Laura Pazzaglia is the founder of the Hip Pressure Cooking website.
She’s an industry-recognized expert in pressure cookery serving the last decade as a consultant for manufacturers in Europe and America and performing demonstrations worldwide.
Laura does more than write and test recipes, her books and articles explore the mechanics of pressure cooking, how ingredients react under pressure and the nutritional benefits of pressure cooking- one of her articles is cited in scientific literature.
She has appeared in several infomercials and pressure cooker demonstration videos. But, mostly, she prefers giving classes and live product demonstrations where cooks can taste the benefits of pressure cooking. She produced a free video series using the Instant Pot, Pressure Cooking School, to reach and teach more cooks the ease of pressure cookery.
Currently, Laura lives in Italy near Rome and travels frequently to the United States and Europe to share her passion for kitchen technology. She holds a green belt in Goshin Do (Shotokan Karate specialty) and when not cooking or writing she is defending and attacking her way to a black belt.
Previously, she spent about 15 years as an information technology professional in San Francisco and California’s Silicon Valley.
Worked great. If i use this approach with less rice less, do i need to adjust the time?
The rice was very good but a whole layer stuck to the bottom of the pan. Any one know a reason for that?
Kato, you need to precisely measure the ingredients using a 8ozfl measuring cup (not the one that came with your Instant Pot).
Ciao,
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Love Jasmine Rice! This is as easy as it gets!
When I cook this I want to make only half the recipe. What time option should with the rice button? I have mini 3qt. Thanks
I loved it!
I usef 2 cups if rice, 2 cups if water and added 2 tsp of olive oil.
AWESOME!!
Perfect rice. I used 2 cups rice/water and 2 tsp olive oil. 1 minute pressure cooker and 10 minutes natural release.
Super easy. I did add a bit of olive oil, and very little stuck to the bottom. Clean up was a breeze. I won’t ever make rice on the stove again!
So under the info button it says cook time 3 min but you pressure cook for 1 min and NR for 10. That sounds more like 11 minutes to cook.
Mine stuck even with olive oil. A bit dry, but edible. Will have to try it again.
To prevent sticking on the bottom, do not select KEEP WARM. The first time I did this recipe, a layer stuck on the bottom. The KEEP WARM was automatically selected. A review suggested to turn off KEEP WARM and it worked!
What exactly is the rice button for if you manually pressure cook it?
I followed the recipe exactly aside from the measurements. I cut the recipe in half for just two people. It was perfect.
My Instant Pot doesn’t have a pressure cooker button.
Use the pot in pot method. No sticking easy clean up. A cup of water in pot. Put the rack in. Put oven safe bowl with rice and water in it on rack. Pressure cook 6 minutes 10 min slow release.
It is not work for me 🙁 it keep burn sign showing i am not sure why and it is burn on bottom. I follow every step 🙁 please help
The first two times I made Jasmin rice in my instant pot I used the rice button and The rice was sticky like glue…terrible. Then I downloaded the app and used the perfect jasmine rice recipe. I hit the manual button and then backed the time down to three minutes, Using the 10 minute venting process and it turned out perfect
I took the advise of two people who left reviews. 2 tbls water + equal parts rice and water. So amazinggggggggg!!!!!! Fluffy and delicious. I can’t believe it only took 1 minute (+10 natural release)
I got burn notice… Feel like everytime i cook with this i get the burn notice
I followed the instructions and my rice didn’t fully cook. Very disappointed.
Turns out perfect every time!
Perfect. I add 1/2 cup fo water.
I added 1\2 cup of additional water to this recipe. It turned out perfect and did not stick to the pot.
Made the full 3 cups, added an extra half cup of water per the reviews, and a T or so of olive oil. Perfection! Saved the day after my SIL burned the other batch on the stove!
Is this using the rice cup that came with the IP or a standard measuring cup?
The IP recipe book says cook for 4 minutes, but here people are saying 1. Is that right?
It showed 1 minite so I thought it was working, but now it just says off. I can’t open the lid. Help! Ha
Tried 2 different size batches:
I did 3 cups rice, 3 1/2 cups water and 1Tblsp olive oil.
Pressure cook 4 minutes, leaves on Warm setting 10 min. Then release steam. Rice was perfect.
Then did 1 cup rice, 1 1/2 cups beef broth, after saute onions for fried rice, added some diced carrots, and again used dame cooking settings. Came out perfect!
And that’s exactly how it came out…PERFECT!
4 cups rice (not rinsed), 4 cups water + 1/2 cup, 1 tablespoon olive oil. Manually set for 1 minute pressure cook (warm off), natural pressure release for 10 minutes when done, then manual release rest of pressure. Perfect rice – suprised 1 minute cooked it so well when many say 4 minutes cooking.
Circo,
Contents will still cook while it is under pressure, though the temperature will gradually get lower as the pressure reduces naturally.
Easy and perfect! Thank you!
The first time following the directions exactly the rice came out a bit dry… the second time I chose not to rinse the rice, I added it directly to the pot. I also added an extra minute (2 minutes total cook time) and a tablespoon of butter. Came out perfect!!!!
This recipe worked out great! My rice was not dry and was not soggy. It was perfect and fast!
In the instructions it states to cook the rice for one minute but on the servings line it says three. Which is correct?
Thank you reviewers with the tips. Added an extra 1/2 cup of water and turned off “keep warm” and turned out great and didn’t stick to the bottom.
Got a burn notice :/
The instructions are correct you would pressure cook for 1 minute.
Hi KaitJo,
The unit will diplay “Off” when cooking is finished cooking and “Automatic Keep Warm” is not turned on.
Always ensure that there is no pressure in the Instant Pot before attempting to open it.
Hi Kait,
Since the rice will still cook while under pressure technically the recipe cooking time is 11 minutes, 1 minute cooking time + 10 minutes under pressure which is 11 minutes of total cooking time.
Hi Rwolfe89,
Ensure that your unit is properly sealed and that steam is not leaking from the unit.
Did 1 cup of jasmine rice with 1 cup of chicken broth in IP, cooked for 1 minute. NPR for 15 minutes as I was busy cooking something else. Rice came out too mushy.☹ Next time I’ll try cooking for 4 minutes.
Infollowed the directions for one cup Jasmine Rice. Came out perfect.
Followed directions to a “t” and i dont think it EVER pressure cooked anything… tried to make jasmine rice… total FAILURE… me AND the Instant Pot……..
Followed recipe as instructed and rice came out perfect!!
Followed the recipe but did 4 cups rice 4 1/2 cups water 2 tablespoons of olive oil and manually set it to 1 minute and it came out perfect!!
Worked out great! Will prob add a pinch of salt, some olive oil or butter, and use broth instead of water next time!
Instructions are confusing. After pressing the pressure cook botton you have to wait for it to build up the pressure inside the pot. Then press the [-] button for 1 minute and THEN release the pressure for 10 min. All intstant pot books instrucitons are confusing on HOW to operate the appliance. Maybe it is just a bad translation from the original (French) language.
Hi Dosenuno,
This recipe was developed in English.
Instant Pot cooking instructions are standard across all models.
There seems to be some confusion the recipe doesn’t state press pressure cook then wait for it to preheat.
It sates “Press [Pressure Cook] and then use the [ – ] button to set 1 minute of pressure cooking time at high pressure.”
You would press pressure cook or manual and immediately adjust the time and pressure level. Once program, cooking time and pressure level have been set the program will start 10 seconds after the last button is selected.
Once program starts it will begin to preheat and the once it reaches pressure will begin the cooking time. Once cooking time is complete, wait 10 minutes to release the pressure for this recipe; no less, no more.
Recipe calls for more than I needed. I used two cups of rice, two and a half cups of water and a tsp of salt. Cooked for 2 minutes and allowed to warm for ten minutes. Perfect!
I do not know what “Natural Pressure Release” meant. Does that mean to leave the Pressure relief valve closed or open?
Hi Edward,
When the cook time has finished the Instant Pot will automatically switch to Natural Pressure Release. Ensure that the Steam Release (venting knob) is set to Seal (closed) and wait until the allocated Natural Release time has finished. Once complete, set the Steam Release to Venting (open). For more information on the Natual and Quick Release with your Instant Pot, please follow the link provided.
https://instantpot.com/quick-release-natural-release/
Rinsed 1 1/2 cup of rice, placed in pot and added 1 1/2 cup of water. Added tbsp of grapeseed oil. Pressure cooked 1 minute with 10 minute NPR. Released rest of pressure, opened lid, fluffed up rice. Perfect!
Followed directions and it turned out perfect !
Yes, pressure cook for one minute. Comes out great.
I dont even have a “pressure cook” button on my machine it just says “Rice”. Help!!! I have the IP-Luxq
Hi Netic,
Pressure Cook and Manual are the same they were just renamed on other models.
One minute is not long enough for the cooking time.
These instructions say 1 minute, the time says 4 minutes and the pressure release says 10 minutes. None of this adds up.