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Perfect Pot of Mexican Beans (Instant Pot)
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Perfect Pot of Mexican Beans (Instant Pot)

1 h 10 minServes 8Nutri-Score A€
from @feral_sara1 import0 cooked
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what you need

Ingredients

8 people
  • dried pinto beans (rinsed and picked over)Pantry400 g
  • onion (halved, unpeeled or peeled)Produce0.5 pieces
  • garlic cloves (peeled, left whole)Produce10 pieces
  • saltSpices45 g
  • water (up to the max line of the pot)Other1.5 litres

per serving

Nutrition

173kcal

Carbs
31 g
Proteins
11 g
Fat
1 g
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what you’ll use

Tools

  • Pressure cooker
  • Colander

step by step

Method

  1. Rinse the beans

    • Rinse the dried beans under cold water and pick out any stones or broken beans.
    Step 1

  2. Add beans, onion, garlic and salt

    • Put the beans in the Instant Pot.
    • Add the halved onion and the garlic cloves.
    • Add the salt.
    Step 2

  3. Cover with water

    • Fill the pot with water up to the max line, since the cooking liquid will be used later for refried beans.
    Step 3

  4. Pressure cook

    • Close the lid and set the valve to sealing.
    • Cook on high pressure for 55 minutes.
    • Let the pressure release before opening.
    Step 4

  5. Serve

    • Open the pot and serve the beans with their broth, keeping the broth for refried beans.
    Step 5
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