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A bowl of Instant Pot Piloy Beans

Instant Pot Piloy Beans Recipe

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  • Author: Mike Vrobel
  • Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
  • Yield: 6 cups of beans 1x

Description

Instant Pot Piloy Beans. Guatemalan Piloy beans (frijoles piloy) are a round and red beans that cook up plump and creamy. Here’s how to take these local market finds from dry beans to a meaty side dish, by pressure cooking for 30 minutes in your Instant Pot.

Ingredients

Scale

Soak the beans

  • 1 pound of dry Piloy beans, sorted and rinsed
  • 8 cups of water for soaking (see instructions)
  • 1 tablespoon fine sea salt (for soaking)

Cook the beans

  • 5 cups of water for cooking
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 small onion, peeled and halved
  • 2 cloves of garlic, smashed
  • 2 bay leaves

Instructions

  1. Sort and rinse the beans: Sort the beans, discarding any stones, dirt, or broken beans. Rinse the beans, then do an overnight soak.
  2. Overnight soak: Cover the beans with 8 cups of water and stir in 1 tablespoon of fine sea salt. Leave the beans to soak for at least 8 hours, or overnight.
  3. Pressure Cook for 30 minutes with a Natural Pressure Release: Drain the beans, discarding the soaking liquid. Put the beans in the pressure cooker, add 5 cups of water, sprinkle with a teaspoon of salt, then add the onion and bay leaves. Lock the lid and pressure cook at high pressure for 30 minutes in an Instant Pot or another electric pressure cooker, or for 25 minutes in a stovetop pressure cooker. (Use "Manual" or "Pressure Cook" mode in an Instant Pot.) Let the pressure come down naturally, about 30 minutes. (If you're in a hurry, you can quick release any remaining pressure after 15 minutes of natural release.)
  4. Serve (or store for later): Unlock the lid on the pressure cooker. Discard the onion and bay leaves. (The garlic will melt into the beans). Serve the beans with their broth, use them in another recipe, or store them in their broth for up to 6 months in the freezer. Enjoy!

Equipment

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

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Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cup
  • Calories: 269
  • Sugar: 2.1 g
  • Sodium: 443.6 mg
  • Fat: 1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 48.9 g
  • Fiber: 12 g
  • Protein: 16.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

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