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Cuban Black Beans (Instant Pot Pressure Cooker)

Here's how you make Cuban Black Beans (Instant Pot Pressure Cooker)
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  • Servings: 9
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 45m
  • The following recipe serves 9 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound black beans (rinsed and picked through)
  • 2 bell peppers (I always use green, and any other color, don't cut very small, easier to ladle out later)
  • 1 large yellow onion (don't cut very small, easier to ladle out later)
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Cinnamon stick (6" stick)
  • Kombu (I add to remove additional sugars from beans while pressuring - optional)
  • 1 JalapeƱo pepper (if you like spice remove seeds)
  • 6 to 10 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3/4 to 1 tablespoon salt (to taste)
  • 4 cups chicken broth (or beef broth)
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Put everything in IP, except for the salt and olive oil. Let cook on manual for 25 minutes, release pressure naturally (NPR). When able to open, ladle the onion, peppers out with a spoonful of the beans, and bit of broth then transfer to blender. Blend until smooth. Pour this mixture back into IP, with remaining beans, and stir. Throw away Kombu, Cinnamon stick and bay leaves!

  • Step 2: Add salt and olive oil and mix well. Put back on pressure for 10 minutes and NPR. Enjoy. Or puree all of it for a more refried beans kind of dish.


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