Instant Pot Yellow Eye Beans. Dried beans, ready in about an hour without soaking, thanks to pressure cooking.
Yellow Eye Beans, with their brown spots, remind me of a pinto1, like the spots on black-eyed peas remind me of a Holstein cow. That said, yellow eye beans are not a black-eyed pea variation; they are closer to Navy beans, and are often used in New England Baked Beans recipes.
These Yellow Eye beans came in my Rancho Gordo bean box, so I’m going to make of a pot of beans with garlic and onion. Of course, the pot is an Instant Pot – I pressure cook all my beans. Also, I don’t soak Yellow Eye beans before cooking. They just need to be sorted and rinsed. They pressure cook quickly enough that I don’t bother with the soaking.
Looking for creamy, mild beans with hint of garlic? Try a pot of yellow eye beans.
Recipe: Instant Pot Yellow Eye Beans
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Instant Pot Yellow Eye Beans
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 6 cups of beans 1x
Description
Instant Pot Yellow Eye Beans. Dried beans, ready in about an hour without soaking, thanks to pressure cooking.
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried Yellow Eye beans, sorted and rinsed
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 onion, peeled and halved
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- 6 cups water
Instructions
- Sort and rinse the beans: Sort the yellow eye beans, removing any broken beans, stones, and dirt clods. Put the beans in a strainer and rinse under running water.
- Pressure cook the beans for 30 minutes with a Quick Release: Put the beans in the pressure cooker, sprinkle with the salt, and set the onion and garlic on top. Pour in the 6 cups of water, stir, and then lock the pressure cooker lid. Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes in an electric pressure cooker, or 25 minutes in a stovetop PC, then quick release the pressure.
- Serve: Remove the pressure cooker lid – open it away from you to protect yourself from the hot steam. Discard the onions and garlic cloves. (The garlic cloves may have dissolved into the broth – it’s OK if you can’t find them.) Serve with the broth and enjoy, or transfer the beans to 2-cup containers, cover with broth, and freeze for up to 6 months.
Notes
- Soaked the beans overnight? Reduce the cooking time to 15 minutes at high pressure with a quick release.
Tools
- 6 quart or larger pressure cooker (I love my Instant Pot 6-Quart Pressure Cooker)
- Fine Mesh Strainer
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Instant Pot Yellow Eye Beans, Pressure Cooker Yellow Eye Beans
What do you think?
Questions? Other ideas? Leave them in the comments section below.
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I made a pot yesterday, like you with an onion, two cloves of garlic and some salt. But as I get all my lessons from Dookie Chase, I had to add a bay leaf, thyme, parsley and black pepper, as well. Also a third cup of olive oil. Truly amazing soup today.
Interesting substitutions, all. And…a *third* of a cup of olive oil? I love me some olive oil, but that feels like a bit much. But, you do you!
Thanks for defining what yellow-eyed beans are. I’m not a fan of black-eyed peas unless they’re on their own as a side dish. I’ve got a bag of yellow-eyed beans that I was given a while back and I was wondering if they’re make a good bean soup. Your comment about them being more like Navy Beans than black-eyed peas answered my question–YES! They will make good soup.
I really enjoy your blog. You’re one of the few bloggers who’s recipes I know I can trust. Thanks for all your efforts.
-Eric.
You’re welcome
I always use a chunk of salt pork with my beans how do I do that using the instant pot?
Just add the chunk of salt pork in step 1 with the water and beans.
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