This week, I made some dirty rice. I love dirty rice. Why is it called dirty rice?

 

The rice and meat are cooked together, giving the appearance of your rice not being as clean as plain rice, or "dirty".

I've made dirty rice with ground beef. You remember that one, don't you? Dirty Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers.

 

Today's post, though, is about this Instant Pot Dirty Rice which I've made with some Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage. Here's the reason you need to wash the rice.

 

I made this dirty rice in the Instant Pot. Have you ever had rice boil over and get out onto the stove top? Imagine that happening with your Instant Pot.

 

You would have liquid trying to escape everywhere. It could even loosen the seal, causing everything to end up halfway cooked.

Rinsing your rice will remove the starch that causes most of your boilovers.

 

It's easy. Run cool water over it and swirl it around with your hand. Once the water runs clear, you're set.

 

If you are making a recipe with a lot of sauce, you don't absolutely need to rinse the rice. But, you should definitely rinse it when you're using the Instant Pot. Don't forget!

 

Until next week...

 

Enjoy!