Chamorro Red Rice (Instant Pot Recipe)
This is my version of an important part of any fiesta plate on Guam.
Chamorro Red Rice (Instant Pot)
Course: Lunch, DinnerCuisine: Chamorro, GuamanianDifficulty: EasyServings
10
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
30
minutesYou can scale the recipe up or down depending on how many servings you need. The basic ratio is: equal amounts of bacon slices, water, and uncooked rice (i.e. 1 slice of bacon and 1 cup of water for every cup of uncooked rice)
Ingredients
1 medium onion, diced
1 Tablespoon neutral oil (i.e. canola or vegetable)
5 slices of bacon, chopped (you can omit the bacon if you choose to make this vegetarian)
5 cups medium grain rice, rinsed
1 Tablespoon annatto powder (if using Mama Sita’s Annatto Powder – use the whole package 10g)
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
4 teaspoons Kosher salt
5 cups of water
Directions
- Set Instant Pot to saute heat oil and cook bacon until crispy.
- Add onions and saute until softened.
- Add garlic powder and annatto powder.
- Add the rice and mix everything.
- Add water and salt, stir to combine.
- Place the Instant Pot lid on, seal and set to Rice mode (12 minute cook time is the default).
- Once the timer goes off, release the steam and carefully open the lid. Mix up rice and stir to combine.
- Serve with Finadene and Chamorro BBQ!
Is this recipe a Quick release? Or a Natural release? Or a natural release after a certain amount of minutes after timer goes off?
Hi, this recipe is a quick release! 🙂