Instant Pot Dried Beans

Instant Pot Dried Beans

from amindfullmom.com
Side Dish
32 min
63 kcal / serving

How to Cook Dried Beans in a Pressure Cooker with No Pre-Soaking Required 

Ingredients

  • 1 pounddried beans (rinsed and sorted (this is equal to 2 measuring cups full of dried beans))
  • 8 cupswater
  • 1bay leaf (optional)
  • 1onion, sliced (optional)
  • 2 teaspoonskosher salt
  • ½ teaspoonapple cider vinegar (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Place beans, water, onion, and bay leaf if using in the inner pot of a pressure cooker.

  2. 2

    Place lid on Instant Pot and close valve to "seal."

  3. 3

    Cook on High Pressure for Following Times:Black Beans--30 Minutes on High Pressure Chickpeas--40 Minutes on High Pressure Kidney Beans--35 Minutes on High Pressure Pinto Beans--25 Minutes on High Pressure Navy Beans**--25 Minutes on High Pressure Butter Beans--40 Minutes on High Pressure Great Northern Beans --35 Minutes High PressureCannellini Beans-- --35 Minutes High Pressure

  4. 4

    Allow to naturally release until pressure subsides, or at least 20 minutes before doing a quick release.

  5. 5

    Once beans have finished cooking, stir in salt and vinegar if using. Store cooked beans in a bit of the cooking liquid to keep them moist and tender while they sit in fridge, this is not necessary, but suggested.