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Rice with Sausage – Instant Pot

  • Author: Aida's Kitchen®
  • Prep Time: 20 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 Minutes
  • Total Time: 32 minutes
  • Yield: 6 cups 1x

Description

This delicious rice with Vienna sausage only takes 4 minutes to cook in a pressure cooker.  The tropical aroma of this rice dish permeates into the air when the lid is removed from the Instant Pot.

In addition, the rice is tender, moist and flavorful.  However, this is certainly as a result of all the Caribbean herbs, vegetables and spices added to this dish.

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt (low sodium)
  • 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
  • 3 sprigs chopped cilantro
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cans (4.6 ounces each) Vienna Sausages, cut into halves
  • 1 tablespoon sofrito
  • 1 seasoning envelope with coriander and annatto
  • 1 ½ cups water
  • ½ cup whole kernel corn
  • 1 ½ cups long-grain white rice

Instructions

  1. Please read the entire Instant Pot User’s Manual before operating your pressure cooker.
  2. Rinse the rice.
  3. Press the Sauté button several times to select the temperature to “Less.”
  4. Change the sautéing time to 8 minutes by pressing the minus button.
  5. Add all the ingredients except for water, corn and rice.  Stir until well blended and sauté for 8 minutes.
  6. When the units beeps, the sautéing process is complete.  You can press the cancel button.
  7. Let’s add the remaining ingredients to the inner pot:  water, corn and rice.  Stir rice well into liquid.
  8. Cover pressure cooker with lid in lock position.  Turn Steam Release Handle to the Sealing position.
  9. Select Pressure Cook button.  Cook at High Pressure.  Press the “Minus” button to decrease the time for 4 minutes.
  10. When pressure cooking is done, the unit will automatically switch to the natural release function.  Maintain the unit in the Natural Release Mode for 10 minutes and then Press the Cancel button.
  11. Release the remaining pressure by turning the Steam Release Handle to Venting position for a Quick Release.
  12. Remove lid when the pressure is completely released and the float valve drops down.
  13. Stir rice and serve with your favorite stewed beans if you so desire.

Notes

Visit my Website (aidaskitchenboricua.com) for the ingredients on how to create your own special blend of seasonings and how to prepare sofrito for a single meal.   Furthermore, you will find the same information on Page 14 and Page 19 of my cookbook – Aida’s Kitchen a lo Boricua.

  • Category: Rice and Grains
  • Method: Pressure Cooker
  • Cuisine: Puerto Rican

Keywords: Rice with Vienna Sausage - Instant Pot, Arroz con Salchichas - Olla de Presión

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