Instapot Sekihaun (Japanese Rice and Beans)

 

Sekihaun is a celebratory rice dish from Japan that we fell in love with while living in Tokyo for many years. This is a great Instapot recipe that I found from Chopstick Chronicles. Thank you Chopstick Chronicles! 

• Ingredients:
• 2  cups of glutinous rice
• ▢ 1/4  cup Azuki beans (I like to soak my beans for a couple of hours)
• ▢ 2  ½ cups water
• ▢ 1  tsp  salt


• ▢ Black sesame to sprinkle

    Instructions:

• 1.  Wash the 1/4 cup Azuki beans and drain out the water.
• 2.  Add 2 1/2 cups of water and the Azuki beans to Instapot.
• 3.  Close and lock the lid and set the Instapot.
• 4.  Press "Pressure Cook" then use the + or - button to set 10 minutes.
• 5.  Press "Pressure Level" button to set "Low Pressure".
• 6.  While pressure cooking the Azuki beans, wash
• the glutinous rice and drain the water.
• 7.  When the pressure cooking time is up, release
• the pressure instantly, by pressing "Cancel" on the 
• front panel and then turning the steam release 
• on the lid to "Venting" position. 
• 8. Open the lid and scoop up the water with a
• ladle and pour it back in. Continue this step a
• few times to make sure the color comes out 
• later in the rice.
• 9.  Add the washed rice and the salt. Close and lock
• the lid and set the Instantpot.
• 10.  Press "Pressure Cook" then use the + or - button
• to set 3 minutes and press "Pressure Level" button
• to set "low".
• 10.  When time is up, let the Instapot continue to cook
• using the cooker's residual heat and steam by pressing
• "Cancel" and wait for the pressure to come down naturally
• (takes about 20 minutes).
• 11.  Once all the pressure has released, stir the rice (without
• over-mixing or mashing) then sprinkle black sesame seeds
• on top and serve.