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Instant pot black beans (Soaked and dried)

Learn how to make Instant pot black beans with this detailed recipe. With this recipe, you can cook dried and soaked black beans and use them to make easy and quick meals.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Global
Keyword instant pot black beans, instant pot black beans soaked
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 57kcal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 1 cup black beans dried
  • 3 cups water Use 2 cups water for soaked black beans
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Soak the black beans for 8 hours or overnight. Though soaking is optional, I usually soak my black beans. 
  • Wash the soaked or dried black beans a couple of times and add them to the Instant pot inner pot.
  • Then add water, salt, and flavoring agent. Close the Instant pot with its lid and seal the vent. 
  • Select manual or pressure cook mode and cook it for 9 minutes on high pressure for soaked black beans. Cook it for 30 minutes on high pressure for dried black beans.
  • Once the Instant pot finishes cooking, wait 15 minutes and manually release the pressure. You can wait for natural pressure release also. Strain the cooked beans, and the Instant pot black beans are ready to use in any recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 57kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 300mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 4g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg