I made a half recipe of black beans. Excellent!
- 1 pound (2 cups) dried beans, rinsed and sorted
- 8 cups water
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 tsp sea salt
- Place beans, water, onion, and bay leaf if using in the inner pot of a pressure cooker.
- Place lid on Instant Pot and close valve to "seal."
- Cook on High Pressure for Following Times:Black Beans--30 Minutes on High PressureChickpeas--40 Minutes on High PressureKidney Beans--35 Minutes on High PressurePinto Beans--25 Minutes on High PressureNavy Beans**--25 Minutes on High PressureButter Beans--40 Minutes on High PressureGreat Northern Beans --35 Minutes on High PressureCannellini Beans --35 Minutes on High PressureLarge Lima Beans -- 22 Minutes on High PressureBaby Lima Beans -- 18 Minutes High PressureRed Beans: -- 30 Minutes on High Pressure
- Allow pressure to naturally release.
- Once beans have finished cooking, stir in salt. Store cooked beans covered with the cooking liquid to keep them moist and tender while they sit in fridge.
How to Freeze Black Beans
- Cool + portion- cool the beans completely at room temp, then portion out into mason jars.
- Cover- cover the beans with reserved cooking liquid from the pot. You want the beans to be covered in order to keep them from drying out.
- Thaw- thaw overnight in the fridge. Drain and rinse before using.



