This is a delicious black bean recipe from my BrazilianArgentinian cousin, Katia. She makes the best black beans, the recipe handed down to her from her father. Beans, a goodquality pantry staple, make this meal healthy, delicious, and affordable. This simple black bean side dish works well with Mexican or Latin American meals. Black turtle beans have loads of fibre and are packed with nutrients. A searchable collection of vegetable recipes. Cooking Beans in the Instant PotI may earn a small fee if you purchase an item through a link on my blog. I really like using my Instant Pot  for cooking beans. Recently my Instant Pot was occupied cooking sweet potatoes so I started cooking my beans in a slow cooker. A couple of hours later, when I was home from running errands, I looked at the beans. Of course they werent done yet because they were in a slow cooker Im so used to cooking legumes quickly that I put them in the Instant Pot to finish cooking I always soak my beans prior to cooking. Ive never cooked beans without soaking. How To Season Black Beans' title='How To Season Black Beans' />BUSHS Best Beans bring homecooked taste and hearty protein to the table. Check out our canned beans, and try a new bean recipe today. Spiced Mexican Black Beans Recipe with Poached Eggs. Serves 4. 1 pound black beans 2 cloves garlic, peeled and halved 2 teaspoons dried oregano 1 tablespoon ground. A bowl of black beans with some rice, bread, or greens is a meal in itself, but its also a side dish to round out about any meal. Candied Sweet Potatoes more. The trick, if you could call it. Serve as a side dish with enchiladas. Mexican Black Beans can be topped with grated Monterey Jack cheese, then covered to melt. I either soak my beans overnight or start soaking them first thing in the morning for an afternoon cooking time. This article by the George Mateljan Foundation discusses the benefits of soaking beans and tossing the water. The cooking times for most soaked beans range from 8 to 1. There are a couple of cooking time charts that you may find helpful I live at 7. BlackBeanSoup400-700x511.jpg' alt='How To Season Black Beans' title='How To Season Black Beans' />I have learned, by experimentation, that beans take MUCH longer than the charts suggest it should take. So, I am making my own chart of how long it takes me to cook beans. And that is what I suggest you do. Keep track of how long it takes you to cook your beans and write it down somewhere so you will have it for your own reference. For me, soaked beans take about 3. See notes section below for the cooking times for various beans at my elevation. I have cooked beans without adding oil the oil prevents foaming, but I have had issues twice with the lid not sealing well due to foaming when I cook Split Peas. So now I add olive oil when I cook Split Peas and that seems to help with the foaming issue. I also add oil when I cook red lentils and Lima beans for Ive had foaming issues with those beans too. I dont add salt until the beans are finished cooking because that hinders the beans from getting soft. And no one likes hard beans Okay Heres how I cook my beans By the way, an extra inner pot  and glass lid  makes for easier Instant Pot cooking. When the beans are done, I lift the inner pot full of beans out of the Instant Pot, cover it with the glass lid, and set it aside to cool. Then if I want to cook something else, I simply use my second inner pot. Its really nice to have two inner pots If you want to try some of the varieties of beans mentioned in the notes section, check out Rancho Gordo Beans. Amazon  also carries some of their beans. Cooking Beans in the Instant Pot. Ingredients. Servings Units Metric. US Imperial. Instructions. Put the dried beans on the counter or plate. Look them over and remove any small rocks, debris, or rotten beans. Rinse the dried beans thoroughly in a colander. Put the beans in a bowl and cover with a good amount of water. The beans will double in size at least so you want enough water to cover the beans as they expand. I cover the bowl with a plate and let the beans sit for 6 hours or overnight. Heres what the soaked beans look like. Drain the soaked beans in a colander. Rinse them again. Add the beans to the Instant Pot. Cover with water so that the beans are covered. If the beans have been well soaked, you can get by with just 2 12 to 3 cups of water per pound of dried beans. Heres a photo of soaked black eye peas with 2 12 cups of water. If the beans havent soaked for a long time or not at all use more water. If cooking split peas, red lentils or Lima beans add 1 teaspoon of oil. The oil prevents excessive foaming. Foaming will keep the lid from sealing properly and will make the liquid come out of the pot lid. Not fun and very messy Secure the lid on the Instant Pot, turning the valve to Sealing. Select the Bean Chili cycle and select your time using the charts mentioned earlier or in the notes section below. For me it takes 3. When the beans are finished cooking, allow for a natural pressure release of at least 1. When you do release the rest of the pressure, do so carefully to make sure none splatters out. It shouldnt but if it does, then turn the sealing knob back to sealing and let the rest of the pressure release naturally. Drain the beans and use as called for in your recipes. Sometimes I will freeze some of the drained beans in resealable freezer bags. Lately, Ive been making minestrone soup with the Great Northern beans Ive been cooking. YUM Recipe Notes. Hip Pressure Cooking has a nice chart of cooking times for beans in pressure cookers. Fast. Cooking. ca also has a nice chart for pressure cooking beans. Here are some cooking times in minutes for various soaked beans, cooked at 7. Alubia Blanca 5. Adzuki 5. Ayocote Morado 6. Black Beans 5. 3Black Eye Peas 4. Black Orca 5. 2Cassoulet 3. Cranberry 4. 5Domingo Rojo 5. Eye of the Goat 6. Flageolet 4. 3Garbanzo 6. Great Northern 4. Lentils 1. 5 use 1 teaspoon oil to prevent foamingLila 5. Lima 3. 5 use 1 teaspoon oilMarcella 4. Mayocoba 5. 1Navy 5. Pinto 5. 3Red Lentil 4 use 1 teaspoon oil to prevent foamingRoyal Corona 6. San Francisco 5. Scarlet Runner 4. Split Peas 5. 5 I use 1 teaspoon olive oil to prevent foamingVaquero 4. Yellow Eye 4. 7Related.