shrimp rice bowl
• Served with pressure cooked stuffed peppers or stuffed cabbage
• Mixed in with air fried kielbasa, peppers and onions
• Serve it with Instant Pot jalapeño cheddar chicken
• Add to soups, like chicken and rice, stuffed pepper soup, cabbage soup, and cauliflower soup