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Instant Pot Black Beans

Name: Instant Pot Black Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 20 servings.
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 2 pounds dried black beans (about 4-1/2 cups); 4 teaspoons salt, divided; 12 cups water, divided; 1/2 cup lard; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; Optional: Queso fresco and cilantro

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Total Time

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 30 min. + releasing

Makes

20 servings

Updated: Oct. 12, 2022

Instant Pot black beans are the key to a lot of my family's meals, whether for a weekend breakfast or for taco salads and burritos throughout the week. For years, I've tried to find a homemade recipe as creamy and tasty as Mexican restaurant beans. This is that recipe. —Helen Nelander, Boulder Creek, California

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Ingredients

2 pounds dried black beans (about 4-1/2 cups)
4 teaspoons salt, divided
12 cups water, divided
1/2 cup lard
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons garlic powder
Optional: Queso fresco and cilantro

Directions

Rinse and sort beans. Transfer to a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Add 2 teaspoons salt and 7 cups water. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 2 minutes. Allow pressure to naturally release for 20 minutes and then quick-release any remaining pressure.
Drain beans; discard liquid. Return beans to pressure cooker. Add remaining salt and water, lard, cumin and garlic powder. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 25 minutes. Allow pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes and then quick-release any remaining pressure; do not drain.
If desired, mash or puree beans in broth and sprinkle with queso fresco and cilantro.

Test Kitchen tips

Once the beans have chilled in the refrigerator, stir them and divide into 1-cup portions to freeze for convenient reheating in the microwave.

Lard makes the tastiest beans, but vegetable shortening also works well. Just don't omit the fat entirely, as it changes the texture of the beans.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 203 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 475mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 7g fiber), 10g protein.

Instant Pot Black Beans

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