Instant Pot Red Rice
Make old school Charleston red rice in a modern way by way of the Instant Pot.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil (or bacon grease, see note below)
- ½ cup onion diced
- ¼ cup celery finely diced
- ½ green bell pepper finely diced
- 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 6 oz can tomato paste
- 2 tsp Worchestershire sauce
- 1 dash hot sauce like Crystal or Texas Pete
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups long grain white rice
Instructions
- Pour the oil in the bottom of the Instant Pot chamber.
- Push the Saute button and once the oil is warm, after about 1 minute, add the onions, celery, and green bell peppers.
- Let saute for 3 minutes, then press the Keep Warm/Cancel button.
- Add in the remaining ingredients and stir slightly to combine everything.
- Put the lid on the Insant Pot and turn the gauge on the lid to Sealing. On the control panel, press Rice. This should bring up a 12 minute timer.
- The Instant Pot will take some time to come to pressure, then will begin the countdown from 12. Once it beeps, leave it be until the pressure releases. If you need to release the pressure sooner, gently and carefully use a spoon to move the gauge on top to Venting. Hot hot steam will come out, so be careful. Refer to your IP instructions for more on this.
- Fluff the rice with a fork and it us ready to serve.
Notes
You can also use bacon grease by frying bacon in a pan and adding 2 tablespoons of drippings to the Instant Pot in place of the olive oil. Add the crumbled bacon to the rice once it has fully cooked.