Instant Pot Spanish Rice
Instant pot Spanish rice is an easy, quick, flavorful rice. This Spanish rice is vegan and gluten-free also. Serve this as a side with tacos.
Servings: 4
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 6 garlic pods finely chopped
- 1 jalapeno seeds removed and finely chopped
- ½ cup salsa
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- salt to taste
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves finely chopped
Instructions
- Start the instant pot on saute mode.
- Add oil to the inner pot once it's hot.
- Add onion, garlic, jalapeno.
- Saute for 15 - 20 seconds. No need to make them brown or translucent.
- Add rinsed rice. And saute for 2 minutes.
- Then add the spices, vegetable broth and give them a nice stir deglazing the pot.
- Then add salsa and don't stir them.
- Cancel the sauté function.
- Close the lid and seal the venting knob.
- Start the IP on manual pressure cook mode for 4 minutes.
- After it's done and beep, let it be on natural pressure release for 4 - 5 minutes.
- Then release pressure for the rest and open the lid.
- Fluff the rice mixing salsa and add lots of finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves.
- Spanish rice is ready to serve now.