Instant Pot Pinto Beans

INGREDIENTS

Shrimp Bay leaf Chicken bouillon or salt Pepper Water Guajillo chile Water Onion Garlic Salt Hominy can Oregano

Sort the beans

01

Remove any broken pieces, any partial pieces, or missing the skin. All go into the trash.

Rinse the beans

02

From here, you must wash, rinse, and repeat. Again, don’t skip this step, or your beans will taste like dirt.

Add salt

03

Place your beans in the Instant Pot and add salt. We are using an Instant Pot and less water, use less salt than normal.

Add oil

04

Oil… I know. Totally not traditional, but it helps with the foaming and prevents clogging up the pressure valve. Add the water and lock the lid on your Instant Pot.

Switch the valve to venting

04

I cooked them for 35 minutes at High Pressure. Then full natural release about 20-30 minutes. Switch the valve to “venting.”

Test your beans if ready

04

Lastly, CAREFULLY open up the lid, test the beans if ready.

Ready to enjoy!

05

If the beans are not fully cooked, return to the Instant Pot and set on high pressure for 5 minutes. Hope you enjoy!

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