Instant Pot Chinese Fried Rice
User Reviews
5
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Cook Time
21 mins
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Total Time
21 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
251 kcal
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Course
Side Dish, Main Course
Instant Pot Chinese Fried Rice
Description
This recipe starts by sautéing diced onion in olive oil using the Instant Pot's sauté function. Garlic and ginger purees are added and cooked briefly to develop aroma. Brown rice and vegetable stock are then added along with diced carrots and frozen peas. After stirring, the lid is secured for pressure cooking at high pressure for 18 minutes, followed by a natural release.
Once cooking is complete, the rice is fluffed with a fork, revealing tender grains cooked through but retaining slight bite typical of brown rice. Black pepper and oyster sauce add seasoning and umami depth. The sauté step before pressure cooking helps layer flavor and soften aromatics.
This one-pot method streamlines traditional fried rice cooking by eliminating separate frying steps. The dish pairs well as a side or main dish, flexible to varied sauces. Using garlic and ginger purées simplifies prep without losing character.
Ingredients
Kitchen Gadgets:
- Instant Pot
Instant Pot Fried Rice Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 Cup brown rice
- 1.25 Cups vegetable stock
- 1 Tsp Garlic puree
- 1 Tsp ginger puree
- 1 onion small, white
- 1 Cup peas frozen
- 2 carrot medium
- 2 Tsp extra virgin olive oil
- oyster sauce Blue Dragon brand, with spring onion
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Peel and thinly dice your onion and load it into the instant pot pressure cooker. Click sauté and add a little extra virgin olive oil. As it heats up peel and grate your ginger and garlic. Sauté your onion for 2-3 minutes or until the onion starts to change colour. Cancel sauté. Add in ginger and garlic and stir for a couple of minutes.
- Rinse and pour in your brown rice.
- Add in your stock.
- Peel and dice your carrot into small bite size pieces.
- Add in everything else, stir and place the lid on the instant pot.
- Set the valve to sealing and the cook time to 18 minutes on manual pressure cook.
- After 18 minutes cook time allow for 5 minutes natural pressure release and then remove any excess pressure.
- Fluff up the fried rice with a fork and serve.
Notes
- You may use grated garlic and ginger or lazy (pre-prepared) purees for convenience.
- Choose a good-quality bone broth or vegetable stock, such as Blue Dragon brand, to enrich flavor.
- Feel free to experiment with different Chinese sauces to customize taste.
- This recipe offers a cleaner, hands-off alternative to traditional fried rice with minimal oil.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 251 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 251kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 320mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 354mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 5529IU | 111% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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