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Cooked black beans in an orange bowl with a jar of chipotles behind it

Instant Pot Chipotle Beans

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  • Author: Mike Vrobel
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 cups of beans 1x

Description

Instant Pot Chipotle Beans. Spicy black beans, from dried, in about an hour thanks to pressure cooking.

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound dried black beans, sorted and rinsed
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon diced chipotle en adobo with sauce (or 2 teaspoons chipotle powder)
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions

  1. Sauté the aromatics: First, sort and rinse the beans. Heat the vegetable oil in the Instant Pot over Saute mode adjusted to high until the oil is shimmering. (Medium-high heat in a stovetop PC). Add the onion and garlic to the pot, sprinkle with the ½ teaspoon sea salt, and then add the diced chipotle. Sauté until the onion softens, about 5 minutes, scraping the bottom of the pot with a flat-edged wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits of onion.
  2. Everything in the pot: Stir the rinsed beans into the pot, pour in the water, and then add 1 teaspoon sea salt.
  3. Pressure cook for 35 minutes with a quick pressure release: Lock the lid and pressure cook on high pressure for 35 minutes in an Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker, or for 30 minutes in a stovetop pressure cooker. (On the Instant Pot, use the Manual or Pressure Cooking setting, and set the cook time for 35 minutes.) When the cooking time is over, quick release the pressure in the pot. Remove the lid, tilting it away from you to avoid any hot steam. Serve and enjoy!.

Notes

I like to quick release the pressure on these beans. The sudden boil roughs up the beans and releases starch, thickening the cooking liquid. If you can't get to the pot right away, that's fine - you can use a natural pressure release, or release the pressure when you're ready to serve.

If you want to speed up the pressure cooking, soak the beans overnight. Drain the beans, then use the recipe as written, but cut the cooking time to 15 minutes at high pressure (still with a quick release). I don't bother soaking - it's quick enough with un-soaked beans.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 60 minutes
  • Category: Side dish
  • Method: Pressure Cooker
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Find it online: https://www.dadcooksdinner.com/instant-pot-chipotle-beans/