Vegan Instant Pot Teriyaki Fried Rice

5 from 23 votes

Vegan Instant Pot Teriyaki Fried Rice

This Vegan Instant Pot Teriyaki Fried rice is packed with colorful veggies, sesame seeds and a sweet and salty teriyaki sauce. It makes a delicious Asian one-pot dinner! An easy Japanese restaurant-style fried rice that is ready in 20 minutes making it family-friendly for busy weeknight dinners.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Pressure build up and release10

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: Instant Pot Fried Rice, vegan fried rice

Servings:

Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

For the Teriyaki Sauce-

1/4 cup soy sauce or use tamari to make it gluten-Free
3 tbsp maple syrup
1.5-2 tbsp Brown sugar or regular sugar
2 tsp minced fresh ginger
2 tsp minced fresh garlic
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp molasses
2 tsp cornstarch
2 tsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp water

For the Fried Rice

1.5 cups white rice washed and soaked for 15 minutes, I use basmati
2 cups veggies such as zucchini, stir fry mix, peppers, carrots, peas, etc
7 oz of extra firm tofu pressed and cubed into small pieces. You can also use 1 cup of slightly mashed chickpeas instead.
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper flakes
chopped green onion for garnish

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Instructions

Mix the soy sauce, maple syrup, sugar, ginger, garlic, vinegar, molasses and water, until well combined. Reserve half of the sauce. Add the sesame seeds to one half of the sauce, and add cornstarch to the other half of the sauce.
In an instant pot, select sauté then add 2 tsp of oil. Once the oil is hot, add in the tofu and cook until it is golden on some sides.
Switch off sauté. drain the rice and add it to the instant pot. Add in the vegetables, salt, pepper, and half of the teriyaki sauce that has sesame seeds. Add 1.5 cups of water, and mix really well.
Close the lid, select pressure cook for 5 minutes at high pressure. Let the pressure release naturally for 8 minutes. Then carefully quick release, then open the lid.
Meanwhile, mix the teriyaki sauce that has cornstarch in it so that the cornstarch that has settled will mix in again. Then heat that mixture in a microwave or in a skillet until the sauce thickens a little bit.
Remove the fried rice from the instant pot into a large bowl and fluff it. Then drizzle the thickened teriyaki sauce all over, but don't completely mix it so that there are swirls of some concentrated teriyaki sauce all over in the fried rice. You can also serve half of that sauce on the side instead of mixing all up, for people who want that extra punch of the teriyaki sauce, while eating the fried rice.
Top it with Green Onions, and more sesame seeds, and serve.

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Notes

You can also make this with different grains such as quinoa, or millet. For quinoa, pressure cook it for 4 minutes

Stove top: Soak the white basmati rice for 20 mins then drain. Folllow steps 1,2 from above. Add in the vegetables, salt, pepper, and half of the teriyaki sauce that has sesame seeds and drained rice. Add 3 cups of water, and mix. Partially cover and bring to a boil over medium heat. Then reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 15 to 17 minutes. Then Follow step 4 to thicken the remaining teriyaki sauce. Open the lid, fluff the rice then Swirl in the thickened sauce. Garnish and serve

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