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Pressure Cooking White Rice ~ Your General Guide

Connie Taylor
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Ingredients
  

Extra Long Grain White Rice :

  • 1 to 1.5 ratio of rice to liquid and 1 tbsp fat oil or butter per cup of rice

Long Grain White rice :

  • 1 to 1.5 ratio of rice to liquid and 1 tbsp fat oil or butter per cup of rice

Medium Grain White :

  • 1 to 3 ratio of rice to liquid and 2 tbsp fat oil or butter per cup of rice

Short Grain White Rice:

  • 1 to 1 ratio of rice to liquid and 1 tbsp fat oil or butter per cup of rice

Instructions
 

Extra Long Grain White Rice:

  • Place 1 cup of rice, 1 and a half cups of liquid and one tbsp of fat (oil or butter) in pressure cooker pot.
  • Place the lid on and turn to locked position.
  • Turn the steam release valve to sealing.
  • Press the manual button and adjust the time to 3 minutes.
  • When the unit has finished cooking and the timer has counted down to zero, allow the steam to naturally release for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, carefully release any remaining steam.
  • Fluff rice with a spatula or fork and serve hot.

Long Grain White Rice:

  • Place 1 cup of rice, 1 and a half cups of liquid and one tbsp of fat (oil or butter) in pressure cooker pot.
  • Place the lid on and turn to locked position.
  • Turn the steam release valve to sealing.
  • Press the manual button and adjust the time to 3 minutes.
  • When the unit has finished cooking and the timer has counted down to zero, allow the steam to naturally release for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, carefully release any remaining steam.
  • Fluff rice with a spatula or fork and serve hot.

Medium Grain White Rice:

  • Preheat the pressure cooker using saute function.
  • Place 1 cup of rice and two tbsps of fat (oil or butter) in pressure cooker pot.
  • Saute 2 minutes.
  • Press the cancel/keep warm button.
  • Add 3 cups of liquid.
  • Place the lid on and turn to locked position.
  • Turn the steam release valve to sealing.
  • Press the manual button and adjust the time to 5 minutes.
  • When the unit has finished cooking and the timer has counted down to zero, carefully release the steam.
  • Stir rice with a spatula and serve hot.

Short Grain White Rice:

  • Place 1 cup of rice, 1 cup of liquid and one tbsp of fat (oil or butter) in pressure cooker pot.
  • Place the lid on and turn to locked position.
  • Turn the steam release valve to sealing.
  • Press the manual button and adjust the time to 8 minutes.
  • When the unit has finished cooking and the timer has counted down to zero, allow the steam to naturally release for 5 minutes.
  • After 5 minutes, carefully release any remaining steam.
  • Serve hot.

Notes

These guidelines are general, meaning you may need to adjust liquid and fat ratios and/or the amount of time needed to pressure cook and steam release method, depending on the specific grain type you are using. Please consult the product package instructions.
If you are putting additional ingredients into your pressure cooker, along with your rice, pressure cooking times, liquid ratios, fat ratios and steam release method may need to be adjusted. Please consult recipe recommendations.
General recipe guide by: Connie Taylor @Happybellyfoodie.com