Pressure Cooking Beans
The instant pot is a great way to cook beans without having to wait a long time. To make some delicious, plain-ish beans that are usable for most purposes:
Throw 1lb of beans in instant pot with 7 cups water, and optionally add:
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 strip kombu
- 1/2 onion
- Garlic cloves
- Bay leaves
- Whatever else you want
Then, cook according to times in following section.
Cook times by bean
| Bean | Cook Time (unsoaked, with natural release) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Garbanzo Beans | 50m | None |
| Kidney Beans | 70m | Overdone? |
| Chiapas Black Beans | 65m | Overdone? |
| Royal Corona Beans | 46m | |
| Borlotto Magnifico Beans | 46m | Overdone |
| Alubia Blanca Beans | 15m | |
| Lima Beans (Large, Rancho Gordo) | 22m | Good recipe in Cool Beans p. 115 |
| Ceci Picolli | 22m | |
| Rebosero Bean | 42m | |
| Bayo Gordo Bean | 27m | |
| Christmas Lima Bean | 20m | |
| Coco Bean | 26m | Overdone? |
| King City Pink | 31m |