Instant Pot Brown Rice

A large white bowl of brown rice cooked in the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Brown Rice

Don't touch that "rice" button! This method for cooking brown rice in the Instant Pot gives you the best, fluffiest, chewiest brown rice imaginable, every single time.

Prep: 10

Cook: 40

Total: 50

Yield:6 servings

Equipment

Fine mesh strainer
cold running water
6-quart Instant Pot or similar pressure cooker
Large wooden spoon
Fork

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked brown rice long grain, short grain, brown jasmine, or brown basmati
1 cup cold water see Notes
1 teaspoon salt more or less to taste

Instructions

Place 1 cup uncooked brown rice in fine mesh strainer. Rinse rice well under running water, tossing rice as needed, until water runs clear. Drain as much excess water from rice as possible.
Transfer rinsed and drained rice to Instant Pot. Add 1 cup cold water and 1 teaspoon salt, and stir gently to incorporate.
Secure lid on Instant Pot with valve in Sealing position. Set Instant Pot to Manual High Pressure for 20 minutes. Instant Pot will pressurize, then 20-minute cook time will begin.
After 20-minute cook time ends, immediately Natural Release pressure for 10 minutes.
After 10-minute Natural Release, immediately and carefully Quick Release any remaining pressure and remove lid from Instant Pot. Use caution - any escaping steam will be very hot.
Fluff cooked brown rice with fork, then divide into preferred portions and serve as desired.

Notes

If the rice seems a little wet or if there's still a little liquid in the Instant Pot after removing the lid, fluff the rice with a fork and let it stand a couple of minutes to absorb the rest of the liquid.
Rice: These instructions will not work for instant brown rice or for white rice. For white rice, refer to our recipes for Instant Pot Risotto (made with arborio rice), Instant Pot Jasmine Rice, or Instant Pot Basmati Rice.
Water: For softer, mushier rice, use 1 ¼ cups water. You can also use vegetable broth instead of water if you want to give the rice a little more flavor.
Yield: 1 cup of uncooked brown rice will give you approximately 3 cups of prepared brown rice. For the best results, I don't recommend cooking less than 1 cup of uncooked brown rice in your Instant Pot.
Scale: For every additional cup of uncooked brown rice, add an extra 1 ¼ cups water or broth. Example: for 1 cup uncooked brown rice, use 1 cup water. For 2 cups uncooked brown rice, use 2 ¼ cups water. For 3 cups uncooked brown rice, use 3 ½ cups water.

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Recipe By:Cheryl Malik