Comments on: Pressure Cooked Beans: Most Beans Cook in Less than 10 Minutes

By: Mimi

Mimi — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 13:08:18 +0000

In reply to Dave Big Chief. A fab recipe, thanks to your grandma. My family love it, we just adjusted the ingredients to make a smaller amount. This is how it's cooked in Northern India. Enjoy with flatbread or rice and any vegetable like cauliflower, spinach, okra etc.

By: Barbara Schieving

Barbara Schieving — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:38:31 +0000

In reply to Dave Big Chief. Thanks for sharing Dave - sounds delicious!

By: Dave Big Chief

Dave Big Chief — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:09:49 +0000

My Oaxacan grandmother’s recipe is… fry together 3 tbs oil, 1 chopped onion, 4 chopped tomatoes, 1/2 bulb chopped garlic, 1 tsp each of cumin / coriander / ancho chiili powder (also called ‘holy trinity’ — freshly toashest and ground is the best, though store bought works). Add 1 cup black beans with 2 cups stock and 3-4 stalks of fresh chopped cilantro, 1/2 tsp each of salt and pepper. Cook on high pressure for 18 minutes, with slow release. Remove the lid and stir rapidly on high heat for 5-8 minutes to finish. It should be lovely and creamly.

By: Patrick Galbraith

Patrick Galbraith — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:10:34 +0000

In reply to Patrick Galbraith.

nevermind, saw a comment – for gas. Don’t have that problem as I’ve been a veg for eons now and am used to tons of fiber!

By: Patrick Galbraith

Patrick Galbraith — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:06:59 +0000

what does the kombu do for the beans?

By: Lucy

Lucy — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:33:54 +0000

What is the pressure- 5 or 10 or 15 lbs? Those are options with my pressure cooker. It is old so I also know that I need to let the air out befor putting the jiggler cap on…how long for that?

By: Barbara Schieving

Barbara Schieving — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:28:02 +0000

In reply to J. Guili. Yes! You can cook soaked black beans at high pressure for 5 minutes in the Instant Pot. Just add the ingredients, set your time for 5 minutes at high pressure and use a natural pressure release at the end.

By: J. Guili

J. Guili — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 03:50:39 +0000

Just curious, does this quick cooking method only work if you have a non-electric pressure cooker? In the video, she is using non-electric right? can you pressure cook beans in 5 minutes using an instant pot?

By: Barbara Schieving

Barbara Schieving — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 23:16:04 +0000

In reply to Keith.

Hi Keith – use a 3:1 water to beans ratio – so 3 cups of water to 1 cup beans in this recipe.

By: Keith

Keith — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:46:10 +0000

For unsoaked beans, no volume of water is given.