RICE & GRAINS

Instant Pot Brown Rice

Name: Instant Pot Brown Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups long grain brown rice, rinsed well; 2½ cups water; 1 tsp olive oil; ½ tsp fine salt

Fluffy brown rice cooked in the Instant Pot with a simple water ratio. Nutty, tender grains that work beside curries, stews, and weeknight bowls.

About 50 min 6 servings Easy

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The ratio is the whole recipe

Brown rice on the stove always took too long and still came out firm in the middle. In this pot it comes out tender, with grains that stay separate. I make a full batch and use it through the week.

The trick is the water. Brown rice wants a bit more than white rice, so I use two and a half cups of water for two cups of rice. My cooking times page uses the same timing if you want to check other grains.

What I serve it with

I spoon it under curries and stews where there is sauce to soak up. On taco nights I swap it in where Instant Pot Spanish Rice would go, when I want a plainer base with more bite.

If you like plain white rice, my Instant Pot Basmati Rice cooks much faster. For a full dinner in one pot, my Instant Pot Chicken and Rice cooks the chicken right over the rice.

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