Instantaneous Pot Mexican Brown Rice

Tremendous flavorful Mexican Brown Rice simply made proper in your Instantaneous Pot alongside along with your favourite salsa for the right facet dish that comes out fluffy and scrumptious each single time!

You guys, that is really the solely facet dish you will ever want. Utilizing the Instantaneous Pot to make rice has been a complete recreation changer for us as a result of it is simply so dang easy to make use of and the rice actually comes out good each single time! This Mexican brown rice (also referred to as Spanish rice) makes the right facet dish to any Mexican-inspired dish and all you want are just some easy components together with your favourite salsa!

The perfect factor about utilizing the Instantaneous Pot is that you would be able to simply dump all the pieces in, set it and LEAVE it. Just about like utilizing a crock pot besides waaaay faster. And all the pieces simply tastes so significantly better for my part!

Substances You may Want

• Brown rice – I used lengthy grain brown rice, however you would use lengthy grain white rice as properly, nonetheless the cooking time shall be a lot faster for white rice (see the varied cooking occasions beneath)
• Broth or inventory – be happy to make use of vegetable broth, rooster broth or any shares you could have available. You could possibly additionally use water, however you will lose a number of the taste
• Salsa – any favourite jarred salsa will do! We like to make use of a medium salsa for slightly warmth, however be happy to make use of gentle salsa and even sizzling for extra spice. If you haven’t any salsa available, be happy to make use of tomato sauce instead of it
• Onion – this provides a lot taste and you need to use a white or yellow onion
• Garlic – you need to use recent chopped garlic or minced garlic from the jar
• Cilantro – that is blended in on the very finish and provides a pleasant recent taste in addition to a pop of colour. Nevertheless, if you happen to’re a kind of individuals who thinks cilantro tastes like cleaning soap, you may go away it out
• Seasonings – mixture of selfmade taco seasoning, ancho chili powder and salt

How you can Make Mexican Brown Rice

1. Saute onion and garlic. Chop the onion and garlic and press the sauté perform in your Instantaneous Pot. Drizzle slightly olive oil and watch for the pot to warmth up and the oil to glisten. Sauté onion till translucent, about 3 to 4 minutes, then add in garlic and sauté for about 30 extra seconds.
2. Combine all the pieces collectively. Hit the ‘cancel’ button on the Instantaneous Pot to show the warmth off and add within the taco seasoning, ancho chili powder and salt. Combine along with the onion and garlic then add within the rice, giving it a fast stir. Pour within the vegetable (or rooster) broth and salsa, mixing properly till all the pieces is all mixed.
3. Strain cooks. Safe the lid of your Instantaneous Pot and ensure the steam launch valve is about to sealing. Subsequent press the stress cook dinner perform and set the timer to 22 minutes (please notice that is for brown rice, see beneath of the cooking time for white rice). It’s going to take a couple of minutes to return to stress earlier than the countdown begins
4. Naturally launched. As soon as the 22 minutes are up, permit the stress to launch naturally for about quarter-hour (this simply means do not contact it in any respect till the timer counts as much as 15). Then utilizing a hand towel or oven mitt, rigorously flip the steam launch valve to the venting place to launch the remaining steam.
5. Serve and revel in! Twist open the lid of the Instantaneous Pot and provides the rice a great stir. Combine in some recent cilantro and it is able to serve. You may as well squeeze slightly lime juice on prime for a shiny recent pop of taste!

Can I Use White Rice?

Sure in fact! I counsel utilizing a protracted grain white rice equivalent to basmati or jasmine rice for this dish and you will comply with all the identical directions, simply scale back the cooking time to 3 minutes (versus 22 minutes for brown rice). After securing the lid on the Instantaneous Pot and setting the steam launch valve to sealing, set the timer for 3 minutes. Then let the stress naturally launch for quarter-hour, simply as you’d for the brown rice, combine within the cilantro and revel in!

How you can Serve Mexican Brown Rice

Prepping and Storage

You may retailer this Mexican rice in a sealed, hermetic container in your fridge for as much as 5 days. To reheat the rice, I prefer to sprinkle slightly water over prime to maintain it moist and warmth within the microwave or place it in a saucepan on the range.

For longer storage, let the rice cool utterly and switch to a freezer-safe container or a big Ziplock bag and retailer in your freezer for as much as 3 months. When prepared to make use of, permit the rice to thaw out within the fridge in a single day and reheat within the microwave or range prime.

Extra Mexican Dishes You may Love