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Simple Asian Rice – Instant Pot Recipe

January 8, 2021 Updated: January 8, 2021 By Julie Menghini 22 Comments

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Two photo collage for Pinterest. The top photo is a top angled photo of a bowl of Asian Rice garnished with green onion in a brown bowl. The bottom photo is a close-up showing the saucy rice garnished with fresh green onion.

Asian Rice Instant Pot recipe makes a saucy flavorful rice that’s moist and tender and cooks in only 15 minutes. This delicious simple rice makes a quick and easy side to any meal.

Top view of sauced brown rice in a brown bowl garnished with green onion. Chop sticks sit to the side.

This simple Asian Rice Recipe cooks up tender and so flavorful.

Using Brown Rice assures the recipe is saucy and delicious but never mushy.

Our Instant Pot makes this simple Asian Brown Rice recipe perfectly cooked in only 15 minutes.

We’ve always loved rice, especially with the Asian dishes we make at home.

Before we had our instant pot, we would have to start our rice to make sure it was cooked in time to serve it with our meal, at least 45 minutes.

Top down view of a bowl filled with saucy brown rice garnished with sliced green onion.

The first time we made rice in the instant pot was for our instant pot Chicken and Rice recipe.

We haven’t made it any other way since, regardless of the variety of rice that we use.

What kind of rice is Asian Rice?

It depends on where the dish comes from such as in Thailand you may get Jasmine rice or Basmati in India.

The most common variety is Koshihikari rice (or koshi rice) in Japan, a white, polished short grain. It’s stickier than other varieties of rice.

My rule is to make what you like, and most of the time it’s brown rice for us. The rest of the time we use a wild rice blend. They’re delicious, versatile, and easy to access for us.

Best of all, the all cook up beautifully in the instant pot.

Side view of a bowl of Asian Brown Rice garnished with Green onion.

Simple Asian Rice Ingredients

  • Rice – We used brown rice but use what you like.
  • Onion – Yellow onion is what we used. You can use a white or sweet onion too.
  • Fresh Ginger – We keep ginger in the freezer and grate it as we need it.
  • Fresh Garlic
  • Vegetable Broth – You can use beef or chicken stock or broth too. We use low sodium broth.
  • Soy Sauce – Low sodium is what we prefer.
  • Crushed Red Pepper – Provides a nice little heat without changing the flavor of the dish.
  • Green onion – Fresh scallions add a delicious texture as well as an eye-pleasing garnish.

Tip: Whenever we use soy sauce we go for the low sodium variety. The sodium level in this recipe is more than double when you use broth and soy sauce that aren’t low sodium.

How to make Asian Rice

  1. Combine all of the ingredients in the instant pot.
  2. Secure the lid and set the vent too sealed.
  3. Press the manual button and set the pressure at high for 15 minutes.
  4. Once the time has expired, allow the pot to naturally release for 10 minutes and then push the vent open. Use a wooden spoon to prevent steam burns.
  5. Stir and serve.
Top down view of a bowl filled with saucy brown rice garnished with sliced green onion.

What to serve Asian Brown Rice with

My answer would be anything. However, here are some of our favorite recipes!

  • Teriyaki Chicken Bowl
  • Beef and Broccoli
  • Thai Basil Chicken
  • Thai Peanut Chicken Sandwich

ITEM’S YOU MAY NEED

You don’t need much to make this Asian Rice Recipe. Just an Instant Pot. It took me a while to use mine but once I did, I use it a lot. It’s great on busy days or those days when we forget to take something out of the freezer.

The instant pot also frees up our stove and oven when space is a premium.

We love Asian food. You can find all of our Asian recipes here.

Still looking for Rice Recipes? Here are a few more

  • Tomatillo Rice
  • 5 Spice Rice
  • Turmeric While Rice
  • Mushroom Risotto

Pin this Instant Pot Asian Rice!

Two photo collage for Pinterest. The top photo is a top angled photo of a bowl of Asian Rice garnished with green onion in a brown bowl. The bottom photo is a close-up showing the saucy rice garnished with fresh green onion.

Once you try our Asian Rice Recipe, I don’t think you’ll cook it any other way! What is your favorite rice recipe?

I would love it if you enjoy this recipe that you will leave me a comment and rate the recipe with 5 stars!  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3/4 view of a black bowl of saucy brown rice garnished with green onion
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5 from 11 votes

Simple Asian Rice – Instant Pot Recipe

Asian Rice Instant Pot Recipe makes a saucy flavorful rice that's moist and tender and cooks in 15 minutes. This simple rice dish makes a delicious side to any meal
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Natural release 1 min
Total Time 26 mins
Servings 6
Author Julie Menghini

Ingredients

US Customary – Metric
  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 1/2 cup onion
  • 1 tsp ginger fresh grated
  • 1 tsp garlic minced
  • 2 cups vegetable broth 14.5 oz can, low sodium
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce low-sodium
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper

Instructions

  • Add all of the ingredients to the instant pot.
  • Secure the lid and set the vent to seal. Use the manual (or pressure) function set to high and set the time for 15 minutes.
  • Once the time is met, let the instant pot manually release for 10 minutes. Release any additional pressure by moving the vent to venting. I use a wooden spoon to prevent steam burns.
  • Stir and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 357mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.
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Comments

  1. Amy Nash says

    January 12, 2021 at 8:35 am

    Love making rice in the instant pot! The flavors in this one were amazing! And the leftovers were just as good for lunch the next day!

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      January 13, 2021 at 8:30 pm

      Thank you, Amy! The instant pot is the only way to go with rice!

      Reply
  2. Kathleen Pope says

    January 11, 2021 at 2:49 pm

    We love all things Asian and this is going on our menu this week! Love that you used Brown rice too!

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      January 13, 2021 at 8:25 pm

      Thank you, Kathleen! We love this rice with so many dishes.

      Reply
  3. Shelley says

    January 11, 2021 at 12:39 pm

    So excited to find your recipe! I often need an Asian rice side dish, but have never really settled on a particular recipe – I just sort of make it up as I go along. This is extra-great because you recommend brown rice (my preference, too), plus it all comes together so quickly and easily in the Instant Pot. Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      January 11, 2021 at 2:48 pm

      Thank you, Shelley! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

      Reply
  4. Jess says

    January 11, 2021 at 11:51 am

    I love Instant Pot recipes. I’m making orange chicken tonight and this will go perfectly with it!

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      January 11, 2021 at 2:47 pm

      Thanks, Jess!

      Reply
  5. Chris Collins says

    January 11, 2021 at 11:39 am

    What a simple yet delicious dish! Love that it takes less than 30mins too 🙂

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      January 11, 2021 at 2:47 pm

      We’re with you Chris! Quick and delish!

      Reply
  6. Carrie Robinson says

    January 11, 2021 at 11:34 am

    Oh yum! What a great recipe for a tasty side dish. 🙂

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      January 11, 2021 at 2:47 pm

      Thank you, Carrie!

      Reply
  7. Roxana says

    January 9, 2021 at 4:00 pm

    Love this simple recipe and the Asian flavors. Will try it for dinner today.

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      January 10, 2021 at 8:50 am

      Thank you, Roxana! We loved it and hope you did as well!

      Reply
  8. Alina says

    January 9, 2021 at 3:16 pm

    It is so good to have a bowl of flavorful rice on the side for dinner. Thank you for sharing this easy recipe!

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      January 10, 2021 at 8:47 am

      Thank you, Alina!

      Reply
  9. Charla says

    January 9, 2021 at 3:15 pm

    Oh yum! I seldom make Asian recipes so can’t wait to make this rice dish.

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      January 10, 2021 at 8:47 am

      Thank you, Charla! We love this simple dish with any main dish.

      Reply
  10. Cathleen says

    January 9, 2021 at 2:44 pm

    Wow, what CAN’T the instant pot do?? I am drooling over this rice, bookmarked to make later. Thanks so much for the recipe 🙂

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      January 10, 2021 at 8:47 am

      We learning to love ours Cathleen! Thank you!

      Reply
  11. Kate says

    January 9, 2021 at 2:20 pm

    Ohhh all those lovely flavours – I think I’m going to have to get myself an Instant Pot! This looks so good – a perfect side dish with so many Asian flavours.

    Reply
    • Julie Menghini says

      January 10, 2021 at 8:36 am

      Thank you, Kate!

      Reply

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