Pressure Cooker Beans

Healthy, low fat and flavorful beans that don't come in a can but are still you can cook in less than a half hour in your pressure cooker.

This recipe have all the old fashioned flavor of traditional baked beans, with less mess and time consumed in making them. And once more, these are so quick to make you can use this for a special meal just for two as easily as you can make a huge pot for 20.

To make this pressure cooker beans recipe you need the following items:

1 cup of white beans soaked overnight and rinsed well
1/2 pound diced salt pork or bacon
1/2 cup of chopped onion
3 minced garlic cloves
1 teaspoon dry yellow mustard
1 tablespoon each of molasses and red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon each of cinnamon and cloves
2 tablespoons of tomato paste
15 ounces of diced tomatoes
1 cup of chicken stock
1 tablespoon of chopped parsley as garnish, and Kosher or sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.

Step 1:

The beans should be started the night before, and soaked in cold water. They should be drained and rinsed. Do not be limited by white beans, almost any type of beans can be used for this. Navy beans work well as do Pinto beans. Best thing to do here is explore and see which type works best for you and adjust accordingly.

Step 2:

Begin the recipe by heating the pressure cooker and cooking the salt pork or bacon until it is crispy. Do not drain the fat; instead use this for cook onion and garlic for 3 - 5 minutes.

Step 3:

In the pressure cooker, Add dry yellow mustard, molasses, red wine vinegar, cinnamon, cloves, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, chicken stock and the beans. Season to taste with salt and pepper! Lock the lid in place and raise the pressure to low, or about 8psi.

Step 4:

When target pressure reached, lower the temperature and cook for twenty minutes, making adjustments as needed to maintain the pressure. After the end of the cook time you can either allow the pressure to drop naturally or quickly release it. Stir the beans, seasoning them once more with salt and pepper, before serving. Garnish with parsley.

Tips

If your pressure cooker is large enough you can double or triple the recipe, as long as the cooker remains less than half full. This will prevent the beans to foam.