This Instant Pot jasmine rice recipe is a hands-off and straightforward way to get the most flavorful, fluffy, and tender rice every time! All you have to do is wash your jasmine rice, then cook it in a pressure cooker for less than 15 minutes! Plus, you can even prepare large amounts of rice at once if you want to meal prep it for the week!
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Instructions
Rinse rice thoroughly for best results! Place your 1 cup Jasmine rice into a fine mesh sieve and rinse with cold water, using your fingertips to turn and stir the rice until the water runs clear (it will appear white/milky/filmy when starting to rinse the starch from your rice).
Place your 1 cup water in the instant pot, and add ¼ teaspoon salt if desired. Add the rinsed rice into the water (keeping stray rice grains from the sides of your instant pot). Select the manual cook time for 4 minutes.
Allow your instant pot to go to 'keep warm' for 10 minutes after your cook time, then turn off your instant pot and do a natural release, venting the steam. Use a fork to fluff the rice, and serve immediately.
Notes
Use broth to match your protein for adding more flavor to the jasmine rice. Simply swap the same amount chicken, beef, seafood, or vegetable broth or stock for the water amount needed for your desired portion size of cooked rice.
You can also enhance the flavor by sautéing the rice with oil for about 2 minutes, prior to adding the water and pressure cooking the rice. Cook your rice for 3 minutes on 'high setting' rather than 4 minutes as directed above, if using this sauté option.
This IP jasmine rice recipe can be reduced or increased, using a 1:1 ratio of rice and water. You can use 1 cup rice and 1 cup water, 2 cups each, 3 cups each, or 4 cups each rice and water with the same cooking time successfully.
1 teaspoon olive oil or butter (or your choice of cooking oil) can be added when cooking your rice.
Jasmine is a long grain rice, and cooks differently than standard white rice. Do not use the 'rice' setting (low pressure) on your instant pot or electric pressure cooker.