Cuban Black Beans, Instant Pot

also called instant pot black beans · pressure cooker black beans · no soak black beans · instant pot frijoles negros · frijoles negros · Cuban black beans

Also written for the plain way (2 to wash).

The table

1 largegreen bell pepperfry the sofrito on Sauté 10 mintoast the spices 1 mincook the beans from dry — 30 min at high pressurewait out the natural release 20 minreduce lid off 10 min, then the wine and vinegar
1 largeyellow onion
5 cloves(all chopped)garlic
1/4 cup(60 mL)olive oil
1 1/2 tspground cumin
1 tspdried oregano
1 lb(450 g; dry, not soaked)dried black beans
6 cups(1.4 L)water
2bay leaves
2 Tbsdry white wine
1 Tbscider vinegar
2 tspkosher salt
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.13 things to get out.

Pans and tools

1fry the sofrito on Sauté 10 min

2toast the spices 1 min

goes in with what step 1 made

3cook the beans from dry — 30 min at high pressure

goes in with what step 2 made

5reduce lid off 10 min, then the wine and vinegar

goes in with what step 4 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
1 hr 11 min
Needs you
about 21 minthe rest you can walk away from
If you get it wrong
Unforgiving — the release has to be waited out, because venting a bean pot splits every skin on the way down and nothing re-closes them
What you'll wash
One thing — the Instant Pot
Does it keep
4 days — better on the second, when the cumin comes forward and they have thickened around themselves

  1. fry the sofrito on Sauté 10 min

    10 minneeds youfrom the start

  2. toast the spices 1 min

    1 minneeds you10 min in

  3. cook the beans from dry — 30 min at high pressure

    30 minwalk away11 min in

  4. wait out the natural release 20 min

    20 minwalk away41 min in

  5. reduce lid off 10 min, then the wine and vinegar

    10 minneeds you(we think)1 hr 1 min in

You'll need Instant Pot

See how it is written
>> title: Cuban Black Beans, Instant Pot
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: beans, cuban, sofrito, instant pot, pressure cooker, no soak
>> counters: Instant Pot
>> aka: instant pot black beans, pressure cooker black beans, no soak black beans, instant pot frijoles negros, frijoles negros, Cuban black beans
>> servings: 6
>> dish: cuban-black-beans
>> kit: Instant Pot
>> time: 1 hr 35 min
>> slack: unforgiving — the release has to be waited out, because venting a bean pot splits every skin on the way down and nothing re-closes them
>> washing-up: the Instant Pot
>> keeps: 4 days — better on the second, when the cumin comes forward and they have thickened around themselves

>> step: fry the sofrito on Sauté 10 min
Fry @green bell pepper{1%large}, @yellow onion{1%large} and @garlic{5%cloves}(all chopped) in @olive oil{1/4%cup}(60 mL) in the #Instant Pot{} on Sauté ~fry{10%min}, until the onion is soft and going gold at the edges.

>> step: toast the spices 1 min
Toast @&(~1)sofrito{} with @ground cumin{1 1/2%tsp} and @dried oregano{1%tsp} ~toast{1%min}, until it smells like the spices and not like the jar.

>> step: cook the beans from dry — 30 min at high pressure
Tip @dried black beans{1%lb}(450 g; dry, not soaked) and @water{6%cups}(1.4 L) onto @&(~1)sofrito{} with @bay leaves{2}, scrape the bottom of the pot clean, lock the lid and ~pressure cook{30%min} at high pressure.

>> step: wait out the natural release 20 min
Let @&(~1)pot{} ~natural release{20%min} until the pin drops by itself.

>> step: reduce lid off 10 min, then the wine and vinegar
Reduce @&(~1)beans{} on Sauté with the lid off ~reduce{10%min} until the broth is thick, then stir in @dry white wine{2%Tbs}, @cider vinegar{1%Tbs} and @kosher salt{2%tsp} and pull the bay leaves.