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Instant Pot Mexican Rice

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35 min

Instant Pot Mexican Rice

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Category

Rice Recipes

Time

35 min

Serving

4 persons

Calories

225

Rating

4.00★ (109)

Cuisine

Mexican
Author: Victoria Buriak
Make Spanish rice in an Instant Pot for a wonderful side dish for any Mexican meal.

Ingredients

  • avocado oil: 1 Tbsp (or more if needed)
  • medium onion: 0.5 piece (chopped)
  • cloves garlic: 2 piece (minced)
  • long-grain rice: 1 cup
  • ½ cups low-sodium chicken stock: 1 piece
  • tomato sauce: 0.5 cup
  • salt: 1 tsp
  • ground cumin: 0.25 tsp
  • pinch cayenne pepper: 1 piece

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  1. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot); select sauté function and adjust to medium.
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  2. Cover the bottom of the pot with avocado oil. Cook and stir onion until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  3. Add rice to the pot; mix until coated with oil and lightly browned. Pour in chicken stock; stir any browned bits off the bottom of the pot. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  4. Pour in chicken stock; stir any browned bits off the bottom of the pot. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  5. Mix in tomato sauce, salt, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  6. Close and lock the lid. Seal the vent and select high-pressure function. Set a timer for 7 minutes; allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
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  7. Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to the manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Stir rice before serving. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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