Instant Pot Black Beans Mexican Style

Cooking black beans in an Instant Pot is faster than you can even imagine. It really is a remarkable appliance, and since it’s been gaining popularity recently, there are many recipes popping up online that are specifically for the Instant Pot. By the way, this is the same process I use to cook Pinto beans in the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Black Beans

Some of you have asked me how I use my Instant Pot, and what dishes I cook with it. The main thing that I use my Instant Pot for is to cook black beans and pinto beans—and they’re done in a flash!

I grew up with a mother that used a regular stove-top pressure cooker in her daily cooking, so it was normal for me to buy a pressure cooker as soon as I got married.

For those that do not know what an Instant Pot is, let me tell you, is an electric pressure cooker that works quicker than a regular stove top pressure cooker allowing you to cook the food in a shorter period of time, it is also multifunctional since it also can cook like a regular electric skillet or a slow cooker.

How to cook black beans using the Instant Pot.

We mostly used the pressure cooker for cooking dried beans and tough cuts of meat that would otherwise take hours to cook in a regular pot, but with an electric pressure cooker like the Instant Pot (and other brands now on the market), the cooking time is much shorter. For example, the cooking time in a regular pot for dried beans is about 2 hours, in a regular stove-top pressure cooker it’s 50-60 minutes, and using the Instant Pot it’s only 30 minutes.

Besides the shorter cooking time, another good part about using the Instant Pot for beans is that you don’t need to soak them prior to cooking. Yes, no pre-soak needed! Just make sure to buy good quality beans, since older beans take longer to cook.

Recipes using black beans: Creamy Black Beans, Chorizo Black Beans Soup, Scrambled Eggs with Beans.

The number of beans that I always cook is 1 pound, which renders 6 cups of cooked beans. This works for all kinds of beans, like black beans, pinto beans, navy beans, etc.

Today’s recipe is for black beans since these are the most popular in my family. We do like pinto beans as well, but black beans are the number one favorite with us.

INSTANT POT BLACK BEANS – BLACK BEANS INSTANT POT

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NOTES: 

• If using a regular pressure cooker the cooking time is about 50 minutes.
•  A pound of dried beans renders 6 cups of cooked beans.
• You don’t need to pre-soak the beans for this recipe.
• Do not add salt until the beans are cooked. If you add salt at the beginning of the process the skins of the beans are going to be hard.

INSTRUCTIONS TO COOK INSTANT POT BLACK BEANS:

• Clean the beans by removing any old or broken beans. (Please check the ingredients list below)
• Rinse the beans under running water using a strainer.
• Place the beans, water, garlic cloves, ¼ onion, and epazote leaves in the Instant Pot. You can also add the Epazote leaves in Step 5.

INSTANT POT BLACK BEANS COOKING TIME

• Put the lid on and set the release valve to Sealing. Cook for 30 minutes using the Beans Setting. After this time, wait for the steam to be completely released.
• Take the lid off, then add the oil and season with salt. Stir and cook for 5 more minutes in the manual setting. Adding the oil will create a slightly thicker broth.

Instant Pot Black Beans

After this time, your beans are ready to serve. Enjoy a warm bowl of beans cooked in your Instant Pot! If the beans still look a little too firm for your taste, cook them for five more minutes in the pressure-cooking setting.

You can use a regular pressure cooker or the electric one like the Instant Pot

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INSTANT POT BLACK BEANS

Instant Pot Mexican Black beans taste amazing just like cooking the old fashion way but in a quick way. Instant Pot Black Beans Recipe. The process is the same for Pinto Beans.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time35 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Basic Recipes

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: 12

Calories: 71kcal

Author: Mely Martínez – Mexico in my Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 lb. black beans
• 7 cups of water
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 epazote leaves
• ¼ white onion
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or lard

Instructions

• Clean the beans by removing any old or broken beans.
• Rinse the beans under running water using a strainer.
• Place the beans, water, garlic cloves, ¼ onion, and epazote leaves in the Instant Pot. You can also add the Epazote leaves in Step 5.
• Put the lid on and set the release valve to Sealing. Cook for 30 minutes using the Beans Setting. After this time, wait for the steam to be completely released.
• Take the lid off, then add the oil and season with salt. Stir and cook for 5 more minutes in the manual setting. Adding the oil will create a slightly thicker broth.
• After this time, your beans are ready to serve. Enjoy a warm bowl of beans cooked in your Instant Pot! If the beans still look a little too firm for your taste, cook them for five more minutes in the pressure-cooking setting.

Notes

• If using a regular pressure cooker the cooking time is about 50 minutes.
• A pound of dried beans renders 6 cups of cooked beans.
• You don't need to pre-soak the beans for this recipe.
• Do not add salt until the beans are cooked. If you add salt at the beginning of the process the skins of the beans are going to be hard.
• Some of you asked if this instant pot black beans recipe also works for Pinto beans, the answer is yes. It is the same process. 

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 393mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 3g | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.8mg

I hope you enjoy cooking your black beans with a Mexican flavor using your electric pressure cooker!

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