Set your Instant Pot to the Sauté setting. Add avocado oil, sesame oil, diced onion, and garlic. Cook for about 3 minutes, stirring often, until the onions are soft and your kitchen smells amazing.

Mix it well, reduce the heat to a low simmer, and cover the pot with a lid. Cook the rice and sauce like this for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 4.

You don’t necessarily have to set the rice in a strainer or separate bowl and dirty more dishes. Nguyen recommends putting the rice in your pot (she likes something with a 2- to 3-quart capacity ...

Play with the ratios of rice to water. Tradition says 2 cups of water to 1 cup of rice.I almost always find this results in rice that is too wet for my taste. I’m more in the camp of 1 2/3 to 1 ...

Usually, while a pot of rice simmers, I’ll separately cook whatever protein we’re having, be it a sheet pan of chicken or sausages, or a couple of skillet-fried eggs.

In a pot of boiling salted water, cook rice until tender. Drain and spread onto a sheet pan in a single layer. Cook in the oven until translucent, or about 30 minutes.