Instant Pot Rice Recipe (Beef Plov) (2024)

FAQs

Can you cook rice and meat at the same time in an Instant Pot? ›

It all comes together in 1 pot (the instant pot!) and you won't believe how quick and easy this is. Traditionally, beef plov is made with white rice, but we used a brown rice which was perfect for the instant pot because it doesn't get mushy while the beef becomes melt-in-your mouth tender.

1:1 – While you generally use 1 cup rice to 1 ¼ cups water for stovetop rice, in the Instant Pot, that ratio drops down to 1:1, aka 1 cup of water for every one cup of rice.

Select “Manual” (if you have a newer Instant Pot and don't have a manual option, select “Soup/Broth” and make sure the setting is on “High Pressure”) and adjust the time to 120 minutes. When cooking time is done, allow pressure to naturally release (this should take 20-30 minutes).

Be careful not to add too much liquid at once, as it can make the rice mushy. Fluff with a Fork: After the rice is cooked, let it sit with the lid on for a few minutes, then fluff it with a fork. Gently separate the grains to break up any clumps and release excess moisture.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir rice into beef; cook and stir until rice is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add water and seasoning packet from rice; cover skillet.

Simply throw the rice in a rice cooker and while it cooks, brown your beef, add your veggies, and throw in the sauce ingredients – all in one pan! Top the cooked rice with the beef and veggie mixture and you've got a delicious and healthy dinner the whole family is going to love!

You might notice that this ratio of water to rice is lower than what you'd use if you were cooking the rice on the stove. That's because much less water evaporates from the Instant Pot, so you don't need as much to cook fluffy, tender rice. Once you add the water, it's time to cook!

The Instant Pot's rice button is best used for white rice, as it is specifically calibrated to weigh white rice and water and cook the rice accordingly. This is ideal for weeknights when you truly want to set and forget your rice, but not great for cooking different varieties of rice on the fly.

If your Instant Pot rice is mushy, that means you added too much water. It's not the end of the world; drain out any excess water and eat the rice as is.

Can you leave bone broth in Instant Pot overnight? Yes.

Can you overcook broth in Instant Pot? ›

It's absolutely possible to overcook Instant Pot bone broth.

Overcooked bone broth will taste bitter and I can't imagine it'd be very enjoyable. You'll want to boil the chicken feet for 5 minutes or so before using them in the Instant Pot. Boiling them just helps remove any impurities from the skin.

Soup. The soup program is 30 minutes on high pressure. Depending on wether your are using fresh or frozen meats, soup times can range from 20 minutes to an hour.

Rice can release starchy water as it cooks, and you don't want to risk that starch clogging the vent in the lid of your Instant Pot. Make sure you move the steam release valve to sealing. This is a common mistake, and will result in hard, under-cooked rice that will eventually stick to the bottom of your pot.

The Grains Are Mushy

The resulting product is sticky and extra-soft, and the rice might be clumping together. If the rice is only a little sticky, it can be saved. Turn it out into a colander and rinse it under cool water, separating the grains with your fingers.

Stackable Instant Pot recipes: these are designed to be stacked and cooked together at the same time in the same pressure cooker! These balanced pairings all include one dish cooked in the main pot, along with another “Pot in Pot” (“PIP”) dish cooked in a secondary vessel or steamer basket.

The rice cooker functions primarily as a steamer. Yes, it can cook meat as well. The more preferable meat to cook in a rice cooker is thin soft meat, like chicken and fish. However, you can also braise thicker meat and beef, but only with a certain quantity of water or desired water-based liquid like broth or stock.

I'll usually put my vegetables in the pot, frozen, and cover them, on small rack. I cook rice for 4min high/10min NR and the vegetables are usually fine. Just don't do anything very delicate or something like brussel sprouts where they might get sulphur-y.

Yes! Raw chicken and uncooked rice can be cooked together to make a perfect easy one pot meal.