Instant Pot Beans
This is a recipe to cook beans in Instant Pot multicooker.
Easy
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
3 cups dried beans, picked through
2
8 cups water
3
½ onion, peeled
4
3 garlic cloves, peeled
5
Salt
6
Ham (optional), diced or chopped
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1
Soak the beans in water for 4–12 hours. Drain the water.
4–12 hours
2
Place the soaked beans, water, garlic, onion, and ham pieces in the Instant Pot.
3
Seal the lid, close the valve, and set the "manual" button to 35 minutes.
35 minutes
4
Use a natural pressure release or the quick pressure release (see how).
5
When the valve drops, carefully remove the lid.
6
Season with salt to taste.
7
Serve or reuse in other recipes that employs beans.
Notes
- •The "manual" button and "pressure cook" button are the same and so interchangeably named for the different models.
- •The longer the beans soak, the less cooking time is required.
- •Be sure any beans containing the toxin phytohaemagglutinin (e.g. kidney beans) are thoroughly cooked to prevent toxicity.