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Cooking Beans- a no soak method

Who has time to let beans soak and then cook all day long? I know I don’t. I try to plan my weekly meal ahead of time, but sometimes I don’t know what’s for dinner until a few hours before. That’s when one of these two cooking methods for beans comes in handy.

These perfect pinto beans require no pre-soaking because of the magic of the Instant Pot.

I love to make a couple of batches and store cooled beans in pint-sized mason jars, or in ziplock bags in 1 1/2 cup servings (both of these storage options are equvilant to the size of a can of beans from theh grocery store) then they go in the freezer and we have beans when we need them.

Note: 2 cups of dry beans will yeild 3 cups of cooked beans.

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Cooking Beans in the Instant Pot

  • Author: Tammie Duggar
  • Prep Time: 5
  • Cook Time: 90
  • Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
  • Yield: 6 Cups 1x

Ingredients

Scale

1 pound (2 cups) dried beans (see notes below on cooking times for different bean varieties)

8 cups water

1 Tbsp. olive oil (this minimizes foam that can clog up the pressure valve.)

1 Tbsp. raw apple cider vinegar*

Instructions

Rinse and drain pinto beans using a colander, sort through a discard any stones or debris.

Add beans, water, and olive oil to the Instant Pot.

Close and lock the lid, cook on manual high pressure for 25 minutes.
(this will take longer than that to cook because the pressure has to build up first.)

Allow the pressure to release naturally.

Total time in the pot is about 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes. The pot has to come to pressure before the 25 minute cook time and it is better to leave the beans in the pot until the pressure valve releases on its own. If you can’t wait for that natural release, allow to cook 10-15 minutes before manually releasing the valve.

Drain and cool the beans before storing.

Stir in the raw apple cider vinegar

Store in glass containers or glass jars. I like to measure mine into 2 cup servings (pint jars) because that’s about how many beans are in one 15 oz. can. 2 cups of beans will fill a pint jar all the way to the top so cool and then freeze before adding the lid, or store them in a quart sized jar.

Store in the fridge for up to a week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Notes

Tips for Perfect Beans

*Adding the apple cider vinegar will help make your beans be more digestible.

You might be tempted to add more beans or double the batch. Don’t do it! (If you have an 8-10 quart instant pot you can double this recipe). Your pot should not be over half full, with beans and water, this makes it difficult for your pot to come to pressure properly and cook your beans perfectly.

If you want to salt your beans do this after they have cooked. Adding salt to beans before they cook can make it harder for them to break down and cook properly.

This recipe makes 6 cups cooked beans and is equivalent to three 15 oz. cans of beans

Instant Pot Bean Cooking Times by Variety

Black Beans: 30 minutes on high pressure

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans): 40 minutes on high pressure

Kidney Beans: 35 minutes on high pressure

Pinto Beans: 25 minutes on high pressure

Navy Beans: 30 minutes on high pressure

Great Northern Beans: 35 minutes on high pressure

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Cooking Beans in a Crock Pot

  • Author: Tammie Duggar

Ingredients

Scale

2 cups dry beans, rinsed well

8 cups water

1 Tbsp. raw apple cider vinegar*

Instructions

Add all ingredients into the crock pot, cover and cok on high for 4-5 hours.

Notes

*Adding the apple cider vinegar will help make your beans be more digestible.

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