Spanish Rice with Chorizo
This Instant Pot Spanish rice is made with delicious chorizo sausage and sauteed peppers and tomatoes for a hearty, satiating family meal.
⏱️ Prep: 15 min🍳 Cook: 15 min
Ingredients
| 2 cup | 480 ml | rice, rinsed well (long-grain, like Basmati) |
| 0.25 tsp | 1.3 ml | salt |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | olive oil |
| 1 | large onion, finely diced | |
| 0.5 | red bell pepper, diced into small cubes | |
| 1 | large tomato, diced finely | |
| 100 g | chorizo, diced (raw or cured) | |
| 2 | large cloves garlic, finely diced | |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | cumin powder |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | paprika powder (sweet or regular) |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | vegetable stock powder or 1 cube |
| 2.25 cup | 540 ml | water (or vegetable stock if not using the cube) |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | olive oil (to serve) |
| 0.5 | red bell pepper, sliced into strips (to serve) | |
| — | salt (to serve) | |
| 100 g | chorizo, sliced (to serve) | |
| 11 | green pitted olives, sliced (to serve) |
Instructions
Prep Time: 15 minutes. Cook Time: 15 minutes. Total Time: 30 minutes. Yield: 6 (1x). Category: Main. Method: Instant Pot. Cuisine: Spanish.
- Rinse the rice under cold water 4-5 times to reduce the starch in the rice. Set aside.
- Turn the Instant Pot on and press the Sauté function key. Add the olive oil, onions, peppers and chorizo and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring a few times. Then, add tomatoes and garlic and cook for 3 more minutes. Now, add the spices and vegetable stock and stir through. Finally, add the rinsed rice and water and stir.
- Press Cancel to stop the sautéing. Pop the lid on top and lock it, making sure the top valve is pointing to Sealing. Set the Instant Pot to Manual, High pressure and adjust the timer to 4 minutes. After 3 beeps, the Instant Pot will start building the pressure and the cooking will begin. Once the timer finishes, allow 5 minutes for NPR (natural pressure release) and then use the quick release method to let off the rest of the steam (simply point the top valve to Venting and step away).
- While the rice is cooking, prepare the other ingredients we will need to finish and serve this dish.
- To serve: Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the sliced peppers and cook for 5 minutes, until golden brown. Season with salt and remove to a bowl.
- Add the remaining sliced chorizo and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side, until crispy and browned.
- Transfer the rice to a serving platter or individual bowls and serve with fried peppers, chorizo and sliced olives on top. You can also serve a wedge of lemon on the side.