Quick and easy Instant Pot Black Beans. Made with dried beans, no soaking, and ready in under 1 hour. So tasty and great to have on hand for simple dinners and meal prep.
PREP TIME: 7 minutesminutes
COOK TIME: 25 minutesminutes
Pressure building & release time 20 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME: 52 minutesminutes
Servings: 8servings
Ingredients
2½ cups (450grams)dried black beans, no need to soak before using
1medium onion, chopped finely
4clovesgarlic, chopped finely
1teaspoonchili flakes, or 1 fresh chili, (you can omit the chili if you prefer)
1teaspoondried mint, optional but recommended if you have it
3 cups (720ml)vegetable stock
1lime, juice only
1 teaspoonsalt, plus more to taste if required
INSTRUCTIONS
Add all ingredients except the lime to the Instant Pot and stir.
Put the lid on the Instant Pot and seal the vent.
Cook on high pressure MANUAL or PRESSURE COOK in newer models, for 25 minutes for tender, soft beans, (or 30 minutes of you prefer really soft slightly mushy beans) and leave the pressure to release naturally before opening the lid. Please note that the beans continue to cook during the natural pressure release so if you skip this step and vent manually your beans will turn out much firmer.
Add salt to taste then squeeze the juice of the lime into the beans and give them a quick stir before serving.