Instant Pot Brown Rice (Pressure Cooker Brown Rice) in ready less than 30 minutes. When you cook the brown rice in an instant pot you won't have uncooked, burnt, or mushy long grain brown rice!
I have never been able to cook perfect rice until I got an electric Instant pot pressure cooker. Before learning to make pressure cooker brown rice I would end up with gummy rice from my rice cooker. This easy recipe is my favorite way to get perfect instant pot brown rice every time.
I am new to pressure cooking but one of the Instant pot recipes that got me hooked was the Mississippi pot roast cooked in an Instant Pot. The ease and speed of getting this meal on the table were amazingly fast.
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✨ Here is why this recipe is amazing:
- Set it and forget it - once you have the ingredients in the pressure cooker, it does all the work for you!
- No burning - follow the instructions and you will have perfect brown rice without burning it or having it turn out mushy.
- Shorter cook time - because the bran, germ, and aleurone layer are not removed from the brown rice it takes almost an hour of cooking on the stove top to make a pot, but when you cook Brown Rice in Instant Pot rice is perfect in half that time.
🌾 Ingredients needed:
Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the recipe at the bottom for quantities.
📝 Ingredient notes:
- Brown Rice - unpolished whole grain rice – the bran, germ, and aleurone layer are not removed like the regular polished white rice.
- Olive oil - the olive oil adds a lovely flavor but it is not for everyone. Omit it if you like.
- Salt - I use kosher or large flake salt. Salt will enhance the flavors of the brown rice.
🔄 Substitutions
To add additional flavor, vegetable broth, chicken stock or beef broth can be added in place of the cups of water.
🥣 Helpful Kitchen Tools
- Instant pot - watch for sales on Amazon during Black Friday specials.
- Food Storage Containers - make sure they have a way of venting to the meal can cool completely before being stored in the refrigerator.
🔪 How to cook brown rice in instant pot, basic instructions
- Measure out your cups of brown rice.
- Wash rice and add to the inner pot of the Instant pot along with water. Add salt and olive oil if using.
- Close pressure cooker and press rice function button, if available. Other wise pressure cook at high pressure for 24 minutes and then let natural release for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes of natural release, go ahead and Quick Release (turn Venting Knob to Venting position) then open the lid carefully.
- Fluff with a fork and serve
📷 Brown Rice Pressure Cooker, photo instructions
- Measure out your preferred brand of brown rice.
- Rinse the rice under running water until the water is not cloudy with starch. This normally takes me about 4 to 5 rinses.
- Add the water and the salt and olive oil to the pot, if using olive oil and salt.
- Give the pot a stir to incorporate the seasoning and to break up any clumps of brown rice.
- Make sure the pressure valve is in the sealing position and close the Instant Pot.
- Press the manual or pressure cook button and cook on high pressure for 24 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes and then after the natural pressure release, go ahead and Quick Release (turn Venting Knob to Venting position).
- Open the lid carefully and fluff the brown rice with a fork and enjoy!
❄️ Storage Tips
Store leftovers in an airtight container.
👩🍳 Chef Tip
Wash the brown rice before adding it to the pressure cooker. This is something I was never taught growing up and I didn't learn to wash rice until I went to culinary college. Just a few extra minutes and a bit of cold water can wash away the extra starch that will make the rice sticky if not washed away. Once I learned this 'trick' my rice cooking has been more successful.
Instant Pot Brown Rice
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HELPFUL KITCHEN TOOLS
Instructions
- Measure out your preferred brand of brown rice.
- Rinse the rice under running water until the water is not cloudy with starch. This normally takes me about 4 to 5 rinses.
- Add the water and the salt and olive oil to the pot, if using olive oil and salt.Give the pot a stir to incorporate the seasoning and to break up any clumps of brown rice.
- Make sure the pressure valve is in the sealing position and close the Instant Pot.
- Press the manual or pressure cook button and cook on high pressure for 24 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes and then after the natural release, go ahead and Quick Release (turn Venting Knob to Venting position).
- Open the lid carefully and fluff the brown rice with a fork and enjoy!
Nutrition
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