Instapot Fried Brown Rice - Finish in Wok
This fried brown rice recipe is started in Instapot and finished in wok or pan, freeing up the Instapot to make your meat dish to go with it. It can be made vegetarian or with chicken broth and ham cubes. Either way it is delicious.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 300kcal
Cost: $4
Equipment
- Instapot
- Wok or Large Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Brown Rice Rinsed
- 1 cup Water, Veg Stock or Chicken Stock low sodium
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 4 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 1/2 Cup Peas and Carrots Frozen
- 3 Green Onions Diced
- 1 tbsp Ginger Minced
- 1 tsp Rice Vinegar
- 1/2 Slice Ham - Optional
Instructions
- Add one cup of rinsed brown rice with one cup of water or chicken stock to Instapot. Add a dash of olive oil and a pinch of salt if using water. Cook for 18 minutes
- Combine soy sauce and ginger and let soak
- As rice cools, heat pan or wok with olive oil
- Add white part of green onions and garlic to wok to cook, along with ham if you are using it, until they begin to color
- Add rice to wok and fry for 5 minutes, getting the rice crispy. Stir occasionally
- Add soy sauce mixture, peas and carrots, rice vinegar and green part of green onions. Continue to cook another 3-5 minutes
- During frying of rice, you can be using Instapot to prepare your protein to serve with fried rice.
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Notes
This dish can be varied many ways, such as adding different vegetables, adding sriacha or red pepper flakes for heat, or adding egg to fried rice to enhance protein level.