Instant Pot Cuban Black Beans
Traditional Cuban Black Bean Recipe made conveniently and time-saving by using the Instant Pot. Go from dry beans to table in less than an hour, with this no soak recipe.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 3 Spanish onions finely chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil extra virgin
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon oregano dried
- 1 teaspoon cumin dried
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoons pepper
- 1 pound black beans dry
- 5 cups water
- white rice cooked
Instructions
- Finely chop onions, reserving 1/2 cup for garnish.
- Set Instant Pot to Saute setting and saute onions in olive oil until light golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Add garlic, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper to the onions. Saute for another 2 minutes to bloom spices.
- Add water and black beans to Instant Pot.
- Press "Cancel" to stop the saute function on the Instant Pot. Then, set it to "Pressure Cook" at high temperature for 25 minutes. It will take about 10 minutes to come up to pressure.
- Let sit to natural release for 10 minutes, then quick release.
- Serve over white rice and garnish with reserved chopped onions.