Learn how to cook perfect brown rice on the stove top, in an instant pot or in a rice cooker! Just follow these tested and perfected methods for cooking brown rice and you'll have light and fluffy rice every time!
Rinse rice under cold water in a fine mesh strainer.
Add the rinsed rice to an Instant Pot.
Add the water and salt, making sure all of the rice is covered by the water.
Place the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the steam valve is in the “sealing” position.
Use the “manual” button to set the Instant Pot pressure to high for 15 minutes.
Once the Instant Pot finishes and beeps, allow the pressure to naturally release fully.
After the pressure has released fully, remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork.
Rice Cooker Brown Rice
Rinse the rice under cold water in a fine mesh strainer.
Add the rinsed rice to a rice cooker.
Add the water and salt, making sure all of the rice is covered by the water.
Place the lid on the rice cooker.
Set the rice cooker on “whole grain” mode. Cook for 60 minutes.
Allow the rice to rest in the rice cooker for 10 minutes after the cooking time.
Remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork.
Stovetop Brown Rice
Bring the water to boil in a large stock pot on the stove over high heat.
Rinse the brown rice under cold water in a fine mesh strainer.
Add the rinsed rice to the pot of boiling water, along with the salt.
Keep at a rapid boil uncovered for 30 minutes.
Drain the rice from the remaining water after the cooking time is complete.
Place the drained rice back in the stock pot, cover and let rest, off the heat, for 10 minutes.
Remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork.
Notes
The serving amount provided is if you were to make all of the 3 methods.
As a general rule of thumb, remember 1 cup of uncooked rice equals approximately 3 cups of cooked rice.
When serving rice as a side dish, plan for ½ cup per person. If adding rice to the base of a bowl, plan for 1 cup of rice per bowl.
Instead of cooking the rice in water, you can also use chicken, vegetable or beef broth. If using broth instead of water, do not add the optional salt.
The Instant Pot method will take 45 minutes, start to finish, to prepare.
The rice cooker method will take 1 hour 20 minutes, start to finish, to prepare.
The stovetop method will take 50 minutes, start to finish, to prepare.