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instant pot fried rice

Instant Pot Fried Rice with Garlic

Author: Soniya Saluja
Instant Pot fried rice is a pressure cooker version of classic fried rice. This method of making fried rice yields a delicious, easy dish your family will love in a fraction of the time and  it will totally satisfy any craving for Asian cuisine
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Additional Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings:

4 cups

Calories:

Ingredients

  • Cooking oil - vegetable canola, olive or even butter will work! - 2 tbsp
  • Garlic chopped 6 cloves -approximately 2 tbsp
  • 1 cup uncooked rice / 3 cups cooked jasmine rice or long grain rice
  • 1 cup water to cook the rice skip if using cooked rice
  • salt to taste
  • Mix vegetable Peas, Carrots, Corn 1-½ cup
  • Soy sauce 1 tbsp
  • Rice vinegar ½ tbsp
  • Sesame oil 1 tsp
  • Green onions - optional
  • sesame seeds - optional

Instructions

With Uncooked Rice

  • In a Stainless container (PIP) add rice and rinse the rice  multiple times under cold water until the water runs clear. (TIP: Removing as much starch as possible by rinsing produces fluffier  non sticky rice!) .
  • Add water in the inner pot of your instant pot  and place a trivet . Keep the rice container on it.Add water to the rice .
  • Place the lid and pressure cook high for 5 minutes.
  • When the pressure cook beeps. Let the pressure naturally release for 5 mins and then do a quick release.
  • Carefully remove the rice container and the trivet from the pressure cooker and keep it aside.
  • Drain the water from the inner pot and place it again in your instant pot
  • Press Saute, when HOT add olive oil , sesame oil and the chopped garlic.
  • Cook the garlic until golden brown, it would just take 1 minute. Keep  stirring.
  • Add in the veggies,  cooked  rice , Soy sauce, Rice vinegar, Salt to taste , black pepper powder and mix it well.
  • Sprinkle some green onions and sesame  seeds and serve.

With Cooked Rice

  • Press Saute, when HOT add olive oil , sesame oil and the chopped garlic.
  • Cook the garlic until golden brown, it would just take 1 minute. Keep  stirring.
  • Add in the veggies,  cooked  rice , Soy sauce, Rice vinegar, Salt to taste , black pepper powder and mix it well.
  • Sprinkle some green onions and sesame  seeds and serve.

Stove top recipe 

  • In a skillet, add  oil and chopped garlic.
  • Turn on the heat to medium and cook the garlic until golden brown, about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  • Add the veggies , cooked rice , soy sauce, vinegar  add salt to taste.
  • Mix everything  well. sprinkle some green onions and sesame seeds.
  • Enjoy with other main dish you are serving with like chow mein.

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