Instant Pot Fried Rice with Garlic
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
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 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) 1-1/2 cup
- Soy sauce 1 tbsp
- Rice vinegar 1/2 tbsp
- Sesame oil 1 tsp
- Green onions - optional
- sesame seeds - optional
Instructions
- 1
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!) .
- 2
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 .
- 3
Place the lid and pressure cook high for 5 minutes.
- 4
When the pressure cook beeps. Let the pressure naturally release for 5 mins and then do a quick release.
- 5
Carefully remove the rice container and the trivet from the pressure cooker and keep it aside.
- 6
Drain the water from the inner pot and place it again in your instant pot
- 7
Press Saute, when HOT add olive oil , sesame oil and the chopped garlic.
- 8
Cook the garlic until golden brown, it would just take 1 minute. Keep stirring.
- 9
Add in the veggies, cooked rice , Soy sauce, Rice vinegar, Salt to taste , black pepper powder and mix it well.
- 10
Sprinkle some green onions and sesame seeds and serve.
- 11
In a skillet, add oil and chopped garlic.
- 12
Turn on the heat to medium and cook the garlic until golden brown, about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- 13
Add the veggies , cooked rice , soy sauce, vinegar add salt to taste.
- 14
Mix everything well. sprinkle some green onions and sesame seeds.
- 15
Enjoy with other main dish you are serving with like chow mein.